â€‹Hong Kong Customs seized about 1 920 grams of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about $2.48 million on August 14 at the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal.

     Customs officers conducted customs clearance on an incoming male passenger at the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal on the evening of August 14 and found the batch of suspected cocaine concealed inside false compartments of his suitcase. The 25-year-old man was then arrested.

     It is believed that the suspected cocaine was delivered to Hong Kong via Macau from Philippines. An investigation is ongoing. 

     Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in dangerous drugs 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 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

  

Attention TV/radio announcers:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:

Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (August 16) that due to inclement weather, red flags have been hoisted at Clear Water Bay First Beach and Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at these beaches.

Attention TV/radio announcers:

     Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (August 16) that due to an insufficient number of lifeguards on duty, the lifesaving services at Golden Beach in Tuen Mun District are suspended until further notice.

     First aid service will be maintained at the beach.

     The Government Property Agency is inviting tenders for separate five-year tenancies of (i) Shop No. 301 and (ii) Shop No. 302, the Ground Floor, Passenger Clearance Building, 33 Shun Fai Road, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port, Lantau, Hong Kong.

     Each premises should only be used for general retail purposes including but not limited to storage, sale and display of duty-free liquor and tobacco, wine, perfume, cosmetics, general merchandise and other ancillary products (excluding any goods or commodities that are subject to import control under the laws of Hong Kong, any regulations made thereunder and any amending legislations; and excluding any goods or commodities to which the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (Cap.109), any regulations made thereunder and any amending legislations applies unless being sold by shops with a warehouse licence issued under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (Cap.109), any regulations made thereunder and any amending legislations) and/or service purposes.

     The tender notice was uploaded today (August 16) to the Agency's website: www.gpa.gov.hk. Tender documents are available for collection at the Government Property Agency, 31/F, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, during office hours (8.30am to 5.45pm Monday to Friday). The documents can also be downloaded from the Agency's website.

     Interested tenderers who wish to inspect the site should make a prior appointment with the Government Property Agency by calling 2594 7697 on or before August 23 this year.

     Tenderers must submit their tenders by placing them in the Government Logistics Department Tender Box situated on the Ground Floor, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, before noon on September 11 this year. Late tenders will not be accepted.

     The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, today (August 16) officiated at the closing ceremony of the Youth Internship Programme at the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan.

     The Youth Internship Programme at the Wolong National Nature Reserve was funded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and co-organised by the Ocean Park Corporation. It recruited youths from Hong Kong and Guangdong Province to participate in a six-week internship programme, during which the young people were provided with professional training to enhance their understanding of nature conservation and ecotourism development. The programme also provided a platform for strengthening cultural exchanges and co-operation between youths from both places.

     Speaking at the closing ceremony, Mr Wong encouraged the students who had completed the internship to contribute to environmental conservation by applying what they had learned in the programme to actively promote the culture of conservation and help propagate the message of nature conservation.

     He will return to Hong Kong this afternoon after concluding his visit.