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Under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Chapter 138), the Department of Health's Drug Office is responsible for drug registration in Hong Kong. All drugs sold in Hong Kong are required to be registered with a number, which consists of the prefix 'HK' followed by five digits (e.g. HK-05628). [7]
Illegal drug use in Hong Kong is regarded as a narcotics offence, and if caught penalties include imprisonment for seven years and a fine of HK$1,000,000. [11] From the statistics of drug offences in 2015 released by The Secretary for Security, Lai Tung-Kwok, there are 1855 serious drug offences in total. 414 offences less compared to 2013 nearly 450 young adults were arrested because of ...
Poon Yuen Chung (潘婉聪, [1] pan WAN-chong; 1 September 1972 - 21 April 1995) was a 22-year-old female Hong Kong national executed in Singapore for drug trafficking.. After purportedly being recruited to work as a courier for a drug trafficking organization, Poon was arrested while in possession of over 4 kilograms of high-quality heroin during a stopover in Singapore's Changi Airport.
Yang's Postage Stamp Catalogue of the People's Republic of China Part II Nai-Chiang Yang (15th ed 2009) To correlate Wang catalog numbers and Scott catalogue numbers for Hong Kong consult Hong Kong Scott-Yang Catalog Correlation by Ralph Weil with Michael Rogers. 2006, second edition.
They may register for a free reader's account and order records on “@PRO”, the online catalogue of the GRS. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong , both walk-ins and reservations for inspecting records were accepted, but the PRO now requires readers to make a reservation in advance.
The first cannabis investment symposium in Hong Kong was held in November 2018 targeting new cannabis investment opportunities for Hong Kong investors in an emerging new industry with the support of the HKSAR government. [12] [13] There have also been reports of synthetic cannabinoid usage in Hong Kong, which was not common before 2010. [14]
The Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department [1] (C&ED; commonly known as the Hong Kong Customs) is the customs service of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The agency was established to protect Hong Kong from smuggling, ensure the collection of duties on taxable goods, detect and prevent drug trafficking and abuse, safeguard ...
Several landmarks in present-day Hong Kong are named after the firm and the founders Jardine and Matheson like Jardine's Bazaar, Jardine's Crescent, Jardine's Bridge, Jardine's Lookout, Yee Wo Street, Matheson Street, Jardine House and the Noon Day Gun. In 1947, a secret Trust was formed by members of the family to retain effective control over ...