Police today (September 30) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Mong Kok. Yeung Kam-fai, aged 53, went missing after he left his residence at Pok Man Street … read more
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (September 29) seized about 1.5 kilograms of suspected heroin with an estimated market value of about $1.3 million at Hong Kong International Airport.
A male passenger and a female passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday afternoon. During Customs clearance, a total of four packets of suspected heroin were found inside the false compartments of the shoes worn by them. They were then arrested.
The 29-year-old man and 22-year-old woman have been jointly charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. They will appear at Fanling Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (October 1).
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).
The Secretary for Education, Mr Kevin Yeung, today (September 30) completed his two-day duty visit to Beijing, during which he joined the National Day Delegation from the Educational Sector of Hong Kong 2018 to take part in a series of celebration and exchange activities.
This year, the delegation comprised more than 130 education workers, including representatives from professional education bodies and advisory bodies of the Education Bureau, as well as principals and teachers of kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools.
To tie in with the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up of the country, a series of thematic visits and exchange activities were arranged to enhance Hong Kong education workers’ understanding of the education developments of the country as well as its history, culture and other new developments, and to promote exchanges between the education workers in Hong Kong and on the Mainland to broaden their professional perspectives.
Following visiting the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Tsinghua University Art Museum as well as attending an exchange meeting and a thematic talk at the Tsinghua University yesterday, Mr Yeung today continued to join the delegation to visit the Palace Museum and attend a talk presented by its Director, Dr Shan Jixiang.
Members of the delegation were received and welcomed by the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Mr Cai Dafeng, at the Great Hall of the People this afternoon. They also met officials of the Ministry of Education for bilateral exchanges this evening.
Mr Yeung will go back to Hong Kong tomorrow (October 1).
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (September 30) reported a suspected case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and again urged the public to pay special attention to safety during travel, taking due consideration of the health risks in the places of visit. The case is detailed below:
| Sex | Male |
| Age | 37 |
| Affected area involved | Qatar |
| High-risk exposure | Nil |
| Hospital | Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital |
| Condition | Stable |
| MERS-Coronavirus preliminary test result | Negative |
Hong Kong Customs seized about 800 000 suspected illicit cigarettes with an estimated market value of about $2.1 million and a duty potential of about $1.5 million at Man Kam To Control Point yesterday (September 29). … read more