     The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force (NSD) yesterday (December 9) laid a charge against a 77-year-old man with one count of “attempting to do or making any preparation to do an act or acts with seditious intention”. … read more
The voter turnout figures for the 2023 District Council Ordinary Election District Council geographical constituency (DCGC) election as at 4.30pm today (December 10) are as follows:
| District Council | Number of Registered Electors | Accumulative Voter Turnout | Accumulative Turnout Rate (%) |
| Hong Kong Island | |||
| Central and Western District Council | 113,205 | 21,044 | 18.59% |
| Wan Chai District Council | 76,730 | 14,707 | 19.17% |
| Eastern District Council | 328,748 | 66,106 | 20.11% |
| Southern District Council | 153,898 | 29,871 | 19.41% |
| Kowloon | |||
| Yau Tsim Mong District Council | 135,030 | 25,320 | 18.75% |
| Sham Shui Po District Council | 233,454 | 43,894 | 18.80% |
| Kowloon City District Council | 213,270 | 41,763 | 19.58% |
| Wong Tai Sin District Council | 268,906 | 54,278 | 20.18% |
| Kwun Tong District Council | 418,477 | 87,544 | 20.92% |
| New Territories | |||
| Tsuen Wan District Council | 178,242 | 34,369 | 19.28% |
| Tuen Mun District Council | 310,148 | 58,243 | 18.78% |
| Yuen Long District Council | 371,115 | 66,003 | 17.79% |
| North District Council | 198,701 | 38,814 | 19.53% |
| Tai Po District Council | 191,270 | 36,306 | 18.98% |
| Sai Kung District Council | 291,151 | 53,597 | 18.41% |
| Sha Tin District Council | 438,832 | 79,683 | 18.16% |
| Kwai Tsing District Council | 314,952 | 63,694 | 20.22% |
| Islands District Council | 96,977 | 16,481 | 16.99% |
| Total | 4,333,106 | 831,717 | 19.19% |
| DCGC | Number of Registered Electors | Accumulative Voter Turnout | Accumulative Turnout Rate (%) |
| Hong Kong Island | |||
| Central | 47,869 | 8,421 | 17.59% |
| Western | 65,336 | 12,623 | 19.32% |
| Wan Chai | 76,730 | 14,707 | 19.17% |
| Tai Pak | 97,505 | 19,692 | 20.20% |
| Hong Wan | 116,238 | 23,165 | 19.93% |
| Chai Wan | 115,005 | 23,249 | 20.22% |
| Southern District Southeast | 75,965 | 15,251 | 20.08% |
| Southern District Northwest | 77,933 | 14,620 | 18.76% |
| Kowloon | |||
| Yau Tsim Mong South | 61,294 | 11,532 | 18.81% |
| Yau Tsim Mong North | 73,736 | 13,788 | 18.70% |
| Sham Shui Po West | 123,786 | 23,700 | 19.15% |
| Sham Shui Po East | 109,668 | 20,194 | 18.41% |
| Kowloon City North | 97,230 | 19,403 | 19.96% |
| Kowloon City South | 116,040 | 22,360 | 19.27% |
| Wong Tai Sin East | 121,593 | 24,805 | 20.40% |
| Wong Tai Sin West | 147,313 | 29,473 | 20.01% |
| Kwun Tong Southeast | 107,726 | 22,145 | 20.56% |
| Kwun Tong Central | 100,435 | 18,250 | 18.17% |
| Kwun Tong North | 101,521 | 23,797 | 23.44% |
| Kwun Tong West | 108,795 | 23,352 | 21.46% |
| New Territories | |||
| Tsuen Wan Northwest | 88,781 | 16,195 | 18.24% |
| Tsuen Wan Southeast | 89,461 | 18,174 | 20.31% |
| Tuen Mun East | 94,443 | 16,892 | 17.89% |
| Tuen Mun West | 108,195 | 21,370 | 19.75% |
| Tuen Mun North | 107,510 | 19,981 | 18.59% |
| Yuen Long Town Centre | 84,076 | 14,611 | 17.38% |
| Yuen Long Rural East | 80,192 | 15,096 | 18.82% |
