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     A man who went missing in Kwai Chung has been located.      Tan Yong-leng, aged 83, went missing after he left his residence in Shek Lei (I) Estate yesterday (March 31) afternoon. His family made a report… read more

     Police today (April 1) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Kwai Chung.      Tan Yong-leng, aged 83, went missing after he left his residence in Shek Lei (I) Estate yesterda… read more

     â€‹Hong Kong Customs today (April 1) detected a smuggling endangered species case at Hong Kong International Airport and seized 63 live turtles of suspected scheduled endangered species with an estimated market value of about $819,000.

     The case involved a 37-year-old transit male passenger who arrived in Hong Kong from Malaysia yesterday (March 31) and planned to take a flight to the Philippines. When Customs officers conducted examination of the man’s check-in baggage, 63 live turtles were found therein. Upon inspection by officers of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), the live turtles were suspected to be endangered species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and regulated under the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (Cap. 586) in Hong Kong.

     The case has been handed over to the AFCD for follow-up action. Hong Kong Customs reminds the public not to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong.

     Under the Ordinance, any person importing, exporting or possessing specimens of endangered species not in accordance with the Ordinance commits an offence and will be liable to a maximum fine of $10 million and imprisonment for 10 years upon conviction with the specimens forfeited.

     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).

    

     The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) released the 2023 Beach Water Quality Report today (April 1). The report indicates that all 42 gazetted beaches in Hong Kong continued to fully achieve the bacteriological Water Quality Objective (WQO) for bathing waters that year, with 26 beaches ranked as “Good” and the remaining 16 ranked as “Fair”. No beaches were ranked as “Poor” or “Very Poor”.
           
     An EPD spokesman said, “All the gazetted beaches have maintained full compliance with the WQO for 14 consecutive years since 2010.
           
     “The satisfactory beach water quality over the years is attributed to the Government’s continuous efforts and extensive resources dedicated to the implementation of various pollution control and environmental improvement measures, including the enforcement of the Water Pollution Control Ordinance and Livestock Waste Control Scheme, extension of the sewerage network to the beach hinterland, and the implementation of the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme.
           
     “The EPD will continue to closely monitor the beach water quality and provide daily forecasts through the new Beach Water Quality Forecast System, launched in August 2023, which has further enhanced the beach water quality management and related services with the application of smart technologies for better safeguarding the health of beachgoers,” the spokesman added.
           
     The 2023 Beach Water Quality Report can be found at the EPD’s website (www.epd.gov.hk/epd/beach).

    

     Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Yuen Long today (April 1) in which a 71-year-old man died.      At 5.44am, a taxi driven by a 65-year-old man was travelling along Tai Tong Road toward… read more