Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected counterfeit goods worth about $1.3 million
Hong Kong Customs on February 12 seized about 1 900 suspected counterfeit goods with an estimated market value of about $1.3 million at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).
Based on risk assessment, Customs examined an outbound air cargo consignment, declared as car player converters, at the Customs Cargo Examination Compound at HKIA. Upon inspection, Customs officers found the batch of suspected counterfeit goods therein, including footwear, bags and clothing.
An initial investigation revealed that the batch of suspected counterfeit goods would have been exported to overseas regions.
Customs will continue to take stringent enforcement action against counterfeit goods and smuggling activities through risk assessment and intelligence analysis.
Under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, any person who imports or exports any goods to which a forged trademark is applied commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for five years.
Members of the public may report any suspected counterfeiting 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 counterfeit goods worth about $1.3 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (February 27) the analytical data on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of January2026 (Annex). These data are published monthly in the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity in accordance with the International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS).
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At present, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund's data are issued by the HKMA each month. Three of these releases are issued to disseminate monetary data in accordance with the International Monetary Fund's SDDS. The fourth press release, on the Exchange Fund's Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, is made in accordance with the HKMA's policy of maintaining a high level of transparency. For the month of February 2026, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
February 6
(Issued) |
SDDS International Reserves
(Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
February 13
(Issued) |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
(Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund) |
February27 |
SDDS Template on International Reserves and
Foreign Currency Liquidity |
February27 |
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and
Currency Board Account |
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