A woman who went missing in Sha Tin has been located.

     Yuen Ka-mei, aged 38, went missing after she was last seen in a shopping mall on Sha Tin Station Circuit on July 17 afternoon. Her family made a report to Police on the same day.    

     The woman was located at Hong Kong International Airport in the small hours of this morning. (July 19).

     A car retailer was sentenced to carry out 100 hours of community service today (July 19) at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts for supplying a second-hand vehicle with a false trade description, in contravention of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (TDO).
 
     Hong Kong Customs earlier received information alleging that a second-hand car retailer had made a false claim to a consumer. After investigation, it was revealed that the retailer had supplied a second-hand vehicle bearing an odometer reading (travelling mileage) of 44,000 kilometres. Subsequently, it was confirmed that the vehicle's actual travelling mileage exceeded 130,000km.
 
     Customs reminds traders to comply with the requirements of the TDO and consumers to procure products at reputable shops.
 
     Under the TDO, any person who supplies goods with a false trade description in the course of trade or business, or is in possession of any goods for sale with a false trade description, commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for five years.
 
     Members of the public may report any suspected violations of the TDO to the Customs 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

     The Support and Consultation Centre for SMEs (SUCCESS) of the Trade and Industry Department will hold a seminar entitled "Opportunities and Challenges of Emerging E-Commerce in the ASEAN Region" on July 26 (Thursday).
 
     The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is one of Hong Kong's most important trading partners. Hong Kong has also signed a Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN recently. With the vibrant development of e-commerce, entering the ASEAN market through e-commerce is a very viable option for small and medium enterprises. This seminar will explore the opportunities and challenges of emerging e-commerce in the ASEAN region, including the use of big data. The seminar has invited guests to share experience of running e-commerce in the ASEAN region and e-commerce platforms for entering the market. The seminar will also further introduce the Government's measures to expand the coverage of the Enterprise Support Programme (ESP) under the Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales (BUD Fund) to ASEAN markets.
 
     The speakers will include the Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of E-Commerce, Mr Joseph Yuen; the Chief Data Scientist of the Hong Kong Federation of E-Commerce, Dr Victor Hung; the Founder of Viewider Limited, Mr Jun Yeung; the Junior Vice President of Zilingo, Mr Ian Tam; and a representative of the Secretariat of the BUD Fund (ESP).
 
     The seminar will be held at 2.30pm in the Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay (MTR Tin Hau Station, Exit B). The seminar will be conducted in Cantonese. Admission is free.
 
     Those interested are invited to register with SUCCESS by July 25 (Wednesday). Please visit the SUCCESS website (www.success.tid.gov.hk/tid/eng/activity/activity.jsp) for details of the seminar and online registration. The registration form can also be downloaded from the SUCCESS website. Please send the completed registration form to SUCCESS by fax (2391 7375). Due to limited seating capacity, seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
     For enquiries, please call 3403 6111.

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold a public hearing on "Sha Tin Section of Route 8" (Chapter 8) of the Director of Audit's Report No. 70 at 8.30am tomorrow (July 20) in Conference Room 1 of the LegCo Complex.

     Ten witnesses have been invited to appear before the above hearing to respond to points raised in the Report and answer questions asked by PAC members.

     The programme for the public hearing is as follows:

Date: July 20, 2018 (Friday)
Time: 8.30am
Venue: Conference Room 1

Subject: Sha Tin Section of Route 8 (Chapter 8 of the Director of Audit's Report No.70)

Witnesses:

Secretary for Transport and Housing
Mr Frank Chan Fan

Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)2 
Mr Tony Li
 
Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)5
Ms Judy Chung
 
Under Secretary for Development
Mr Liu Chun-san

Director of Highways
Mr Daniel Chung
 
Project Manager/Major Works Project Management Office, Highways Department
Mr Kelvin Lo

Director of Civil Engineering and Development  
Mr Lam Sai-hung

Deputy Project Manager, North Development Office, Civil Engineering and Development Department 
Mr Law Man-tim

Commissioner for Transport 
Ms Mable Chan
 
Assistant Commissioner/Management and Paratransit, Transport Department
Ms Stella Lee

     PAC is chaired by Mr Abraham Shek, and its Deputy Chairman is Mr Kenneth Leung. Other members include Mr Paul Tse, Mr Steven Ho, Mr Lam Cheuk-ting, Mr Shiu Ka-fai and Ms Tanya Chan.

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     Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 19) that due to big waves, the red flag has been hoisted at Tong Fuk Beach in Islands District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beach.