Women warm to construction careers
Hong Kong is an international city where both men and women enjoy equal opportunities for career development. Although the construction industry has traditionally been male-dominated, the number of female employees has seen a clear increase - rising from nearly 8 per cent of the construction workforce two decades ago to about 13 per cent in 2025. The number of female students enrolling at the Institute of Construction also continues to climb.
News.gov.hk spoke with a representative from the Construction Industry Council to explore the reasons behind this trend, and with two women - an employee and a student - who are forging careers in construction.
The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/feature from today (March 8) in text and video format.
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Hong Kong Customs seizes corals of suspected scheduled endangered species
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (March 7) seized 31 corals of suspected scheduled endangered species with a total estimated market value of about $3,100 at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point.
Customs officers intercepted an incoming 78-year-old male passenger at the Arrival Hall of the said Control Point yesterday. Upon examination, the batch of coral of suspected scheduled endangered species was seized from his rucksack. Officers of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) attended the scene for inspection and confirmed that the batch of coral was of an endangered species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and regulated under the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (the Ordinance) in Hong Kong. The case was handed over to the AFCD for follow-up investigation.
Customs reminds the public not to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong.
According to the Ordinance, any person importing, exporting or possessing specimens of endangered species not in accordance with the Ordinance commits an offence and will be liable to a maximum fine of $10 million and imprisonment for 10 years upon conviction with the specimens forfeited.
Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling 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 corals of suspected scheduled endangered species Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
