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     ​Hong Kong Customs conducted an enforcement operation with Mainland and Macao Customs from October 15 to 22, during which inspections of goods across the three places and destined for countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia were stepped up, with a view to combating cross-boundary and transshipment counterfeiting activities.
      
     Through intelligence analysis and detailed investigations, Hong Kong Customs in the operation detected 13 related cases at a number of local express couriers and logistics companies, seizing a total of about 40 000 suspected counterfeit goods, including watches, mobile phones, bags, glasses and footwear, with a total estimated market value of about $9 million.
      
     Hong Kong Customs will continue to work closely with Mainland Customs, Macao Customs and overseas law enforcement agencies to vigorously combat cross-boundary counterfeit goods transshipping activities through intelligence exchanges and joint enforcement actions.
      
     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 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

  

     The Hong Kong Cybersecurity Attack and Defence Drill 2026 was launched today (October 29) to test the defence mechanism and incident response capabilities of participating organisations over three consecutive days through simulated cyber threat scenarios.
 
     The drill is spearheaded by the Digital Policy Office (DPO) in collaboration with the Office of the Commissioner of Critical Infrastructure (Computer-system Security) of the Security Bureau, the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force, the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited, Cyberport, the Hong Kong Cybersecurity Professional Association and the Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology. For the first time, this year’s drill has invited private enterprises to join as defending teams to undergo practical combat training alongside government departments and public organisations, thereby enhancing Hong Kong’s overall cybersecurity protection and resilience.
 
     Addressing the opening ceremony, the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, said, “The Government adopts a holistic approach to development and security, bolstering our cybersecurity defence system by deepening cybersecurity protection and collaboration.” He highlighted that the key to building a robust cybersecurity defensive line relies on translating defence into concrete actions and consistently testing and honing defensive capabilities of participating departments and organisations through practical combat.
 
     By employing practical combat scenarios, the Hong Kong Cybersecurity Attack and Defence Drill enables attacking teams (the Red Teams) and defending teams (the Blue Teams) to engage in real-world attack and defence exercises under simulated cyber threat environments. The Red Teams will try to identify system vulnerabilities and test the defensive response from the Blue Teams, thereby enhancing participating organisations’ practical handling and emergency response capabilities when facing various cyber threats. The drill not only tests the cybersecurity defence capabilities of the Blue Teams, but also serves as an important platform to unite the strengths of the Government, the cybersecurity industry, and various sectors of the society in order to build a secure cyber environment together.
 
     This year’s drill continues to receive enthusiastic responses from all parties and its overall scale has been further expanded.  A total of 51 Blue Teams from 28 government departments as well as 23 public organisations and private enterprises are participating with their designated information systems in the drill. Meanwhile, the 23 Red Teams comprise 15 experienced Hong Kong and Mainland cybersecurity professional organisations, four tertiary institutions, three leading attacking teams recommended by the Cyberspace Administration of Guangdong Province, and one attacking team deployed by the DPO, fully reflecting the exchange and collaboration in cybersecurity between Guangdong and Hong Kong as well as joint efforts in cultivating cybersecurity talent. The DPO has also invited 17 cybersecurity firms from Hong Kong and the Mainland with extensive drill experience to provide technical support to participating Blue Teams, joining forces to build a high-level cybersecurity shield for Hong Kong. Representatives from more than 80 organisations are also attending as observers to learn more about the drill process, serving as a reference for future drills.
 
     The drill spans three days and two nights for a total of 60 hours, and will end on the evening of October 31 (Saturday). read more

     ​The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) won the Sustainable Carbon Neutral Award – Grand Award in the Public Utility category in the CLP Smart Energy Award 2026, in recognition of CAD’s continuous efforts and outstanding achievements in leveraging innovative technologies to promote energy saving and carbon reduction.
      
     The Director-General of Civil Aviation, Ms Clara Wong, today (October 29) attended the presentation ceremony to receive the award. She expressed gratitude to her team for their dedication to enhancing efficiency and promoting sustainable development through innovative technologies over the years. Ms Wong added that CAD, with a mission to safeguard aviation safety, is committed to building a safe, efficient and sustainable world-class air transport system. While ensuring that aviation operations are safe, reliable, orderly and efficient, CAD is also actively promoting carbon reduction with smart technologies. In future, CAD will continue its efforts to support Hong Kong to move towards the target of carbon neutrality.
      
     In recent years, CAD has introduced innovative technologies and implemented a host of measures to support Hong Kong to achieve carbon neutrality before 2050. These measures include adopting the Two-phase Immersion Cooling, which significantly enhances energy efficiency of data-processing systems; introducing an AI energy optimisation system to improve central air-conditioning control and energy management; and implementing the Approach Spacing Management System to optimise aircraft arrival arrangements so as to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
      
     In addition, CAD has installed a range of green facilities at its headquarters and outstations to promote low-carbon operations on all fronts, including the installation of solar panels and electric vehicle charging facilities. CAD is also conducting trial application of Passive Radiative Cooling Paint at the facilities of outstations so as to lower building temperatures and reduce the need for air-conditioning.
      
     The Sustainable Carbon Neutral Award assesses participants across four areas, including resource management, innovation and creativity, environmental impact and partner synergy. All entries undergo a comprehensive three-stage assessment process, in which the judging panel identifies organisations that demonstrate tangible results and long-term commitment to sustainable practices.

  

     Hongkong Post announced today (October 29) that, as advised by the postal administration of Australia, mail delivery services to Australia are subject to delays due to industrial action. read more

     ​The Labour Department (LD) today (October 29) announced the imposition of an administrative sanction on The Incorporated Owners of Nan Fung Industrial City. With immediate effect, the LD has terminated the processing of an application for importing labour previously submitted by the owners’ corporation under the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme (ESLS). In parallel, the LD will, from today, refuse to process any applications submitted by the owners’ corporation under the ESLS for a period of one year.

     “After an investigation, the LD established that the above owners’ corporation had breached the requirements under the ESLS by providing the LD with false information about the number of full-time local employees while applying for importation of labour under the ESLS. An administrative sanction is thus imposed,” a spokesman for the LD said.

     The spokesman stressed, “Employers applying for the importation of workers under the ESLS should strictly comply with the scheme requirements, including according priority to employing suitable local workers. The ESLS stipulates that if an employer violates labour or immigration laws, the requirements of the ESLS, or the Standard Employment Contract, the LD will impose an administrative sanction on the employer. Such sanctions may include terminating the processing of submitted applications of the employer, withdrawing approvals for the importation of workers previously granted, and refusing to process any subsequent applications submitted by the employer.” read more