The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat: Details of the meetings of the Legislative Council (LegCo) and its Committees to be held in the LegCo Complex during the week from March 16 to 20 are … read more
Hong Kong Customs seized 191 cartons of suspected counterfeit goods with an estimated market value of about $1.7 million at Man Kam To Control Point on March 11. This is the third case of importing suspected counterfeit goods by land detected by Customs during the four days from March 8 to 11.
Through risk assessment, Customs officers intercepted an incoming container truck at Man Kam To Control Point on March 11. The batch of suspected counterfeit goods, including watches, glasses, mobile phones accessories, shoes and vehicle parts were found inside the container. The 40-year-old male driver was then arrested.
After a follow-up investigation, Customs officers yesterday (March 12) arrested a 66-year-old man suspected to be involved in the case in Tsim Sha Tsui. More than 300 items of suspected counterfeit goods, including watches and glasses, worth about $200,000 were further seized at a premise in the district. An investigation is ongoing.
Including this case, Customs has detected three cases of importing suspected counterfeit goods by land from March 8 to 11, with a seizure value amount of $3.3 million in total.
Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment strategy to select cross border goods vehicles for clearance to intercept cross border counterfeits and other contrabands.
Under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, any person who imports or exports any goods to which a forged trademark is applied commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for five years.
Members of the public may report any suspected counterfeiting activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: As at noon today (March 13), public hospitals had reported to the Department of Health the admission of 47 patients (24 male and 23 female, aged 1 month to 10… read more
​The Labour Department (LD) today (March 13) said that all service counters under the LD will maintain the arrangements announced on March 6 to be open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday between March 16 and 20.
Kwun Tong Occupational Health Clinic will remain open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and Fanling Occupational Health Clinic on Tuesday and Thursday.
The LD will continue to review the situation and make announcements as appropriate.
For enquiries, members of the public can call the LD’s 24-hour enquiry hotline at 2717 1771 (the hotline is manned by 1823), or email the department at enquiry@labour.gov.hk. read more
The Lands Department (LandsD) announced today (March 13) that a site, Lot No. 1069 in Survey District No. 3, off Anderson Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, in the 2019-20 Land Sale Programme will be disposed of by public tender. T… read more