Hongkong Post announced today (April 11) that a set of special stamps on the theme "Our Police Force" and associated philatelic products will be released for sale on April 30 (Tuesday).
 
     Since its inception in 1844, the Hong Kong Police Force has taken on the mantle of maintaining law and order in society and safeguarding and protecting the lives and property of Hong Kong people. Sparing no effort in achieving its vision that "Hong Kong remains one of the safest and most stable societies in the world", the Force keeps up with the times and strives for continuous improvement in every aspect of its activities. With its relentless efforts, crime rates in the territory continue to drop and this makes Hong Kong a better place in which to live and do business. To help the public understand more about this outstanding disciplined service, Hongkong Post will issue a set of six special stamps and a stamp sheetlet to showcase the dynamics of police work.
      
Stamps:
 

     Along with preparing the "Our Police Force" special stamps, Hongkong Post has created a number of mini-games that run on mobile phones. By scanning the six specially designed stamps with the "HKPostStamps" mobile app, customers will be able to learn more about the work of the Police through the mini-games behind each stamp. These games can also help to raise awareness of customers against crimes, e.g. cyber fraud.
 
     The updated version of the mobile app "HKPostStamps" can be downloaded from the App Store (for iOS devices), the Play Store (for Android devices) and the Hongkong Post Stamps website (www.hongkongpoststamps.hk) from April 30 onwards. This mobile app also provides quick access to online shopping via ShopThruPost (shopthrupost.hongkongpost.hk), enabling people to purchase Hongkong Post's philatelic products anytime and anywhere.
 
     Official First Day Covers will be on sale at $1.30 each from tomorrow (April 12) at all post offices and the special stamps and associated philatelic products will be displayed at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Tsuen Wan Post Office, Sha Tin Central Post Office and Tuen Mun Central Post Office. Advance orders for servicing self-provided covers will be accepted at all philatelic offices from tomorrow to April 18.
 
     Information about this special stamp issue and associated philatelic products is available on the Hongkong Post website at www.hongkongpost.hk and via the Hongkong Post mobile app. 
 

          

     Police are investigating a murder case in Kowloon City last night (April 10) in which a 40-year-old non-ethnic Chinese (NEC) woman died.

     At about 9.50pm yesterday, Police received a report from a 37-year-old NEC man that he killed his 40-year-old NEC wife inside a unit on Pang Ching Street.

     Police officers sped to the scene and found the 40-year-old NEC woman lying unconsciously on a bed. Sustaining injuries to her head and hands, she was certified dead at scene.

     Initial investigation revealed that the 37-year-old NEC man has fought with the 40-year-old woman yesterday morning.

     The 37-year-old NEC man has been arrested for murder and is being detained for further enquiries.

     Post-mortem examinations will be conducted later to ascertain the cause of death of the deceased.

     Investigation by the District Crime Squad of Kowloon City District is underway.    

     Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Mong Kok today (April 10) in which a 78-year-old woman died.

     At about 7.20pm, a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driven by a 63-year-old man was travelling along Tai Kok Tsui Road southbound. When approaching Beech Street, it reportedly knocked down the 78-year-old woman.

     The woman was trapped under the HGV and was rescued by firemen. Sustaining serious abdomen and leg injuries, the woman was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in unconscious state where she was certified dead at 7.59pm.

     The HGV driver was arrested for dangerous driving causing death. He is being detained for further enquiries.

     Investigation by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, Kowloon West is underway.

     Anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 3661 9062.

     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, met the Governor of Hebei Province, Mr Xu Qin, at Government House this evening (April 10). The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip, also attended the meeting.
 
     Welcoming Mr Xu's first visit to Hong Kong in his capacity as the Governor of Hebei Province with a delegation, Mrs Lam said she was pleased to meet him for the fourth time since she took office, which is a testimony to the importance the two places attach to their relations. She said she attended with him the Hebei theme promotion conference "Sharing new opportunities in national strategy, creating a new chapter in Hebei-Hong Kong cooperation" earlier today, where response to the promotion activities was overwhelming. Adding that she was pleased to learn that the delegation will sign co-operation agreements with enterprises, organisations and institutions as well as attend different business matching activities, she said she believes that collaboration in economic and trade affairs and investment as well as other areas between the two places would be further enhanced.
 
     Mrs Lam said that the Central Government promulgated the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in February, and Hong Kong will leverage its advantages in areas such as finance and innovation and technology to play an active role in the Greater Bay Area development. Pointing out that the Central Government is also committed to advancing the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Cooperative Development in which Hebei plays an important role, she expressed the hope that Hebei will make use of Hong Kong as a platform to seek foreign investments and establish various kinds of support facilities to take forward its development blueprint and boost the cooperative development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

  

     Following is the transcript of remarks by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at a media session after attending the Hebei theme promotion conference today (April 10):
 
Reporter: Will you take the EU's advice and start the political reform again?

Chief Executive: I think everybody knows very well the pain and the damage done by 79 days of Occupy movement, and we all know that this was the result of an attempt, and a very serious attempt, carried out by myself and my colleagues to try to implement universal suffrage for the selection of the Chief Executive in accordance with the Basic Law. I would be not very responsible if I judge that I have the necessary circumstances and conditions to restart an exercise which will continue to be very divisive in society and drag down Hong Kong.  In the many things that I want to do as the Chief Executive, we have a lot of development opportunities – we have the Greater Bay Area, we have a lot of external affairs that we could carry out – in order to grow Hong Kong’s economy, to develop Hong Kong as an international innovation and technology hub.  There is really no room for us to stir up more troubles in society.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)