Hong Kong officials promote 2025 Legislative Council election at interactive community exhibition.

CS attends "Election into Community" Roving Interactive Exhibition@The Westwood event

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, together with the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, and the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, today (October 26) attended the "Election into Community" Roving Interactive Exhibition@The Westwood event, where they joined members of the public to know more about the election and experience the election atmosphere in an interactive way.

Speaking at the event, Mr Chan said, "The 2025 Legislative Council General Election (LCGE) will be held on December 7. The nomination period just started on October 24 and will run for two weeks until November 6. I encourage outstanding individuals with affection for the country and Hong Kong, proven capabilities, a sense of responsibility and a passion to serve the public to stand for the election."

He also called on all voters to fulfil their civic responsibility by casting their votes on the polling day for Hong Kong - our home to elect their preferred representatives as Legislative Council members to make concerted efforts for the good governance, progress and prosperity of Hong Kong, where people can live and work in contentment.

The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (CMAB) is actively promoting the 2025 LCGE and debuting the "Election into Community" Roving Interactive Exhibition series this weekend. The first stop of the series was held in The Westwood for two consecutive days (October 25 and 26). Interactive games, an exhibition panel area and a self-service photo booth are set up at the event to deepen public understanding of electoral information. Life-sized mascots of the Ballot Box Family are also on site to interact with the public.

The CMAB has earlier rolled out on its election-themed Facebook page the "Let's find the Ballot Box Family AR mailboxes" activity (www.facebook.com/share/1BdqkmFtrn). Members of the public may redeem a souvenir at the event venues of the "Election into Community" seriesby posting a photo of mailboxes installed across the territory as a comment at the post.

"Election into Community" will be held at shopping malls in various districts with opening hours from 11am to 7pm. Admission is free. Details are as follows:

Date	Venue
November 1 to 2	Lei Yue Mun Plaza
November 8 to 9	tmtplaza
November 12 to 13	Cheung Fat Plaza
November 29 to 30	Oi Tung Shopping Centre
December 5 to 6	Plaza Hollywood

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CS attends "Election into Community" Roving Interactive Exhibition@The Westwood event Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

CS attends "Election into Community" Roving Interactive Exhibition@The Westwood event Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

CS attends "Election into Community" Roving Interactive Exhibition@The Westwood event Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

CS attends "Election into Community" Roving Interactive Exhibition@The Westwood event Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

CS attends "Election into Community" Roving Interactive Exhibition@The Westwood event Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Source: AI-found images

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected illicit cigarettes worth about $1.8 million

Hong Kong Customs yesterday (July 17) seized about 400 000 suspected illicit cigarettes with an estimated market value of about $1.8 million and a duty potential of about $1.3 million, at the Customs Tsing Yi Cargo Examination Compound.

Through risk assessment, Customs officers yesterday inspected a 20-foot seaborn consolidated container, declared as aluminum sheet, arriving in Hong Kong from Vietnam. Officers seized 400 000 suspected illicit cigarettes inside one of the consignments. The criminals had modified hollowed-out aluminum sheets as a container to conceal the illicit cigarettes in an attempt to deter detection by Customs.

Customs stresses that smuggling is a serious offence. Under the Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60), any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years. Moreover, under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (Cap. 109), any person who 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.

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).

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected illicit cigarettes worth about $1.8 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected illicit cigarettes worth about $1.8 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected illicit cigarettes worth about $1.8 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases