The "2019 World Book Day Fest – Towards a Reading City: Folktaleoscope", co-organised by the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) and the Education Bureau (EDB) at SKH Holy Trinity Church Secondary School, was well received today (April 27). About 2 500 school heads and teachers of primary schools and secondary schools as well as students and their parents participated in a series of activities promoting the benefits of reading.
      
     Themed "Folktaleoscope", the Fest aimed at sustaining a reading culture in the city, nurturing students' interest in reading and encouraging them to develop a reading habit from a young age. 
      
     Highlights of the Fest included sharing of reading experiences by young people of different backgrounds, "Folktales Alfresco" at which secondary school students shared the joy of reading folktales through storytelling or drama performances, language game booths, a language orienteering challenge, a book exhibition, "Book Sharing", a pop-up library set up by the Hong Kong Public Library of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, as well as experience sharing sessions by schools, government and non-governmental organisations on the promotion of reading.
      
     In his welcome speech at the opening ceremony, the Chairman of the SCOLAR, Mr Lester Huang, said that reading folktales and discovering the messages behind them was a good way to learn about other cultures and ways to communicate with people from different backgrounds.  He added that reading extensively, which is a fun-filled journey, could broaden our perspectives and enrich our understanding of the world. 

     The Secretary for Education, Mr Kevin Yeung, also shared his experience as a reader in his opening speech. He said that the EDB has been proactively promoting reading in secondary and primary schools as well as kindergartens through diverse and multi-pronged approaches, while joining with all stakeholders to promote a reading culture across the community and build Hong Kong into a reading city.
      
     SCOLAR and the EDB will continue to collaborate with schools, parents and community partners to promote reading in and beyond schools, fostering a sustainable reading atmosphere and culture in the city.

      

     The "2019 World Book Day Fest – Towards a Reading City: Folktaleoscope", co-organised by the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) and the Education Bureau (EDB) at SKH Holy Trinity Church Secondary School, was well received today (April 27). About 2 500 school heads and teachers of primary schools and secondary schools as well as students and their parents participated in a series of activities promoting the benefits of reading.
      
     Themed "Folktaleoscope", the Fest aimed at sustaining a reading culture in the city, nurturing students' interest in reading and encouraging them to develop a reading habit from a young age. 
      
     Highlights of the Fest included sharing of reading experiences by young people of different backgrounds, "Folktales Alfresco" at which secondary school students shared the joy of reading folktales through storytelling or drama performances, language game booths, a language orienteering challenge, a book exhibition, "Book Sharing", a pop-up library set up by the Hong Kong Public Library of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, as well as experience sharing sessions by schools, government and non-governmental organisations on the promotion of reading.
      
     In his welcome speech at the opening ceremony, the Chairman of the SCOLAR, Mr Lester Huang, said that reading folktales and discovering the messages behind them was a good way to learn about other cultures and ways to communicate with people from different backgrounds.  He added that reading extensively, which is a fun-filled journey, could broaden our perspectives and enrich our understanding of the world. 

     The Secretary for Education, Mr Kevin Yeung, also shared his experience as a reader in his opening speech. He said that the EDB has been proactively promoting reading in secondary and primary schools as well as kindergartens through diverse and multi-pronged approaches, while joining with all stakeholders to promote a reading culture across the community and build Hong Kong into a reading city.
      
     SCOLAR and the EDB will continue to collaborate with schools, parents and community partners to promote reading in and beyond schools, fostering a sustainable reading atmosphere and culture in the city.

      

     A man who went missing in Kwun Tong has been located by Police.

     Wong Hok-kwan, aged 85, went missing after he was last seen at a minibus stop on Kwun Tong Road on April 25 afternoon. His family made a report to Police on the same day.

     Police located the man in Fuk Tsun Street, Mong Kok yesterday afternoon (April 26).

     Hong Kong Customs seized a total of about 250 kilograms of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about $240 million in To Kwa Wan, Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Sha Tsui on April 25. This is a record in-town seizure of suspected cocaine by the Hong Kong Customs.
      
     During an anti-narcotics operation in To Kwa Wan in the evening on April 25, Customs officers intercepted a man and found about 52 kilograms of suspected cocaine inside his rucksack and suitcase. The 24-year-old man was then arrested.
      
     After follow-up investigation, Customs officers escorted the arrested man to a residential premises nearby and a hotel room in Yau Ma Tei, where about 49 kilograms and 119 kilograms of suspected cocaine were further seized respectively.
      
     Customs officers also arrested another 44-year-old man suspected to be connected with the case in Tsim Sha Tsui. He was escorted to a residential unit nearby where about 30 kilograms of suspected cocaine were seized.
      
     Investigation is ongoing.
      
     Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
      
     Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to the Customs 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
    

    

     A man who went missing in Tsim Sha Tsui has been located.

     Ali Abdul Kader, aged 43, went missing after he was last seen on Nathan Road on April 24 morning. Staff of his hostel made a report to Police on April 25.

     The man returned to the hostel in Nam Cheong Street, Cheung Sha Wan last night (April 26).