SHYA to attend APEC Women and Economy Forum in Shanghai
The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, will depart for Shanghai tomorrow evening (May 14) to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Women and the Economy Forum.
The 2026 APEC Women and the Economy Forum, themed "Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment to Prosper Together in the Asia-Pacific", will focus on exchanges and discussions on key topics including women's participation in digital and smart development, green and low-carbon development, as well as employment and entrepreneurship.
Miss Mak will attend the High-Level Policy Dialogue on Women and the Economy with ministers from other member economies and deliver a speech at the session. She will also participate as a guest speaker in a panel discussion on "Advancing Economic and Trade Cooperation" under the Public-Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy.
In addition to attending the APEC meetings, Miss Mak will conduct visits and exchange views on co-operation between the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong in promoting women's development and family building affairs.
During the visit, the Chairperson of the Women's Commission, Dr Eliza Chan, and the Deputy Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs (Home Affairs), Mr Paul Wong, will also attend the activities.
Miss Mak will return to Hong Kong on the evening of May 16. During her absence, the Under Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Mr Clarence Leung, will act as the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs.
Miss Alice Mak, Photo source: online image
Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drugs case and seizes suspected drugs worth about $27 million
Hong Kong Customs detected a dangerous drugs case yesterday (May 12), and seized about 35.7 kilograms of suspected cocaine, 235 grams of suspected ketamine and 64g of suspected crack cocaine in Tseung Kwan O and Shau Kei Wan. The total estimated market value was about $27 million. A 31-year-old man was arrested.
During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Tseung Kwan O yesterday afternoon, Customs officers intercepted a suspicious man and seized about 30kg of suspected cocaine inside a suitcase and a backpack carried by him. The man was subsequently arrested. Customs officers later escorted him to a residential premises nearby for a search and further seized about 5.4kg of suspected cocaine. Upon a follow-up investigation, the man was further brought to an industrial premises in Shau Kei Wan for a search, and about 307g of suspected cocaine, 235g of suspected ketamine, 64g of suspected crack cocaine and a batch of suspected drug packaging paraphernalia were seized.
The arrested man has been charged with three counts of trafficking in dangerous drugs and will appear at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (May 14).
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.
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 detects dangerous drugs case and seizes suspected drugs worth about $27 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drugs case and seizes suspected drugs worth about $27 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
