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     Hong Kong Customs yesterday (November 29) conducted an anti-piracy operation in Yau Ma Tei and seized about 6 000 suspected pirated optical discs (PODs) and 4 000 suspected obscene optical discs with an estimated market value of about $220,000.

     During the operation, officers raided two shops in Yau Ma Tei and seized the batch of suspected PODs and obscene optical discs. Two men, aged 67 and 71, were arrested.

     Investigation is ongoing.

     Customs has been carrying out stringent enforcement actions against the sale of infringing goods and will continue to step up patrols and enforcement actions against privacy activities.

     Under the Copyright Ordinance, any person who possesses an infringing copy of a copyright work with a view to selling it commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $50,000 per infringing copy and imprisonment for four years.

     Under the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance, any person who possesses for the purpose of publication any obscene article commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction, is a fine of $1 million and imprisonment for three years.

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

  

     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 30) released the findings of its food safety report for last month. The results of about 15 500 food samples tested were satisfac… read more

     The Department of Health (DH) announced today (November 30) that the Hong Kong Institute of Audiologists (HKIA) has been granted full accreditation status under the Pilot Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions (… read more

     Following is the transcript of remarks by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at a media session before LegCo luncheon this afternoon (November 30):
  
Reporter: Mrs Lam, do you think the Government should tighten regulations on long work hours of these drivers, because similar accidents have happened again?
 
Chief Executive: I think it is too early to draw a conclusion out of this very tragic incident. Of course, the Police are still investigating the incident, and before they come up with any conclusion of the investigation or even a subsequent investigation it is premature to draw any conclusion, and that’s why it is not appropriate for the Government to suggest what sort of remedial measures that we should take. But as you will recall, we did have this sort of serious incidents from time to time, and every time the Government would take it very seriously. Whether we need to have an independent inquiry, as in the case of very serious incident, or very detailed investigation or Coroner’s Court, we have a very well-established system and the Government will do whatever is required as a result of those investigations.
  
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.) read more

Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:      Here is an item of interest to swimmers.      The Leisure and Cultural Serv… read more