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     Hong Kong Customs yesterday (February 28) seized 750 suspected smuggled smartphones with an estimated market value of about $1.1 million at Lok Ma Chau Control Point.

     Customs officers intercepted an outgoing container truck at Lok Ma Chau Control Point for inspection yesterday afternoon and seized 750 suspected smuggled smartphones inside a hollow space at the rear of the trailer.

     The 65-year-old male driver was arrested. Investigation is ongoing.

     Smuggling is a serious offence. Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.

     Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

  

     Hongkong Post announced today (March 1) that, as advised by the postal administration of Guatemala, postal services for letters and parcels to Guatemala have returned to normal. read more

     The Highways Department (HyD) announced today (March 1) that in response to requests from interested tenderers, the tender period for the contract for Central Kowloon Route – Central Tunnel (Contract No. HY/2018/08) has be… read more

    â€‹Japanese food supplier Toho Co Ltd announced today (March 1) that it has established Toho Foods HK Co Ltd with a Hong Kong partner to start a joint venture business in Hong Kong, as part of the group’s strategic expansion in the local market.

     Toho Co Ltd is one of the largest business-to-business food suppliers in Japan, and since 2015 the company has started to expand its operations outside Japan. The joint venture in Hong Kong is aimed at further spreading Japanese foods in this growing market, according to the Managing Director of Toho Foods HK Co Ltd, Mr Koji Yonezawa.

     Mr Yonezawa said, “The Japanese food market in Hong Kong has grown more and more sophisticated and diversified. It thus requires more suitable supplies and services for the market. With the support of a local partner, we believe that we can achieve a better market position in this fast-growing market.”

     He added, “The joint venture combines the experience and sales channels of our local partner and the attractive and high-quality products of Toho. This will enable us to serve our existing clients better and expand our reach to new clients more easily.”

     Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion Dr Jimmy Chiang lauded the establishment of the joint venture. He said, “The joint venture reflects the multiple roles of Hong Kong as a vibrant global trading port that offers a lot of ease in the transportation of food supplies as well as an international gourmet city that guarantees growing demand among locals and tourists from around the globe who aspire for quality food, especially Japanese cuisines.”

About Toho Co Ltd

     Founded in 1947, Toho Co Ltd is the holding company of the Toho Group which consists of 30 subsidiary companies and is one of the largest business-to-business food suppliers in Japan. It started its overseas expansion in 2015 and also operates in Singapore and Malaysia. For more information, please visit www.to-ho.co.jp.

About Invest Hong Kong

     Invest Hong Kong is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government responsible for attracting foreign direct investment and supporting overseas and Mainland businesses to set up or expand in Hong Kong. It provides free advice and customised services for overseas and Mainland companies. For more information, please visit www.investhk.gov.hk. read more

     The Tai Po Youth Arts Festival 2019 – Dynamic Arts@Tai Po will be held from noon to 5pm this weekend (March 2 and 3) at the Tai Po Arts Centre.
      
     The Tai Po Youth Arts Festival is a major annual event in Tai Po District. This year’s festival covers a wide range of activities including a singing performance by Tai Po Youth Arts Ambassador, hand bell performances, boomwhacker performances, puppetry, appreciation of Cantonese opera through virtual reality, hip-hop performances, colourful mazes, hula hoop dance performances, cyanotype creations and dreamcatcher-making, together with a number of arts exhibitions.
      
     The Signature Project of Tai Po District under the Signature Project Scheme is “Establishment of an Arts Centre by Retrofitting Tai Po Government Secondary School”. The Tai Po Youth Arts Festival 2019 is the first major community engagement event to be held at the Tai Po Arts Centre. The Tai Po Arts Centre offers better equipped arts spaces and facilities for the community, and aims to attract performing arts groups to become resident arts groups and provide the community with a variety of arts training and performances of a higher caliber. These arts groups could also establish closer interaction with the community and youths to better promote and enhance the arts development of Tai Po District.
      
     The Tai Po Youth Arts Festival 2019 – Dynamic Arts@Tai Po is organised by the Working Group on Signature Projects of Tai Po District of the Tai Po District Council, co-organised by the Tai Po District Office, and sponsored by the Tai Po District Council.
      
     For details, please visit the Facebook page. read more