The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health announced today (January 24) that it has completed the relevant epidemiological investigation into the food poisoning clusters among passengers on two Cath… read more
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (January 23) seized about 11 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 200 grams of suspected crack cocaine in To Kwa Wan and Tai Kok Tsui. The total estimated market value was about $9.6 million. A 28-year-old man was arrested.
During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in To Kwa Wan yesterday afternoon, Customs officers intercepted a suspicious man and seized about 6kg of suspected cocaine inside a plastic bag carried by him. The man was subsequently arrested. Customs officers later escorted him to a residential premises nearby for a search and further seized about 4kg of suspected cocaine, 200g of suspected crack cocaine and a batch of suspected drug manufacturing paraphernalia. Upon a follow-up investigation, the man was further brought to a residential premises in Tai Kok Tsui for a search, and about 1kg of suspected cocaine was seized.
The arrestee has been charged with three counts of trafficking in dangerous drug and will appear at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (January 25).
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).
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Friday, January, 2025 is 106.8 (down 0.4 against yesterday’s index). read more
The Chief Executive in Council has approved the draft Discovery Bay Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
“The approved OZP provides a statutory land use planning framework to guide the development and redevelopment within the Discovery Bay area,” a spokesman for the Town Planning Board said today (January 24).
The planning scheme area, covering about 812 hectares, is located at the eastern part of Lantau Island. It comprises the area mainly bounded by the Lantau North (Extension) Country Park to its north, west and south and Tai Pak Wan to its east.
The approved OZP has incorporated amendments shown on the draft Discovery Bay OZP No. S/I-DB/5, which mainly involve (i) rezoning a site to the north of Discovery Valley Road from “Other Specified Uses” (“OU”) annotated “Staff Quarters (5)” to “Residential (Group C) 12” (“R(C)12”) for residential development; and (ii) incorporation of two sea areas in Nim Shue Wan into the planning scheme area, zoning the sea areas and rezoning the adjoining site near Nim Shue Wan from various zones to “R(C)13”, “R(C)14”, “R(C)15”, “OU” annotated “Residential Development with Service Area Below”, “OU” annotated “Sports and Recreation Club (4)” stipulating as Area B and “OU” annotated “Helicopter Landing Pad” for residential development with servicing facilities, sports and recreational facilities, and a helipad.
The Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP have been amended taking into account the above amendments. Opportunity is also taken to update the general information of various land use zones and the planning circumstances, where appropriate.
The approved Discovery Bay OZP No. S/I-DB/6 is available for public inspection during office hours at (i) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, (ii) the Planning Enquiry Counters, (iii) the Sai Kung and Islands District Planning Office and (iv) the Islands District Offices.
Copies of the approved OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centres in North Point and Yau Ma Tei (the Map Publications Centre in Yau Ma Tei will be closed from February 3, 2025). The electronic version of the OZP can be viewed at the Town Planning Board’s website (www.tpb.gov.hk). read more
​The Chief Executive in Council has approved the draft Tin Shui Wai Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
“The approved OZP provides a statutory land use planning framework to guide the development and redevelopment within the Tin Shui Wai area,” a spokesman for the Town Planning Board said today (January 24).
The planning scheme area, covering about 406 hectares, is located in the north-western part of the North West New Territories. It is bounded by the Inner Deep Bay Site of Special Scientific Interest and Tin Tsz Road to the north-east and east, Mong Tseng Tsuen and Mong Tseng Wai to the north, Lau Fau Shan to the north-west, the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area to the west and Sheung Cheung Wai to the south.
The approved OZP has incorporated amendments shown on the draft Tin Shui Wai OZP No. S/TSW/17, which mainly involve (i) rezoning a site in Tin Shui Wai Area 14 from “Other Specified Uses” annotated “Bus Depot”, “Government, Institution or Community” (“G/IC”) and area shown as ‘Road’ to “Residential (Group A)2”; (ii) rezoning two sites in Tin Shui Wai Areas 115 and 112 from “Comprehensive Development Area” (“CDA”) to “Residential (Group B)3” and “Residential (Group B)4” respectively; (iii) rezoning a site at the junction of Tin Yip Road and Tin Kwai Road from “Other Specified Uses” annotated “Telephone Exchange” to “G/IC”; and (iv) rezoning two strips of land in Tin Shui Wai Areas 112 and 115 from “CDA” to area shown as ‘Road’.
The Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP have been amended taking into account the above amendments. Opportunity is also taken to update the general information of various land use zones and the planning circumstances, where appropriate.
The approved Tin Shui Wai OZP No. S/TSW/18 is available for public inspection during office hours at (i) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, (ii) the Planning Enquiry Counters, (iii) the Tuen Mun and Yuen Long West District Planning Office, (iv) the Yuen Long District Office and (v) the Ping Shan Heung Rural Committee.
Copies of the approved OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centres in North Point and Yau Ma Tei (the Map Publications Centre in Yau Ma Tei will be closed from February 3, 2025). The electronic version of the OZP can be viewed at the Town Planning Board’s website (www.tpb.gov.hk). read more