They say imitation is the best form of flattery, and this seems to be the case for Hougang Neighbourhood Police Centre’s (NPC) now-viral and much-talked about anti-scam video<\/a>, with at least two of Taiwan’s police districts recreating Mandarin versions of it.<\/p>\n The original video, published on April 1, featured 35-year-old Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Benjamin Cheah<\/a>, and it got over 850,000 views on Facebook at the time of this story’s publication.\u00a0<\/p>\n On April 8, Taiwan’s Banqiao Police posted a strikingly similar version featuring a male officer, while Kaohsiung Police’s criminal investigation department featured a female officer.\u00a0<\/p>\n Both videos have received over 200,000 views on Facebook as at Monday (April 13).<\/p>\n @asiaone<\/a> Perhaps imitation is the best form of flattery? Your call, @Hougang NPC. #sgnews<\/a> #Singapore<\/a> #Taiwan<\/a> #Police<\/a> #ViralVideo<\/a> \u266c original sound – AsiaOne<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n Since then, several Taiwanese netizens have raised concerns about plagiarism and copyright, including not crediting the source.\u00a0<\/p>\n Facebook user Rex Lin wrote: “There’s good intention here but this is simply recreating someone else’s content. I’d suggest that you obtain consent from the Singapore Police Force and include the necessary attribution.”<\/p>\n On Instagram, user Natalie’s comment that it is not ideal to plagiarise someone’s else work received over 180 reactions.<\/p>\n “As a Taiwanese living in Singapore, I feel second-hand embarrassment by just looking at the video,” wrote Instagram user kyngchh.\u00a0<\/p>\n But all may be well, with ASP Cheah himself commenting on both posts.\u00a0<\/p>\n He wrote on Banqiao Police’s Instagram post: “Well done friends from Taiwan! Awesome! Friends from Taiwan police!”\u00a0<\/p>\n His comment received nearly 1,000 likes. ASP Cheah also left a similar comment on KPCID’s Instagram post.<\/p>\n Singapore-based digital creator Karen tried to ease tension on Banqiao Police’s comments wall.<\/p>\n She said: “They say, imitation is the best form of flattery!”\u00a0<\/p>\n [[nid:732926]]<\/p>\n\n
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