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     Members of the public are advised to report any street flooding that comes to their notice to the Drainage Services Department by calling the 24-hour drainage hotline on 2300 1110.

     Hongkong Post announced today (February 19) that annual albums issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Isle of Man, Liechtenstein, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United Nations will be put on sale at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Shatin Central Post Office, Tuen Mun Central Post Office and Tsuen Wan Post Office as from February 21. Selected philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of the Mainland, Macao, Australia, Canada, the Isle of Man and Liechtenstein will also be put on sale at 38 Philatelic Offices from February 21. These products are also available at the Hongkong Post Online Shopping Mall – "ShopThruPost" (Shopthrupost.hongkongpost.hk) starting from 8am on the same day.
      
     Details of the philatelic products, selling prices and sales quota for each customer are listed in the Appendix. Pictures showing these philatelic products are attached.
 
     Further information about these products can be obtained from the Hongkong Post Stamps website at stamps.hongkongpost.hk or by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline 2785 5711.
 

                              

     Owing to the thunderstorm warning, the flag-raising ceremony to be conducted at Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai at 8am today (February 19) will be cancelled.

     Hong Kong Police received a robbery suspect and a theft suspect from the Mainland authorities at the Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point today (February 18).
      
     The 50-year-old local male was in suspected connection with a robbery case in Tsim Sha Tsui on July 1 last year in which a jewellery shop was robbed of watches and bracelets worth about $23 million.
      
     Investigation by Regional Crime Unit of Kowloon West led to the arrest of four males and four females in Hong Kong. It was believed that some suspects might have left for the Mainland. Three males were later located in the Mainland and returned to Hong Kong on August 4 last year.
      
     The 51-year-old local male was in suspected connection with five theft cases. During his employment as truck driver at different transportation companies in 2017 and 2018, he stole goods worth about $18 million.
      
     Investigation by Regional Crime Unit of New Territories North revealed that the suspect might have left for the Mainland.
      
      Hong Kong Police sought the assistance of the Ministry of Public Security, the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department and the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau. The two suspects were subsequently located in the Mainland.
      
     Hong Kong Police were grateful for the invaluable assistance rendered by the Ministry of Public Security, the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department and the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau. The handover of the suspects from the Mainland to Hong Kong demonstrated the determination of the Police of the two places in combating crimes jointly and to uphold the rule of law.

    

     Hong Kong Customs yesterday (February 17) seized about 8.2 kilograms of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about $9.8 million at Hong Kong International Airport.

     A male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Dubai, United Arab Emirates yesterday evening. During Customs clearance, the batch of suspected cocaine was found concealed inside false compartments of his two suitcases. The man was then arrested.

     The arrested man, aged 24, has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. He will appear at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (February 19).

     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).