â€‹The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a food factory in Tuen Mun to suspend business for 14 days, as the licensee repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by extending the business area illegally.
          
     The premises, located at Shop 156-157 on the ground floor of Commercial Centre in Yuet Wu Villa, Tuen Mun, were ordered to suspend business from today (June 15) to June 28.
          
     "Two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the shop licensee in December of last year and March of this year. A total fine of $7,800 was levied by the court and 30 demerit points were registered against the licensee under the department's demerit points system. The contraventions resulted in the 14-day licence suspension," a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
          
     The licensee concerned had a record of two convictions for the same offence in May and October of last year. A total fine of $6,200 was levied and 30 demerit points were also registered, leading to a seven-day licence suspension this January.
          
     The spokesman reminded the licensees of food premises to comply with the FBR and other relevant regulations, or their licences could be suspended or cancelled.
          
     Licensed food premises are required to exhibit its licence and a sign at a conspicuous place of the premises, indicating that the premises have been licensed. A list of licensed food premises is available on the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/licensing/licence-foodPremises-search.html).

     â€‹Hong Kong Customs yesterday (June 14) mounted an outbound anti-smuggling operation at the Lok Ma Chau Control Point and detected a suspected smuggling case involving a cross-boundary goods vehicle. A batch of suspected smuggled goods with an estimated market value of about $5.77 million was seized.

     Through risk assessment, Customs officers yesterday intercepted an outbound goods vehicle declared as carrying metallic conductor paste, resistive paste, electronic ceramic powder and bead capacitor at the Lok Ma Chau Control Point. Upon inspection, it was found that the quantity of cargoes inside the cargo compartment of the goods vehicle did not match the amount declared on the export manifest, and the batch of suspected unmanifested cargo items, including about 1 050kg of electronic bonding materials, about 198kg of electronic conductive materials, about 92kg of resistive paste, about 800kg of electronic ceramic powder and about 1 764kg of bead capacitor was seized. 
      
     A 69-year-old male driver was arrested and was put on bail pending further investigation.
      
     Customs will continue to combat cross-boundary smuggling activities with firm enforcement action based on risk assessment and intelligence analysis.
      
     Smuggling is a serious offence. Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.
      
     Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling 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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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 15) that due to big waves, red flags have been hoisted at Hung Shing Yeh Beach and Pui O Beach in Islands District; and Hap Mun Bay Beach in Sai Kung District. Beachgoers are advised not to swim at these beaches.

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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 15) that according to the Beach Water Quality Forecast System of the Environmental Protection Department, the Beach Water Quality Forecast Index of Silver Mine Bay Beach in Islands District; Butterfly Beach in Tuen Mun District; and Ting Kau Beach in Tsuen Wan District is 4, which means the water quality is "Very Poor". The red flag has been hoisted and beachgoers are advised not to enter the water to safeguard their health.

     Owing to the thunderstorm warning, the flag-raising ceremony to be conducted at Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai at 8am today (June 15) will be cancelled.

     If the thunderstorm warning is cancelled and weather conditions permit by then, the flag-raising ceremony may be resumed without further notice.