Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected cannabis buds worth about $1.8 million at airport
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (July 1) detected a drug trafficking case involving baggage concealment at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 10 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $1.8 million.
Two female passengers, aged 22 and 29, arrived in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand yesterday. During customs clearance, Customs officers found the batch of suspected cannabis buds inside the check-in luggage of the 29-year-old female passenger. The two women were subsequently arrested.
An investigation is ongoing.
Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department also reminds members of the public to stay alert and not to participate in drug trafficking activities for monetary return. They must not accept hiring or delegation from another party to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong. They are also reminded not to carry unknown items for other people.
Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.
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 yesterday (July 1) detected a drug trafficking case involving baggage concealment at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 10 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $1.8 million. Photo shows the suspected cannabis buds seized. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
CE commends teachers for teaching excellence
The following is issued on behalf of the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence Steering Committee:
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, today (July 3) officiated and presented the Award for Teaching Excellence to eight teachers, the Award for Budding Teachers to two teachers, and the Award for Education Innovation to one teacher at the Award Presentation Ceremony of the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (CEATE) (2025/2026), while six teachers received the Certificate of Merit from the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Chairman of the CEATE Steering Committee, Mr Dieter Yih, commended the awarded teachers, who not only adopted a student-centred approach by employing diversified learning and teaching methods and strategies, creating real-life learning contexts to effectively cater for students' diverse learning needs and enhance their learning motivation and effectiveness, but also actively made good use of digital tools to deepen students' learning experiences, cultivate their higher-order thinking, and guide them to care for the community while broadening their global outlook. He further encouraged the awarded teachers to continue striving for excellence, promote a culture of pursuing excellence in schools, and work together to nurture students to become future pillars of society who possess both virtue and talent, with a sense of national identity and a global vision.
Approximately 200 nominations were received from secondary schools, primary schools, kindergartens and special schools for the CEATE (2025/2026). After assessment, two nominations (comprising eight teachers) were presented with the Award for Teaching Excellence, along with two nominations (comprising six teachers) presented with the Certificate of Merit, two nominations (comprising two teachers) presented with the Award for Budding Teachers, and one nomination (comprising one teacher) presented with the Award for Education Innovation. Please visit the CEATE website (www.ate.gov.hk) for the list of the awarded teachers.
Other officiating guests at today's ceremony included the Permanent Secretary for Education, Ms May Chan; the Chairperson of the Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals, Professor Tam Kar-yan; the Chairman of the Education Commission, Dr David Wong; the Chairperson of the Curriculum Development Council, Professor Isabella Poon; the Chairman of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, Professor Paul Lam; and the Chairman of the CEATE Assessment Working Group (2025/2026), Professor Lo Ming-tung.
Sharing activities involving the CEATE-awarded teachers are being rolled out gradually to disseminate excellent teaching practices. Details will be announced on the CEATE website and the Education Bureau's Training Calendar.
The CEATE (2026/2027) will cover three themes and two awards, namely "Arts Education Key Learning Area", "Technology Education Key Learning Area", "Special Educational Needs", the Award for Budding Teachers, and the Award for Education Innovation. Nominations will be accepted from July 6 to October 2. Relevant details will be available on the CEATE website from July 6.
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CE commends teachers for teaching excellence Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
CE commends teachers for teaching excellence Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
CE commends teachers for teaching excellence Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
CE commends teachers for teaching excellence Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
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