| Tin Shui Wai South and Ping Ha | 90,684 | 16,639 | 18.35% |
| Tin Shui Wai North | 116,163 | 19,657 | 16.92% |
| Wu Tip Shan | 107,322 | 20,302 | 18.92% |
| Robin’s Nest | 91,379 | 18,512 | 20.26% |
| Tai Po South | 94,637 | 19,254 | 20.35% |
| Tai Po North | 96,633 | 17,052 | 17.65% |
| Sai Kung and Hang Hau | 76,894 | 14,517 | 18.88% |
| Tseung Kwan O South | 107,619 | 17,968 | 16.70% |
| Tseung Kwan O North | 106,638 | 21,112 | 19.80% |
| Sha Tin West | 107,835 | 18,102 | 16.79% |
| Sha Tin East | 109,799 | 19,947 | 18.17% |
| Sha Tin South | 104,982 | 21,008 | 20.01% |
| Sha Tin North | 116,216 | 20,626 | 17.75% |
| Tsing Yi | 121,790 | 26,276 | 21.57% |
| Kwai Chung East | 96,053 | 18,598 | 19.36% |
| Kwai Chung West | 97,109 | 18,820 | 19.38% |
| Islands | 96,977 | 16,481 | 16.99% |
| Total | 4,333,106 | 831,717 | 19.19% |
The voter turnout figures for the 2023 District Council Ordinary Election District Council geographical constituency (DCGC) election as at 3.30pm today (December 10) are as follows:
| District Council | Number of Registered Electors | Accumulative Voter Turnout | Accumulative Turnout Rate (%) |
| Hong Kong Island | |||
| Central and Western District Council | 113,205 | 18,892 | 16.69% |
| Wan Chai District Council | 76,730 | 13,172 | 17.17% |
| Eastern District Council | 328,748 | 59,572 | 18.12% |
| Southern District Council | 153,898 | 27,054 | 17.58% |
| Kowloon | |||
| Yau Tsim Mong District Council | 135,030 | 22,879 | 16.94% |
| Sham Shui Po District Council | 233,454 | 39,394 | 16.87% |
| Kowloon City District Council | 213,270 | 37,611 | 17.64% |
| Wong Tai Sin District Council | 268,906 | 49,109 | 18.26% |
| Kwun Tong District Council | 418,477 | 79,106 | 18.90% |
| New Territories | |||
| Tsuen Wan District Council | 178,242 | 31,054 | 17.42% |
| Tuen Mun District Council | 310,148 | 52,957 | 17.07% |
| Yuen Long District Council | 371,115 | 59,815 | 16.12% |
| North District Council | 198,701 | 35,234 | 17.73% |
| Tai Po District Council | 191,270 | 32,813 | 17.16% |
| Sai Kung District Council | 291,151 | 48,130 | 16.53% |
| Sha Tin District Council | 438,832 | 71,693 | 16.34% |
| Kwai Tsing District Council | 314,952 | 57,808 | 18.35% |
| Islands District Council | 96,977 | 14,827 | 15.29% |
| Total | 4,333,106 | 751,120 | 17.33% |
| DCGC | Number of Registered Electors | Accumulative Voter Turnout | Accumulative Turnout Rate (%) |
| Hong Kong Island | |||
| Central | 47,869 | 7,471 | 15.61% |
| Western | 65,336 | 11,421 | 17.48% |
| Wan Chai | 76,730 | 13,172 | 17.17% |
| Tai Pak | 97,505 | 17,587 | 18.04% |
| Hong Wan | 116,238 | 20,960 | 18.03% |
| Chai Wan | 115,005 | 21,025 | 18.28% |
| Southern District Southeast | 75,965 | 13,818 | 18.19% |
| Southern District Northwest | 77,933 | 13,236 | 16.98% |
| Kowloon | |||
| Yau Tsim Mong South | 61,294 | 10,394 | 16.96% |
| Yau Tsim Mong North | 73,736 | 12,485 | 16.93% |
| Sham Shui Po West | 123,786 | 21,260 | 17.17% |
| Sham Shui Po East | 109,668 | 18,134 | 16.54% |
| Kowloon City North | 97,230 | 17,471 | 17.97% |
| Kowloon City South | 116,040 | 20,140 | 17.36% |
| Wong Tai Sin East | 121,593 | 22,437 | 18.45% |
| Wong Tai Sin West | 147,313 | 26,672 | 18.11% |
