Category: MIL-OSI

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dangerous drugs worth about $4.2 million (with photo)     ​
     During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Yau Tong yesterday afternoon, Customs officers intercepted a man and seized about 3kg of suspected drugs, including MDMA, heroin, cocaine and psilocybin mushrooms, inside a rucksack carried by him. The man was subsequently arrested. 

     Customs officers later escorted him to a mini-storage warehouse and residential premises nearby for a search and further seized about 10kg of suspected drugs, including MDMA, heroin, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, ketamine, etomidate capsules, crack cocaine, cannabis buds and a batch of suspected drug packaging paraphernalia.Issued at HKT 18:00

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Police complete identifications and forensic examinations of remains from Tai Po Wang Fuk Court fireIssued at HKT 18:50

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Hospital Authority urges public to stay vigilant to fraudulent website      
     The HA stated that this fraudulent website falsely claimed to verify the electronic medical certificates issued by public hospitals, thereby inducing members of public to input personal information such as patient names and sick leave dates from their medical certificates. The spokesperson emphasized that the HA has no connection with this website and urged members of the public not to provide any personal information to suspicious websites of unknown origin.
      
     The spokesperson said, “The HA introduced electronic medical certificates in March 2023. Each electronic medical certificate bears an encrypted QR code. If members of the public need to verify an electronic medical certificate, they can simply scan the QR code on the certificate to access the correct official website for verification.”
      
     The HA is highly concerned about the incident and has contacted relevant authorities to remove the fraudulent website. The case has been referred to the police and the HA will fully cooperate with the relevant investigation. 
     
Issued at HKT 23:12

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Police open fire in Castle Peak

     Police are investigating a Police open fire case in Castle Peak last night (January 15).
 
     About 7.10pm, Police received a report from a staff member of a shop on Tuen Shun Street that a man fled away after stealing a knife from the shop. Subsequently, Police have also received multiple reports that a man holding a knife was found wandering in the vicinity of Tuen Wui Street. Police officers sped to the scene and located the man, who was holding a 12-inch long knife, outside the entrance of a shopping mall on Tuen Shun Street.
 
     Despite multiple verbal warnings given by the officers, the man refused to cooperate and an officer discharged one burst of pepper spray. The man then fled into the mall and exited from another entrance shortly afterwards. He then held a female passerby hostage and attempted to assault her with the knife. Officers gave further verbal warnings to the man but in vain. To ensure the safety of the hostage, two police officers each fired a shot at the man.
 
     Sustaining shot wounds to his shoulder and chest, the 34-year-old man was sent to Tuen Mun Hospital in unconscious state and was certified dead at 8.47pm; the 51-year-old woman, who was held hostage, was sent to Tuen Mun Hospital in conscious state.
 
     Some suspected dangerous drug and an extendable baton were seized from the man and the bag he carried.Issued at HKT 1:36

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Home and Youth Affairs Bureau launches HYAB Youth Start-up Internship Programme 2026      
     The HYAB is committed to promoting youth development. In 2021, the HYAB launched the Programme on a pilot basis. Following the success of the pilot programme, the HYAB regularised and expanded the Programme in 2023 in collaboration with Cyberport and the HKSTP. The Programme provides internship placements at start-ups for young people every year, with a view to fostering their interest in pursuing a career in innovation and technology (I&T) and nurturing talent for the industry in support of Hong Kong’s overall direction of promoting I&T development.
      
     Under the new round of the Programme, Cyberport and the HKSTP will provide 200 internship placements of three to six months funded by the HYAB, covering various disciplines such as data analysis, fintech, biotech, artificial intelligence applications, business development, marketing, and design. The participating companies can engage interns on a full-time, part-time, or mixed basis. Applicants should be aged between 18 and 30 and must be (i) a full time post-secondary student (including sub-degree, undergraduate, or postgraduate) holding a Hong Kong permanent identity card; or (ii) a local full-time post-secondary student (including sub-degree, undergraduate, or postgraduate) holding a Hong Kong identity card. Apart from internship placements, Cyberport and the HKSTP will also arrange a series of training and entrepreneurial experience activities and visits to start-ups on the Mainland.
      
     Details of the Programme and information about the internship placements are now available on the dedicated webpages of Cyberport and the HKSTP. Interested young people should submit applications to companies via the electronic application system on the webpages. Upon receipt of the applications, participating companies will conduct assessments to select suitable applicants to take forward the internship arrangements.
 Issued at HKT 18:00

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FSD and BD conduct joint inspection and enforcement operation against industrial buildings      
     The FSD and the BD inspected a total of nine industrial buildings located in various districts in Kowloon and the New Territories during the joint operation. The fire personnel identified a total of 261 irregularities related to various fire hazards, such as obstruction or locking of means of escape, defective or wedged-open smoke stop doors, as well as fire service installations or equipment (FSIs) that were defective or not in efficient working order. The FSD took immediate enforcement action against the persons concerned.
      
     Among the cases related to obstruction of means of escape, the FSD instituted three prosecutions and issued 22 Fire Hazard Abatement Notices (FHANs), requiring the persons concerned to abate the fire hazards within a specified period. Should they fail to comply with the requirements of the FHANs within the period, the FSD will institute resolute prosecution. In addition, inspections revealed that some buildings had defective smoke stop doors and FSIs. The FSD will issue FHANs to the persons concerned and continue to take follow-up action. 
      
     The BD identified 13 subdivided flats suspected of being used illegally for domestic purposes. Further investigations are now under way, and letters have been sent to the relevant owners and occupiers asking them to contact the BD as soon as possible to arrange an inspection of their flats. Otherwise, the BD will consider applying for a court warrant to enter the premises for inspection. If it is confirmed that the flats in question have been used for illegal domestic purposes, the BD will take enforcement action in accordance with the Buildings Ordinance, including ordering the cessation of illegal domestic use and rectify the dangerous situations. The BD also identified in the operation that there was dilapidation in the exit staircases of one of the industrial buildings, but no obvious danger to the overall building structure was noted. The BD has issued a repair order to the owners’ corporation for conducting the necessary repair work.
      
     Apart from inspection and enforcement, the FSD also carried out fire prevention education and publicity at the same time during the operation to enhance fire safety awareness among owners and occupiers of industrial buildings, thereby mitigating fire risk from the source. The BD has also long been promoting building safety and the proper use of buildings through various channels, including distributing themed posters to management offices of industrial buildings for displaying in prominent places to serve as a reminder to owners and occupiers that industrial buildings must not be used illegally for domestic purposes.
Issued at HKT 12:04

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Postal services to Australia return to normalIssued at HKT 14:16

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