Hong Kong Customs detects drug trafficking case involving incoming passenger at airport
Hong Kong Customs detected a drug trafficking case involving baggage concealment at Hong Kong International Airport today (August 4) and seized about 17 kilograms of suspected ketamine with an estimated market value of about $6.9 million. A man was arrested.
A 38-year-old British male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from London, the United Kingdom, today. During Customs clearance, Customs officers found the batch of suspected ketamine inside his check-in suitcase. The man was 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 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 detects drug trafficking case involving incoming passenger at airport Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Assessment Committee for the Funding Scheme to Support Transitional Housing Projects by Non-government Organisations convenes meeting
A meeting of the Assessment Committee for the Funding Scheme to Support Transitional Housing Projects by Non-government Organisations, chaired by the Under Secretary for Housing, Mr Victor Tai, was convened this afternoon (August 4).
The Assessment Committee agreed to subsidise the development of the transitional housing (TH) project at the former Hong Kong Taoist Association Wun Tsuen School at Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate in Kwun Tong by the Christian Family Service Centre. With a total funding of $66.55 million, the project is expected to provide 121 units.
As at end of July 2026, over 21 150 TH units have been put into service. TH will supplement Light Public Housing (LPH) to provide temporary accommodation to eligible applicants in need of adequate housing. Eligible TH applicants include Category A tenants (i.e. persons/families having been waiting for traditional public rental housing (PRH) for not less than three years; families with newborns andhavingbeen waiting for traditional PRH for not less than two years); Category B tenants (i.e. persons/families of other categories); and Category C tenants (i.e. residents of subdivided units (SDUs) affected by alteration works in SDUs, or future enforcement actions under the Basic Housing Unit (BHU) regime, who have been assessed to have an urgent need for temporary rehousing). TH and LPH, coupled with the current-term Government's ongoing efforts to substantially increase the supply of public housing, have enabled us to tackle the long-standing issues of substandard SDUs through the implementation of the BHU regime.
Assessment Committee for the Funding Scheme to Support Transitional Housing Projects by Non-government Organisations convenes meeting Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