| Kwun Tong Southeast | 107,726 | 20,103 | 18.66% |
| Kwun Tong Central | 100,435 | 16,405 | 16.33% |
| Kwun Tong North | 101,521 | 21,500 | 21.18% |
| Kwun Tong West | 108,795 | 21,098 | 19.39% |
| New Territories | |||
| Tsuen Wan Northwest | 88,781 | 14,586 | 16.43% |
| Tsuen Wan Southeast | 89,461 | 16,468 | 18.41% |
| Tuen Mun East | 94,443 | 15,341 | 16.24% |
| Tuen Mun West | 108,195 | 19,469 | 17.99% |
| Tuen Mun North | 107,510 | 18,147 | 16.88% |
| Yuen Long Town Centre | 84,076 | 13,289 | 15.81% |
| Yuen Long Rural East | 80,192 | 13,635 | 17.00% |
| Tin Shui Wai South and Ping Ha | 90,684 | 15,044 | 16.59% |
| Tin Shui Wai North | 116,163 | 17,847 | 15.36% |
| Wu Tip Shan | 107,322 | 18,413 | 17.16% |
| Robin’s Nest | 91,379 | 16,821 | 18.41% |
| Tai Po South | 94,637 | 17,393 | 18.38% |
| Tai Po North | 96,633 | 15,420 | 15.96% |
| Sai Kung and Hang Hau | 76,894 | 13,017 | 16.93% |
| Tseung Kwan O South | 107,619 | 16,056 | 14.92% |
| Tseung Kwan O North | 106,638 | 19,057 | 17.87% |
| Sha Tin West | 107,835 | 16,339 | 15.15% |
| Sha Tin East | 109,799 | 18,000 | 16.39% |
| Sha Tin South | 104,982 | 18,936 | 18.04% |
| Sha Tin North | 116,216 | 18,418 | 15.85% |
| Tsing Yi | 121,790 | 23,877 | 19.61% |
| Kwai Chung East | 96,053 | 16,862 | 17.55% |
| Kwai Chung West | 97,109 | 17,069 | 17.58% |
| Islands | 96,977 | 14,827 | 15.29% |
| Total | 4,333,106 | 751,120 | 17.33% |
​Hong Kong Customs yesterday (December 9) detected two drug trafficking cases involving internal concealment and baggage concealment respectively at Hong Kong International Airport. About 5.75 kilograms of suspected cocaine were seized with a total estimated market value of about $6.3 million.
The first case involved a 42-year-old female passenger who arrived in Hong Kong from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, via Doha, Qatar, yesterday. During Customs clearance, Customs officers suspected that the passenger had dangerous drugs concealed inside her body cavity. She was then escorted to the hospital for examination. Upon examination, a doctor confirmed that foreign objects were concealed inside her body cavity. She was arrested immediately. As at 11am today (December 10), the arrested person has discharged 41 pellets of suspected cocaine weighing about 750 grams in total.
The second case involved a 38-year-old male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. During Customs clearance, Customs officers found about 5kg of suspected cocaine concealed in 49 packets of drink powder inside his check-in baggage. The man was subsequently arrested.
The arrested woman in the first case has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. The case will be brought up at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (December 11). In the second case, an investigation is ongoing.
Following the resumption of normal travel and exchanges with the Mainland and other parts of the world, the number of visitors to Hong Kong has also been increasing steadily. Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.
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) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).
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