Commissioner of Customs and Excise meets Director General in Lhasa Customs District
The Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat, today (April 22) met with the Director General in Lhasa Customs District, Mr Wang Honghan, in the Customs Headquarters Building to exchange views on deepening collaboration between the two Customs administrations.
Mr Chan welcomed Mr Wang's visit to Hong Kong Customs with his delegation and held a meeting with the Lhasa Customs delegation. During the meeting, both sides engaged in in-depth discussions on multiple issues, including optimising customs clearance procedures and co-operation on the mutual recognition of Authorized Economic Operators, accelerating the development of smart customs, and deepening co-operation on intelligence exchange and risk management, with an aim of broadening the scope of mutual co-operation and promoting trade development.
During their visit, the delegation also visited the West Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, the Kwai Chung Customhouse, and the Customs Marine Base at Stonecutters Island, and took a ride on a sector patrol launch to visit sea-borne smuggling black spots to learn about the operations of passenger and sea cargo clearance of Hong Kong Customs, as well as its maritime patrol and enforcement work.
Commissioner of Customs and Excise meets Director General in Lhasa Customs District Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Commissioner of Customs and Excise meets Director General in Lhasa Customs District Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Government concludes third-day arrangements for Wang Fuk Court residents returning to their units
Today (April 22) is the third day of phased arrangements for residents of seven blocks of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to return to their units. Eleven high-zone floors of Wang Sun House were opened. The access arrangements were carried out in an orderly manner and operated smoothly.
A total of 79 households (271 people) registered to return to their units today through the "one social worker per household" service, while 78 households (264 people) actually turned up. The average time residents spent entering and leaving the building today was two hours and 34 minutes, with the shortest time being 50 minutes and the longest four hours and five minutes. About one fourth of the residents stayed in the building for less than two hours. About 1.5 per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than one hour.
A total of 21 households (45 people) went up and down the building more than once. Among them, 14 households (32 people) made one additional trip, four households (seven people) made two additional trips, and two households (four people) made three additional trips, with the highest record being two people from one household making four additional trips.
The integrated enquiry counter set up by relevant departments today received seven cases requesting police assistance and five cases involving residents seeking help due to physical discomfort, as well as three cases seeking psychological counselling services.
The seven cases requesting police assistance involved suspected loss of property, including laptop computers, jewellery and gold items. Officers were immediately deployed to assist in searches, and lost property was recovered in 6 cases. For the remaining one case, there were no signs of ransacking in the unit, and the residents could not provide details on the property concerned.
Each day, the Government deploys over 1 000 personnel from various departments, including the Police, the Civil Aid Service, the Fire Services Department, the Auxiliary Medical Service, the Home Affairs Department, the Social Welfare Department, the Housing Department, and the Housing Bureau, and staff mobilised from other departments, as well as District Services and Community Care Teams members to fully support residents returning to their units.
Government concludes third-day arrangements for Wang Fuk Court residents returning to their units Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Government concludes third-day arrangements for Wang Fuk Court residents returning to their units Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Government concludes third-day arrangements for Wang Fuk Court residents returning to their units Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
