Intangible Cultural Heritage Funding Scheme 2025 opens for application
The new round of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Funding Scheme under the ICH Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department is open for application from today (December 10).
The funding scheme consists of the Community-driven Projects 2025 and the Partnership Projects 2025, and is inviting applications from local organisations and individuals with relevant experience. The objectives of the ICH Funding Scheme are to strengthen the safeguarding, research, education, promotion and transmission of local ICH items; to engage the participation of the community in safeguarding local ICH; and to enhance public awareness, understanding and respect with regard to local ICH.
The scope of support of the Community-driven Projects 2025 covers projects related to the items in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory of Hong Kong. For the Partnership Projects 2025, applications are invited for three projects, namely ICH Event Calendar on Traditional Festivals and Rituals; ICH Creation; and Survey and Research for Enriching the Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory of Hong Kong.
The Guide to Application and application forms for the ICH Funding Scheme are available on the website of the ICH Office (www.icho.hk/en/web/icho/ich_funding_scheme_application.html). Applicants can submit the completed application forms and relevant supporting documents in person to the Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre (located at the Sam Tung Uk Museum, 2 Kwu Uk Lane, Tsuen Wan, New Territories), or submit application documents via the website of GovHK (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/lcs118/en/). The deadline for application is noon on January 27 next year (Tuesday). For enquiries, please contact the ICH Office at 2267 1971.
A briefing session will be held at 3pm on December 22 (Monday) at the Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Museum of History (G/F, 100 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon) to brief interested organisations and individuals on the content and application details of the Funding Scheme. For registration for the briefing session, please visit the website of the ICH Office.
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Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected heroin worth about $1.1 million at airport
Hong Kong Customs today (May 25) detected a drug trafficking case at Hong Kong International Airport. About 1.9 kilograms of suspected heroin, with an estimated market value of about $1.1 million, and one duty-not-paid cigarette were seized.
A 46-year-old male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today. During customs clearance, Customs officer found the batch of suspected heroin concealed in a wooden box, and the duty-not-paid cigarette in his carry-on baggage. The man was subsequently arrested.
The arrested person has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug, 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' Court tomorrow (May 26).
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.
Under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, 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.
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 seizes suspected heroin worth about $1.1 million at airport Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected heroin worth about $1.1 million at airport Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
