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     Hong Kong Customs yesterday (August 7) seized about 32 000 suspected smuggled integrated circuits with an estimated market value of about $320,000 at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point.

     Customs officers intercepted an outgoing private car at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point for inspection yesterday and seized the batch of integrated circuits in a false compartment inside the boot of the vehicle.

     The 35-year-old male driver was arrested. An investigation is ongoing.

     Smuggling is a serious offence. Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.

     Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

    

Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:      Here is an item of interest to swimmers.      The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (Au… read more

     The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Thursday, August 8, 2019 is 106.5 (down 0.1 against yesterday’s index). read more

     The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Wong Tai Sin to suspend business for 14 days because the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by extending the business area illegally.
   
     The restaurant, located on the ground floor at 29 Yuk Wah Crescent, Tsz Wan Shan, Wong Tai Sin, was ordered to suspend business from today (August 8) to August 21.
   
     “In May and June this year, two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the restaurant. A total fine of $10,000 was levied by the court and 30 demerit points were registered against the licensee under the department’s demerit points system. The contraventions resulted in the 14-day licence suspension,” a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
   
     The licensee of the restaurant had a record of two convictions for the same offence in March this year. A total fine of $6,200 was levied and 30 demerit points were registered. The breaches led to a licence suspension for seven days between May and June this year.
   
     The spokesman reminded licensees of food premises to comply with the FBR, or their licences could be suspended or cancelled.
   
     Licensed food premises are required to exhibit a sign at a conspicuous place near the main entrance indicating that the premises have been licensed. A list of licensed food premises is available on the FEHD’s website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/licensing/index.html). read more

Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:      Here is an item of interest to swimmers.      The Leisure and Cultural Serv… read more