The Hong Kong Police Force today (June 16) organised the Police Recruitment Experience and Assessment Day (READ) at the Hong Kong Police College with the theme of "Ordinary is Extraordinary". Participants were gi… read more
​Hong Kong Customs mounted an enforcement operation “Thunderbolt” in late May to combat illegal export of suspected controlled medicines. The operation smashed two syndicates that were attempting to illegally export controlled medicines. Four women were arrested.
Through risk assessment, Customs officers in late May selected and inspected an outbound air parcel destined for Italy from Hong Kong at Hong Kong International Airport. Twenty-two tablets of suspected controlled medicines were found inside the parcel.
After in-depth investigation, Hong Kong Customs successfully targeted two medicine smuggling sydicates, which were active in Mui Wo and San Po Kong respectively.
Customs officers on June 3 arrested a 43-year-old woman suspected to be in connection with the case and seized about 6 000 tablets of suspected controlled medicines in the outbound air parcels mailed by her at Mui Wo Post Office. The officers raided a residential unit in Mui Wo on the same day. About 600 000 tablets of suspected controlled medicines were found in the unit and a 54-year-old woman suspected to be connected to the case was arrested. The two arrested persons have been released on bail pending further investigation.
Later, Customs officers on June 15 arrested a 45-year-old woman suspected to be in connection with the case and seized about 10 000 tablets of suspected controlled medicines in the outbound air parcels mailed by her at Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office. The officers raided an industrial unit, suspected to be a storage centre, in San Po Kong on the same day. About 800 000 tablets of suspected controlled medicines were found in the unit and a 38-year-old woman suspected to be connected to the case was arrested. The two arrested persons are detained for investigation.
Customs believes that the operation smashed two syndicates that were attempting to illegally export controlled medicines. The department will continue to maintain stringent law enforcement and close contact with relevant government departments and the logistics industry to combat illegal export of controlled medicines.
Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person who exports pharmaceutical products and medicines without a valid export licence commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for two years.
Under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, any person who possesses any poison included in Part 1 of the Poisons List other than in accordance with provisions commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $100,000 and imprisonment for two years.
Members of the public may report any suspected violation of the above-mentioned ordinances 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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The Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Mr Lam Sai-hung, completed his journey on the inaugural sleeper train of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) from Hong Kong to Beijing today (June 16).
Mr Lam arrived at the Beijingxi Station at some time after 6am this morning and was received by representatives of the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) at the station. “I am grateful for the Central Government’s care for Hong Kong, and I am very delighted to come to Beijing to thank China Railway and various Mainland authorities in person. I also feel honoured to be a passenger on this inaugural XRL sleeper train from Hong Kong to Beijing. This initial journey, which I shared with hundreds of friends including Legislative Council Members and colleagues from the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), has been highly memorable,” Mr Lam said.
Mr Lam and MTRCL representatives then attended a meeting with officials of China Railway to discuss how to further enhance the services of the XRL Hong Kong Section. He said that the launch of the XRL sleeper train service will fully capitalise on the advantages of the “co-location arrangement”. In addition to a quicker and more convenient clearance experience, the trains will also stop at more intermediate stations, enhancing economic and trade co-operation as well as closer personnel exchanges between Hong Kong and a wider range of provinces and cities on the Mainland.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the MTRCL will continue to maintain close liaison with the National Railway Administration as well as China Railway to enhance XRL services. The collaboration will give full play to the advantages of interconnectivity between the XRL Hong Kong Section and the national high-speed rail network for consolidating Hong Kong’s status as a strategic transport hub at the country’s southern gateway, and better integrating the city into the national development.
​The Under Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Mr Liu Chun-san, also took the inaugural XRL sleeper train from Hong Kong to the Shanghai Hongqiao Station yesterday afternoon (June 15) and arrived in Shanghai this morning. Mr Lam and Mr Liu will conclude their trip and return to Hong Kong this afternoon.
