The Hong Kong Police Force today (June 18) organised the Police Recruitment Experience and Assessment Day (READ) at the Hong Kong Police College with the theme of “Infinite Possibilities”. Participants were given opportunities to participate in various experimental activities to gain a better knowledge of the recruitment selection process, foundation training programmes at the Police College and diversified police duties, so as to experience how they could unleash their talent by starting a career in the Force.
      
     The event consisted of three thematic sessions: (1) Selection workshops for Probationary Inspector / Police Constable; (2) Interactive Police Unit Display / Recruitment Talk / Sharing of Training Experience; and (3) Physical Fitness Test Workshops. Recruitment stations were set up to facilitate participants to submit application and undergo initial screening on the spot. The five “Recruitment Spokespersons” also participated in READ to share information about the recruitment process with visitors.
      
     This is the first occasion where participants can take the newly introduced “Recruit Police Constable Written Examination” during READ. Participants who successfully pass the written examination could be exempt from relevant assessment, and the results will be permanently valid, if they apply to join the Force within three months.
      
     The theme of the “Interactive Police Unit Display” tied in with the TV reality show “Profession Impossible” showcasing professional facets of the Force duties, as well as the Force's new promotional video “Guarding Our City with Faith (The Prequel)” to be launched on June 24. Meanwhile, during the interactive live show, visitors can experience the challenges and uncertainties frontline officers face during daily patrol. The number of participating units has increased from six to eight this time. In addition, two Volunteer Secondary Duty Cadres, the Police Negotiation Cadre and the Force Search Unit, which participated in the TV programme, “Profession Impossible”, joined the display for the first time.
                                                                                                  
      A total of 1,563 participants (resulting in 2,008 attendance) joined the Police Recruitment Experience and Assessment Day, during which 490 on-spot applications were received, comprising of 81 Probationary Inspector, 341 Recruit Police Constable, and 68 Police Constable (Auxiliary) posts. Applicants included students of local and overseas tertiary institutes and working people.
      
     The Force accepts job applications year-round. Persons who are interested in applying for Probationary Inspector, Recruit Police Constable or Police Constable (Auxiliary) can complete the application form at the Police website or mail the completed form to the Police Recruitment Division. For more information, please visit the Police recruitment webpage at www.police.gov.hk/recruitment.

          

     â€‹Hong Kong Customs yesterday (June 17) detected an incoming passenger drug trafficking case at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 980 grams of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about $1.06 million. 

     A 25-year-old female passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Brazil via Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. During customs clearance, Customs officers found seven perfume packaging cans with false compartments inside her checked-in baggage, which were used to conceal suspected cocaine, weighing about 980g in total. The woman was subsequently arrested.

     An investigation is ongoing.

     Following the resumption of normal travel and exchanges with the Mainland and other parts of the world, the number of visitors to Hong Kong has also been increasing steadily. Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.

     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 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

  

     The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, will visit Shenzhen tomorrow (June 19).

     While in Shenzhen, Mr Chan will meet with the leadership of Shenzhen, and discuss co-operation on financial services, innovation and technology (I&T), trade and commerce, infrastructure, etc. He will also visit I&T enterprises in Shenzhen.

     Mr Chan will return to Hong Kong in the evening on the same day.

     The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a general restaurant in Tsuen Wan to suspend business for 14 days, as the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by extending the business area illegally.
 
     The shop, located at Shop 2 on the ground floor of 2-8 Yi Pei Square, Tsuen Wan, was ordered to suspend business from today (June 18) to July 1.
 
     "This March, two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the shop. A total fine of $6,200 was levied by the court and 30 demerit points were registered against the licensee under the department's demerit points system. The contraventions resulted in the 14-day licence suspension," a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
 
     The licensee of the restaurant had a record of two convictions for the same offence from last September and December. A total fine of $5,800 was levied and 30 demerit points were also registered, leading to a seven-day licence suspension this February.
 
     The spokesman reminded the licensees of food premises to comply with the FBR and other relevant regulations, or their licences could be suspended or cancelled.
 
     Licensed food premises are required to exhibit a sign, at a conspicuous place near the main entrance, indicating that the premises has been licensed. A list of licensed food premises is available on the FEHD's website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/licensing/index.html).

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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department said today (June 18) that the red flag at Stanley Main Beach in Southern District, Hong Kong Island, has been lowered.

     The red flag was hoisted earlier due to big waves.