Adjustments to polling stations and relevant arrangements due to fire in Tai Po
The Chief Executive announced today (December 2) that the eighth-term Legislative Council General Election will proceed as scheduled on December 7. The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) said that due to the Tai Po fire, adjustments will be made to three polling stations in the district as follows:
Original polling stations
Reallocated polling stations upon adjustment
Tai Po Baptist Public School
Hong Kong Teachers' Association Lee Heng Kwei Secondary School
Kwong Fuk Community Hall
Sung Tak Wong Kin Sheung Memorial School
Tai Po Community Centre
Law Ting Pong Secondary School
Since the electors need to relocate from their original polling stations to the reallocated polling stations for casting their votes, the REO will arrange free feeder transportation services during the polling hours on the polling day to facilitate the voting by the relevant electors at the reallocated polling stations. Details of the feeder services are as below:
- Between Kwong Fuk Estate, the Tai Po Kau area and Tai Po Market MTR Station, and the polling station at Hong Kong Teachers' Association Lee Heng Kwei Secondary School;
- Between Kwong Fuk Estate and the polling station at Sung Tak Wong Kin Sheung Memorial School; and
- Between Tai Po Community Centre and the polling station at Law Ting Pong Secondary School.
Except for those electors of Wang Fuk Court who are currently residing in other districts, the REO will send a notice to affected electors in Kwong Fuk Estate, Tai Po Kau area and Tai Po Market to inform them of their reallocated polling stations. The affected electors may also check relevant voting information starting from 9am tomorrow (December 3) via "iAM Smart" or by logging into the Online Voter Information Enquiry System (www.voterinfo.gov.hk). Additionally, the REO will post notices in the buildings where the affected electors reside to inform them of their new polling stations, and will arrange staff to the vicinity of the original polling stations on the polling day to remind electors to proceed to their reallocated polling stations.
For those electors of Wang Fuk Court who are currently residing in other districts due to the fire, the REO will proactively notify them of their reallocated polling station arrangements through social workers under the "one social worker per household" service. The REO will also arrange suitable transportation to take the electors to cast their votes at the polling stations upon consulting their voting intentions.
If the affected electors have any enquiries regarding these arrangements, they are advised to call the election hotline at 2891 1001 during office hours.
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Hong Kong Customs detects drug trafficking case involving incoming passenger at airport
Hong Kong Customs detected a drug trafficking case involving two incoming air passengers at Hong Kong International Airport yesterday (May 1) and seized about 12 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $2.3 million, and nine suspected duty-not-paid cigarettes.
A 37-year-old male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand yesterday. During customs clearance, Customs officers found a total of about 6kg of suspected cannabis buds in his carry-on baggage. The man was subsequently arrested. After a follow-up investigation, Customs officers further arrested a 34-year-old male passenger, who also arrived from Bangkok, Thailand, and was suspected to be connected with the case, at the airport on the same day. During baggage examination, Customs officers found a total of about 6kg of suspected cannabis buds and nine duty-not-paid cigarettes in his carry-on baggage.
After an investigation, the two arrested persons involved in the case have been jointly charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. Moreover, the 34-year-old arrestee has also been charged with one count of possession of dutiable goods and one count of failing to declare to a member of the Customs and Excise Service the possession of dutiable goods. The case will be brought up at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on May 4.
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 to 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.
Under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, any person who imports, possesses, sells or buys dutiable commodities without a valid licence commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $1 million and imprisonment for two years.
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 detects drug trafficking case involving incoming passenger at airport Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
