TD reminds public of termination of Autotoll ETC and VGoPAY services from March 16
The Transport Department (TD) today (March 9) reminded the public that Autotoll Limited announced earlier it will terminate all services of the Autotoll's Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) and VGoPAY e-wallets starting from 0.00am next Monday (March 16), after which these stored value facilities can no longer be used for tunnel tolls and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) toll payments.
The TD again urged current Autotoll ETC or VGoPAY users paying tunnel tolls to immediately switch to other auto-payment means via the HKeToll website (www.hketoll.gov.hk) or mobile app. For the HZMB, Autotoll ETC users yet to apply for the Unitoll service must stop and pay at the manual toll lanes starting from next Monday.
A spokesman for the TD said that it has instructed the HKeToll toll service provider to proactively remind Autotoll ETC and VGoPAY users to switch to other auto-payment means promptly to avoid disruption. The TD will maintain close liaison with the regulatory authority concerned and has requested Autotoll Limited to properly follow up with its users.
Members of the public may call the HKeToll 24-hour customer service hotline at 3853 7333 for enquiries about setting up auto-payment means for HKeToll; or call Autotoll's customer service hotline at 2627 8888 regarding the HZMB toll payments using Unitoll, as well as arrangements for cancelling Autotoll ETC or VGoPAY accounts or applying for refunds of account balances without delay.
The Transport Department (TD), Photo by Bastille Post
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
