Hong Kong Customs detects drug trafficking case involving incoming passenger at airport
Hong Kong Customs detected a drug trafficking case involving an incoming air passenger at Hong Kong International Airport yesterday (October 31) and seized about 6 kilograms of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about $3.6 million.
A 22-year-old Filipino female passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, yesterday. During Customs clearance, Customs officers found the batch of suspected cocaine inside her check-in suitcase. The woman was subsequently arrested.
The arrested person has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. The case will be brought at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (November 2).
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 detected a drug trafficking case involving an incoming air passenger at Hong Kong International Airport yesterday (October 31) and seized about 6 kilograms of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about $3.6 million. Photo shows the suspected cocaine seized in the case. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
"Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month" commences in Shenzhen
Presented by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB), implemented by the Hong Kong Publishing Federation, and sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA), "Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month" commenced in Shenzhen today (November 1). The Hong Kong publishing industry will hold around 30 events in Shenzhen from today until December 5, including the "The World of Hong Kong Kung Fu" thematic exhibition and book fair, "Book Fairs of Selected Hong Kong Publications" and "Symposium on Historical Walk in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area", sponsored by CCIDA. These events aim to further promote exchanges and co-operation between the publishing sectors of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, and to help the Hong Kong publishing industry explore more development opportunities.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of "Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month" and "The World of Hong Kong Kung Fu" thematic exhibition and book fair this afternoon, the Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries, Miss Drew Lai, remarked that this was the fourth consecutive year for Hong Kong to participate in the Shenzhen Reading Month, in response to the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Co-Reading Consensus" initiated by Shenzhen, with a view to enhancing the reading atmosphere of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Miss Laiand the Hong Kong industry delegation also attended the opening ceremony of the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month on the same evening to express support for Shenzhen's efforts in promoting reading for all.
As one of the highlights this year, the "The World of Hong Kong Kung Fu" thematic exhibition and book fair centres on Kung Fu culture and showcases Hong Kong's efforts in inheriting and innovating Chinese culture. The public are welcome to visit for free the exhibition and book fair held at the atrium of UpperHills in Shenzhen, from today until November 22. The "Book Fairs of Selected Hong Kong Publications" will take place from today until November 15 and November 30 at Fan Deng Bookstore and United Bookstore in Shenzhen respectively. During the period, selected Hong Kong publications will be on sale and a total of eight authors' talks and workshops will be organised. The "Symposium on Historical Walk in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" will take place at the Shenzhen Library on November 22, covering topics such as Lingnan culture, historical ties of overseas Chinese hometowns, inheritance of Chinese martial arts, and urban cultural development, with a view to further deepening cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
The CSTB has been participating in the Shenzhen Reading Month since 2023, promoting the atmosphere of reading for all through organising thematic exhibitions, talks, workshops and more. For more details on "Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month", please visit participationinszrm.hk(Chinese only).
"Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month" commences in Shenzhen Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
