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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 (April 20) that due to big w… read more

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 (April 20) that due to big w… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      During the winter surge, the Hospital Authority is closely monitoring the service demand of Accident and Emergency Departments and the occupancy rate in public hos… read more

     Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (April 20). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Methodist Centre; in Kowloon, Life WorkShop; and in the New Territories, Asbury Methodist Social Service, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.

     Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.

     Information on the three flag-selling organisations on April 20 is as follows:
 

Region	Name of Organisation	Colour of Collection Bag	Colour of Flag
Hong Kong Island	Methodist Centre	Green	Green
Kowloon	Life WorkShop	Blue	White
New Territories	Asbury Methodist Social Service	Green	Green

     For enquiries, please call the SWD’s hotline at 2343 2255, or the designated hotline of the 1823 Call Centre at 3142 2678. Information on flag days is available at the SWD’s website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew) and the GovHK portal (www.gov.hk/en/theme/fundraising/search). Permits for flag days containing contact information of the flag-selling organisations and information on the approved flag-selling activities have also been uploaded to the SWD’s website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_recentlyap). For enquiries about the detailed flag-selling arrangements, please contact the individual flag-selling organisations.

     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by the Public Subscription Permit issued by the SWD have also been uploaded to the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/fundraising).

     In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police, the spokesman added. read more

     Hong Kong Customs seized about 550 grams of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about $520,000 at Hong Kong International Airport yesterday (April 18).

     A 37-year-old female passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Lagos, Nigeria via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia yesterday. During Customs clearance, the female passenger discharged suspected cocaine weighing about 215 grams.  She was then arrested by Customs officers.

     During further investigation, the female passenger further discharged 335 grams of suspected cocaine.  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 its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

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