Special traffic and transport arrangements at Wah Fu for Mid-Autumn Festival Pok Fu Lam fire dragon dance
The Transport Department (TD) today (September 25) said that, to facilitate the Police's temporary road closure of a section of Wah Fu Road near Wah Lok House, Wah Fu (I) Estate, from about 10.30pm to 11.45pm today for the Mid-Autumn Festival Pok Fu Lam fire dragon dance, 11 franchised bus and five green minibus routes will be temporarily diverted and their related stop locations will be adjusted.
For details of the special traffic and transport arrangements, members of the public may refer to the TD's website (www.td.gov.hk) and passenger notices of relevant public transport operators.
The TD and the Police will closely monitor the traffic situation in the area and implement appropriate measures when necessary. The Police will adjust the traffic arrangements subject to the crowd and traffic conditions. The public should heed the latest traffic news via radio and television broadcasts, the TD's website or its mobile app HKeMobility.
The Mid-Autumn Festival Pok Fu Lam fire dragon dance, Photo source: HKTB
Incoming passenger convicted and jailed for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes
An incoming male passenger was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and fined $2,000 by the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts today (September 25) for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes and failing to declare them to Customs officers, in contravention of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (DCO).
Customs officers intercepted a 51-year-old incoming Mainland male passenger arriving in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand, at Hong Kong International Airport yesterday (September 24) and seized about 9 400 duty-not-paid cigarettes, with an estimated market value of about $42,300 and a duty potential of about $31,000, from his personal baggage. The passenger was subsequently arrested.
Customs welcomes the sentence. The custodial sentence has imposed a considerable deterrent effect and reflects the seriousness of the offences.
Customs reminds members of the public that under the DCO, cigarettes are dutiable goods to which the DCO applies. Any person who imports, deals with, possesses, sells or buys illicit cigarettes commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.
Members of the public may report any suspected illicit cigarette 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).
Incoming passenger convicted and jailed for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
