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The following is issued on behalf of the Office of The Ombudsman:

     The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, held a press conference this morning (December 23) to announce the results of two direct investigation reports. The titles of the reports are “Regulatory work on dog keepers’ obligations by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department” and “Government’s control of illicit fuelling activities”. Details of the reports can be found on the website of the Office of The Ombudsman: ofomb.ombudsman.hk/abc/en-us/news. 

      

     The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) announced that as of 0.00am, December 23, the CHP was investigating two additional confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), taking the number of cases to 12 551 in Hong Kong so far (comprising 12 550 confirmed cases and one probable case).

     The newly reported cases are imported cases which involved mutant strains. The patients comprise one male aged 36 and one female aged 27. One of them arrived in Hong Kong from a Group A specified place (high-risk) with enhanced surveillance, the other one from a then (day of arrival) Group A specified place (high-risk). One patient tested positive during the “test-and-hold” arrangement upon arrival at the Temporary Specimen Collection Centre at Hong Kong International Airport and one tested positive during quarantine.

     A total of 77 cases have been reported in the past 14 days (December 9 to 22) and all of them are imported cases.

     The CHP’s epidemiological investigations and relevant contact tracing on the confirmed cases are ongoing. For case details and contact tracing information, please see the Annex or the “COVID-19 Thematic Website” (www.coronavirus.gov.hk).

     â€‹The spokesman for the CHP stressed, “The global situation of COVID-19 infection remains severe and there is a continuous increase in the number of cases involving mutant strains that carry higher transmissibility, and there are also reports of breakthrough infections in some vaccinated individuals. The CHP strongly urges members of the public to avoid all non-essential travel outside Hong Kong, in particular to specified places with high risk under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Regulation of Cross-boundary Conveyances and Travellers) Regulation (Cap. 599H).” read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The Hospital Authority (HA) today (December 23) announced that in view of the epidemic of COVID-19 and the winter service surge, the general out-patient clinic (GOPC) s… read more

     Mei Wah Engineering Co., Limited was fined $97,000 at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts today (December 23) for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.
 
     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on April 3, 2021, in a carpark under renovation in Kwun Tong. While a worker was handling a malfunctioned elevating work platform on a ramp, the elevating work platform suddenly moved downwards and struck the worker. The worker was eventually trapped between the elevating work platform and a concrete column. The worker sustained serious injury and passed away two days later. read more

     Hong Kong Customs yesterday (December 22) conducted a special operation in Mong Kok to combat the sale of counterfeit goods and seized about 4 300 items of suspected counterfeit goods with an estimated market value of about $260,000.

     Customs earlier conducted patrols and discovered some hawker stalls selling suspected counterfeit goods in Mong Kok. After investigation, Customs officers took enforcement action yesterday and raided a number of fixed-pitch and mobile hawker stalls, and an upstairs counterfeit goods storage centre on Tung Choi Street. The batch of suspected counterfeit goods, including handbags, clothes, caps and daily necessities, was seized.

     During the operation, Customs arrested two women aged 39 and 63.

     Investigation is ongoing.

     Customs will continue to step up inspection and enforcement to vigorously combat different kinds of counterfeit goods activities during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

     Customs reminds consumers to procure goods at reputable shops and to check with the trademark owners or their authorised agents if the authenticity of a product is in doubt. Also, traders should be cautious and prudent in merchandising since the sale of counterfeit goods is a serious crime and offenders are liable to criminal sanctions.

     Under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, any person who sells or possesses for sale any goods with a forged trademark 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 infringing activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).