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     Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Airport District this morning (November 21) in which a 61-year-old woman died.      At about 9.47am, when a medium goods vehicle (MGV) driven… read more

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) is calling on local artists to submit proposals for the Station by the Sea Residence and Exhibition Programme of the Oku-Noto Triennale 2020. The selected artist or art group … read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary: Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:      Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:      The… read more

     Hong Kong Customs seized about 3.4 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine with an estimated market value of about $1.57 million at Hong Kong International Airport on November 16.

     Customs officers inspected an air express parcel arriving in Hong Kong from Thailand on November 16 and found the batch of suspected methamphetamine concealed in 46 candy packages in the parcel.

     After follow-up investigation, Customs officers yesterday (November 20) arrested a 64-year-old man suspected to be in connection with the case in Sham Shui Po.

     The arrested man has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. He will appear at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (November 22).

     Customs will maintain close contact with Hongkong Post and the logistics industries to step up action against drug trafficking through postal parcels or express courier channels.

     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 Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

  

     The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government today (November 21) expressed strong opposition to the passage of the Senate version of the “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act” and another act on Hong Kong by the House of Representatives of the United States (US) Congress. The two acts will not only interfere in the internal affairs of Hong Kong, but will also send an erroneous signal to the violent protesters, which would not be conducive to de-escalating the situation in Hong Kong.

     A government spokesman said clearly yesterday (November 20) that the “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act” and the other act on Hong Kong were unnecessary and unwarranted. They would also harm the relations and common interests between Hong Kong and the US.

     The spokesman said, “The US has enormous economic interests in Hong Kong, including earning from Hong Kong the largest bilateral trade surplus amongst its global trading partners for the past decade, and the surplus stood at over US$33 billion last year. Any unilateral change of US economic and trade policy towards Hong Kong would create a negative impact on the relations between the two sides as well as the US’ own interests. Furthermore, Hong Kong and the US have close co-operation on export control and law enforcement.”

     The spokesman added that the HKSAR Government hopes to continue to work with the US in maintaining a mutually beneficial co-operative relationship. It hopes that the US Government would also have this objective in mind and handle the “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act” and the other act on Hong Kong prudently, avoiding making them into US law.

     The spokesman reiterated that foreign governments and legislatures should not interfere in any form in the internal affairs of the HKSAR. read more