Hong Kong Customs detects two drug trafficking cases involving incoming passengers at airport
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (October 7) and today (October 8) detected two drug trafficking cases involving incoming passengers at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 2 kilograms of suspected cocaine and about 5.2kg of suspected cannabis buds, with a total estimated market value of about $2.55 million.
In the first case, a 24-year-old Mainland male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Penang, Malaysia, yesterday. During customs clearance, Customs officers found about 2kg of suspected cocaine inside his carry-on baggage. He was subsequently arrested.
In the second case, a 55-year-old Mainland female passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand, today. During customs clearance, Customs officers found about 5.2kg of suspected cannabis buds inside her carry-on baggage. She was subsequently arrested.
The arrested persons in the two cases have been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug respectively. The two cases will bebrought up at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (October 9).
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 detects two drug trafficking cases involving incoming passengers at airport Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Hong Kong Customs detects two drug trafficking cases involving incoming passengers at airport Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
164 more nomination forms for Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections received today
The Returning Officers for the various subsectors of the 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections received a total of 160 nomination forms for candidates and four nomination forms from designated bodies today (October 8). This brings to 465 the total number of nomination forms for candidates and six the total number of nomination forms from designated bodies received since nominations opened yesterday (October 7). The nomination period will end on October 20.
The breakdown of candidate nomination forms received by each subsector is set out below:
| First Sector |
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Catering | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial (first) | 2 | 2 |
| Commercial (second) | 0 | 1 |
| Commercial (third) | 14 | 21 |
| Employers' Federation of Hong Kong | 3 | 6 |
| Finance | 4 | 8 |
| Financial services | 5 | 12 |
| Hotel | 10 | 11 |
| Import and export | 0 | 7 |
| Industrial (first) | 3 | 8 |
| Industrial (second) | 0 | 0 |
| Insurance | 4 | 8 |
| Real estate and construction | 1 | 1 |
| Small and medium enterprises | 0 | 0 |
| Textiles and garment | 0 | 0 |
| Tourism | 2 | 19 |
| Transport | 2 | 3 |
| Wholesale and retail | 0 | 0 |
|
| Second Sector |
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Accountancy | 4 | 9 |
| Architectural, surveying, planning and landscape | 1 | 2 |
| Chinese medicine | 9 | 15 |
| Education | 0 | 14 |
| Engineering | 0 | 4 |
| Legal | 1 | 2 |
| Medical and health services | 2 | 4 |
| Social welfare | 1 | 1 |
| Sports, performing arts, culture and publication | 0 | 13 |
| Technology and innovation | 1 | 1 |
|
| Third Sector |
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Agriculture and fisheries | 21 | 67 |
| Associations of Chinese fellow townsmen | 15 | 38 |
| Grassroots associations | 21 | 31 |
| Labour | 0 | 60 |
|
| Fourth Sector |
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Heung Yee Kuk | 0 | 28 |
| Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of Hong Kong and Kowloon | 21 | 41 |
| Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of the New Territories | 12 | 12 |
|
| Fifth Sector |
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations | 1 | 16 |
| | |
| Total: | 160 | 465 |
Besides, a total of four nomination forms were received from designated bodies by each subsector:
| Accountancy |
| Designated body | No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today | Cumulative total |
| Association of Hong Kong Accounting Advisors Limited | 0 | 0 |
|
| Chinese medicine |
| Designated body | No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today | Cumulative total |
| WFCMS (Hong Kong) Council Members Association Limited | 0 | 0 |
|
| Legal |
| Designated body | No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today | Cumulative total |
| China Law Society's HK Council Members Association | 1 (9 nominees in total) | 1 (9 nominees in total) |
|
| Sports, performing arts, culture and publication |
| Designated body | No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today | Cumulative total |
| Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China | 0 | 0 |
| China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Hong Kong Member Association Limited | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Publishing Federation Limited | 0 | 0 |
|
| Technology and innovation |
| Designated body | No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today | Cumulative total |
| The Greater Bay Area Association of Academicians | 0 | 0 |
|
| Religious |
| Designated body | No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today | Cumulative total |
| Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Christian Council | 0 | 0 |
| The Hong Kong Taoist Association | 0 | 0 |
| The Confucian Academy | 0 | 0 |
| The Hong Kong Buddhist Association | 0 | 0 |
|
| Representatives of associations of Hong Kong residents in the Mainland |
| Designated body | No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today | Cumulative total |
| Mainland China (Shenzhen) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 0 | 0 |
| Mainland China (Guangzhou) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 0 | 0 |
| Mainland China (Dongguan) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 0 | 0 |
| Mainland China (Zhongshan) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 0 | 0 |
| Mainland China (Huizhou) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 0 | 0 |
| Mainland China (Fujian, Xiamen) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Tianjin | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Shanghai | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Zhejiang | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Guangdong | 0 | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Fujian | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Guangxi | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Sichuan | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Wuhan | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Liaoning | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Shandong | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Professionals (Beijing) Association | 0 | 0 |
| Shanghai Hong Kong Association | 1 (1 nominee in total) | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| Guangzhou Tianhe Hong Kong and Macau Youth Association | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Association of China Business | 0 | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, Qianhai, Shenzhen | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong and Macau Entrepreneurs Branch, Chongqing Overseas Association | 0 | 0 |
| Fujian Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong and Macao Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Federation in Zhongkai Huizhou | 1 (1 nominee in total) | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| The Hong Kong Fellowship in Huadu Guangzhou | 1 (1 nominee in total) | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| The Hong Kong Fellowship in Chancheng Foshan | 0 | 0 |
|
| Total: | 4 (12 nominees in total) | 6 (14 nominees in total) |
Particulars of the nominations received today will be uploaded to the election website (www.elections.gov.hk).
Source: AI-found images
