Chun Hing Landscaping Company Limited was fined $45,000 at Fanling Magistrates’ Courts today (April 30) for violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance. The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.
The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on September 30, 2018 in Tsim Bei Tsui. A worker drowned while he was engaged in plant-clearing work in a mangrove swamp. read more
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (April 30) invited tenders for the provision of services for the treatment and recycling of washing machines. The Producer Responsibility Scheme on… read more
The Lands Department announced today (April 30) that in respect of the tender for the site New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 6576 at Kai Tak Area 4B Site 1, Kai Tak, Kowloon, which was awarded on March 27 to the successful tenderer, I… read more
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Security, Mr John Lee, at a media session after the Bills Committee on Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) … read more
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (April 29) seized about 80 kilograms of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about $80 million at Tai Kok Tsui.
During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Tai Kok Tsui yesterday evening, Customs officers intercepted two men and found the batch of suspected cocaine inside two suitcases carried by them. The two men, aged 18 and 28, were then arrested.
Investigation is ongoing.
Along with two another serious narcotics cases detected earlier this month, Customs officers have seized about 421 kilograms of suspected cocaine in total with an estimated market value of over $400 million. Customs will continue to investigate whether the three cases are connected.
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 the Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
