Fatal traffic accident in North Point
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident happened in North Point today (September 5) in which a man died.
The fatal traffic accident happened in North Point, Photo source: FB image
Police received a report at 10.37 am that a private car driven by a 54-year-old man was travelling along Island Eastern Corridor westbound. When approaching the North Point Ferry Concourse Promenade, it suspectedly lost control and collided with a private car driven by a 44-year-old man and another private car.
The fatal traffic accident happened in North Point, Photo source: FB image
Sustaining no superficial injury, the 54-year-old private car driver was rushed to Ruttonjee Hospital in unconscious state and was certified dead at 12.08 pm on the same day.
The fatal traffic accident happened in North Point, Photo source: FB image
Investigation by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, Hong Kong Island is underway.
Anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 3660 6838 or 3660 6849.
Hong Kong Customs seizes dried shark fins of suspected scheduled endangered species
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (November 7) seized about 31 kilograms of suspected scheduled dried shark fins of endangered species, with an estimated market value of about $130,000, at Hong Kong International Airport.
A 51-year-old Mainland female passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Brazil via Ethiopia yesterday. She was intercepted for customs clearance at the arrivals hall of the airport. Customs officers found the batch of suspected scheduled dried shark fins inside her check-in baggage. Upon inspection by officers of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), the batch of dried shark fins was suspected to be from 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 (Cap. 586) in Hong Kong. The woman was subsequently arrested by the Customs officers. The case was handed over to the AFCD for follow-up investigation.
The arrested woman has been charged by the AFCD with one count of illegal import of an Appendix II species.
Under the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants 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 dried shark fins of suspected scheduled endangered species Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
