Contractor and director fined for violation of safety legislation
Man Young Industrial Limited and a director were fined $330,000 and $390,000 respectively at Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (June 25) for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Suspended Working Platforms) Regulation and the Criminal Procedure Ordinance. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.
The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on June 13, 2022, in a building renovation site at Conduit Road, Hong Kong. While two workers were demonstrating the operation of a suspended working platform on the roof of a building, the suspended working platform suddenly tilted and fell. The two workers fell together with the suspended working platform from the roof to the ground and died.
Hong Kong Customs detect a drug trafficking case involving incoming passenger at airport
Hong Kong Customs detected a drug trafficking case involving an incoming passenger at Hong Kong International Airport today (April 4) and seized about 4.4 kilograms of suspected heroin with an estimated market value of about $2.9 million.
A 20-year-old male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Penang, Malaysia, today. During Customs clearance, Customs officers found about 4.4kg of suspected heroin inside his carry-on baggage. The man was subsequently arrested.
The arrested man has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. The case will bebrought up at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts on April 6.
Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department also reminds members of the public to stay alert and not participate in drug trafficking activities for monetary return. They must not accept hiring or delegation from another party to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong. They are also reminded not to carry unknown items for other people.
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 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).
Hong Kong Customs detect a drug trafficking case involving incoming passenger at airport Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Hong Kong Customs detect a drug trafficking case involving incoming passenger at airport Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
