Incoming passenger convicted and jailed for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes
An incoming female passenger was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and fined $1,000 by the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts today (November 15) for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes and failing to declare them to Customs officers, in contravention of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (DCO).
Customs officers intercepted the incoming female passenger, aged 40, at Hong Kong International Airport on November 13 and seized 30 200 duty-not-paid cigarettes with an estimated market value of about $135,000 and a duty potential of about $99,000, from her personal baggage. The passenger was subsequently arrested.
Customs welcomes the sentence. The custodial sentence has imposed a considerable deterrent effect and reflects the seriousness of the offences.
Customs reminds members of the public that under the DCO, tobacco products 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.
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).
Incoming passenger convicted and jailed for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Legislative Council General Election voter turnout (1630)
The voter turnout figures for the 2025 Legislative Council General Election as at 4.30pm today (December 7) are as follows:
Geographical constituencies
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Electorate |
Cumulative
voter
turnout |
Cumulative
turnout
rate (%) |
Hong Kong Island East |
379,926 |
84,131 |
22.14% |
Hong Kong Island West |
342,123 |
72,298 |
21.13% |
Kowloon East |
441,663 |
97,673 |
22.11% |
Kowloon West |
345,661 |
72,896 |
21.09% |
Kowloon Central |
421,235 |
91,708 |
21.77% |
New Territories South East |
439,546 |
96,604 |
21.98% |
New Territories North |
408,660 |
87,004 |
21.29% |
New Territories North West |
436,087 |
96,665 |
22.17% |
New Territories South West |
471,045 |
105,698 |
22.44% |
New Territories North East |
445,352 |
92,475 |
20.76% |
Total |
4,131,298 |
897,152 |
21.72% |
Functional constituencies
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Electorate |
Cumulative
voter
turnout |
Cumulative
turnout
rate (%) |
Heung Yee Kuk |
155 |
139 |
89.68% |
Agriculture and fisheries |
172 |
156 |
90.70% |
Insurance |
111 |
70 |
63.06% |
Transport |
217 |
160 |
73.73% |
Education |
74,618 |
17,695 |
23.71% |
Legal |
6,328 |
1,576 |
24.91% |
Accountancy |
23,937 |
5,492 |
22.94% |
Medical and health services |
49,316 |
11,369 |
23.05% |
Engineering |
9,699 |
4,192 |
43.22% |
Architectural, surveying,
planning and landscape |
8,212 |
3,107 |
37.83% |
Labour |
881 |
721 |
81.84% |
Social welfare |
11,217 |
3,189 |
28.43% |
Real estate and construction |
557 |
353 |
63.38% |
Tourism |
173 |
121 |
69.94% |
Commercial (first) |
903 |
544 |
60.24% |
Commercial (second) |
323 |
178 |
55.11% |
Commercial (third) |
307 |
307 |
100.00% |
Industrial (first) |
345 |
191 |
55.36% |
Industrial (second) |
474 |
229 |
48.31% |
Finance |
91 |
58 |
63.74% |
Financial services |
562 |
277 |
49.29% |
Sports, performing arts,
culture and publication |
255 |
194 |
76.08% |
Import and export |
311 |
201 |
64.63% |
Textiles and garment |
322 |
177 |
54.97% |
Wholesale and retail |
1,673 |
706 |
42.20% |
Technology and innovation |
71 |
71 |
100.00% |
Catering |
129 |
101 |
78.29% |
Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
deputies to the National
People's Congress, Hong
Kong Special
Administrative Region
members of the National
Committee of the Chinese
People's Political
Consultative Conference
and representatives of
relevant national
organisations |
557 |
512 |
91.92% |
Total |
191,916 |
52,086 |
27.14% |
Election Committee constituency
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Electorate |
Cumulative voter turnout |
Cumulative turnout
rate (%) |
1,466 |
1,410 |
96.18% |
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
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