Delegation Visits Aberdeen Fish Market to Discuss Fisheries Development and Sustainability in Hong Kong

2025-10-21 17:40 Last Updated At：17:48

SEE welcomes delegation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to Hong Kong for exchanges on fisheries development

Accompanied by the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, a delegation led by Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mr Zhang Zhili today (October 21) visited the Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market under the Fish Marketing Organization (FMO)to understand the production and wholesale of fisheries products in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and to exchange views on the development of agriculture and fisheries in both places.

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SEE welcomes delegation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to Hong Kong for exchanges on fisheries development Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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SEE welcomes delegation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to Hong Kong for exchanges on fisheries development Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Mr Tse welcomed the delegation and said that the HKSAR Government attaches great importance to the local agriculture and fisheries industries and promotes their sustainable development by complementing the direction of national development. The HKSAR Government will continue to implement measures under the Blueprint for the Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Fisheries to helpfishermen/farmers switch to modernised and sustainable operation modes, attract more young people to join the industry, integrate into the development plan of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and enhance the quality, quantity, and output value of local agricultural and fisheries products in the long run.

The Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, Mr Mickey Lai, introduced to the delegation the Government's work in supporting the development of the agriculture and fisheries industries, including developing deep-sea mariculture in new fish culture zones, launching the "Fish enJoy" Scheme to promote leisure fisheries, developing urban farming, and promoting the development of a multi-storey, modernised, and environmentally friendly pig farm by the industry.

Through inspecting the landing and sale of catches at the Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market, the delegation understood that the FMO has been providing the fisheries industry with services such as wholesale of chilled fish and live seafood, supply of clean seawater, as well as promoting local fisheries products. All profits are then used to support the development of local fisheries, including improving market services and facilities and providing low-interest loans to fishermen. The delegation also met with local fishermen and tasted local processed speciality fisheries products.

The FMO, established under the Marine Fish (Marketing) Ordinance (Cap. 291), is a financially independent non-profit organisation led by the Director of Marketing, a post concurrently held by the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation. The Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market is one of the busiest fish wholesale markets under the FMO. In 2024, the market handled approximately 4970tonnes of chilled marine fish and about 3622tonnes of live seafood, accounting for around 15 per cent and nearly 50 per cent of the FMO's total wholesale volume, respectively.

Three Passengers Sentenced for Smuggling Duty-Not-Paid Cigarettes and Smoking Products in Hong Kong.

Three incoming passengers convicted and jailed for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes and importing alternative smoking products

Three incoming passengers were sentenced to between three to six months' imprisonment and fined $1,000 by the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts yesterday (May 4) and today (May 5) for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes and failing to declare them to Customs officers, as well as for importing alternative smoking products, in contravention of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (DCO) and the Import and Export Ordinance (IEO).

Customs officers intercepted two incoming male passengers, aged 34 and 38, at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) on May 1 and seized around 37 000 duty-not-paid cigarettes, with a market value of about $188,000 and a duty potential of about $124,000, as well as around 85 000 alternative smoking products, with a market value of about $229,000, from their personal baggage. The two passengers were subsequently arrested. They were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment and fined $1,000 yesterday.

In addition, Customs officers intercepted an incoming male passenger, aged 24, at HKIA yesterday. Customs officers seized about 30 000 duty-not-paid cigarettes from his personal baggage, with an estimated market value of about $121,000 and a duty potential of about $98,000. The passenger was subsequently arrested. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and fined $1,000 today.

Customs welcomes the sentences. The custodial sentences have imposed a considerable deterrent effect and reflect the seriousness of the offences.

Customs reminds members of the public that under the DCO, cigarettes are dutiable goods to which the DCO applies. Any person who imports, deals with, possesses, sells or buys illicit cigarettes commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.

Under the IEO, any person who imports an alternative smoking product into Hong Kong commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.

Members of the public may report any suspected illicit cigarette 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).

Delegation Visits Aberdeen Fish Market to Discuss Fisheries Development and Sustainability in Hong Kong

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