Hong Kong – CSD combats illicit collective activities at Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution (with photos)

CSD combats illicit collective activities at Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution (with photos)

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     The Correctional Services Department (CSD) today (August 19) launched an operation to combat illicit collective activities of detainees at Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution.

     The management of the institution received intelligence recently that individual detainees are dissatisfied with the custodial arrangement at the institution along with the stringent requirements to obey the institutional order and routine, and have contemplated taking mass indiscipline actions. The management then closely monitored activities of the target detainees. 

     At 7.25am today, in accordance with the daily routine, correctional officers arranged 17 detainees to leave their dormitories and proceed to a dayroom. However, two detainees (targeted detainees) refused to obey the order of the officers to line up, and the officers immediately intervened to ascertain the reason. During the encounter, the aforesaid two detainees continuously provoked officers and shouted in an attempt to incite the emotions of other detainees.

     Reinforcement staff arrived at the scene to control the situation and separated the two detainees concerned, pending disciplinary actions. Thereafter, 10 detainees staged a hunger strike during breakfast, demanding that management withdraw all disciplinary actions. Intelligence revealed that other detainees might likely become involved.

     Following an assessment, the CSD immediately deployed members of the Regional Response Team, the Dog Unit, and other reinforcement teams for back-up of the management of Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution. As at 2pm, a total of 12 detainees were being investigated under separate confinement.

     The CSD is committed to ensuring a safe and secure custodial environment, and will spare no efforts and take every measure to combat any form of illegal activities to ensure the stability of the institution.

     Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution is a minimum security detention centre for the detention of male adult detainees under the Immigration Ordinance.

Hong Kong – Hong Kong Customs combats unfair trade practices by renovation company

Hong Kong Customs combats unfair trade practices by renovation company

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     Hong Kong Customs today (August 16) arrested a female owner cum salesperson of a renovation company for suspected unfair trade practices of making a misleading omission and applying false trade descriptions, in contravention of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (TDO).

     Customs earlier received information alleging that a renovation company owner cum salesperson promised her customer to lay floor tiles for the whole flat, but omitted that a specified area would not be included. She was also alleged to have applied false claims to a customer that furniture of required dimensions would be tailor-made. However, significant gaps from those specified in the contract were found upon the completion of the renovation service. 

     After investigation, Customs officers today arrested a 38-year-old woman. An investigation is ongoing.

     Customs reminds traders to comply with the requirements of the TDO and consumers to procure services at reputable shops.

     Under the TDO, any trader who engages in a commercial practice that omits or hides material information or provides material information in a manner that is unclear, unintelligible, ambiguous or untimely, and as a result causes, or is likely to cause, an average consumer to make a transactional decision; or applies a false trade description to a service supplied to a consumer 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 violation of the TDO to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

Hong Kong – Hong Kong Customs combats unfair trade practices at renovation company

Hong Kong Customs combats unfair trade practices at renovation company

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     Hong Kong Customs today (August 5) arrested a male director cum salesperson of a renovation company suspected of having applied false trade descriptions to the renovation service he supplied, in contravention of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (TDO).

     Customs earlier received information alleging that a renovation company director cum salesperson had made false claims to a customer that the furniture would be tailor-made with materials of a brand designated by the customer. However, upon completion of the renovation service, it was found that the furniture was not made from the designated materials. 

     After investigation, Customs officers today arrested a 47-year-old man.

     An investigation is ongoing and the arrested man has been released on bail pending further investigation.

     Customs reminds traders to comply with the requirements of the TDO and consumers to procure services at reputable shops.

     Under the TDO, any trader who applies a false trade description to a service supplied to a consumer 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 violation of the TDO to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

Doctor Combats COVID-19 Pandemic Misinformation, Offering Reassurance and Life-Saving Strategies

 It’s year two of COVID-19 and in many ways the stress and uncertainty have never gone away. Today COVID cases are climbing yet again in vulnerable, unvaccinated areas across the US. As fall and winter approaches, and we go indoors, states are bracing for a new surge of cases. People in the U.S. still stress about the virus, a situation only made worse by countless social media conspiracy theories, pseudo-science and exaggerated news headlines.

Witnessing the anxiety and confusion COVID-19 caused his own patients, Dominic Gaziano M.D. set out to create a definitive guide for anyone feeling overwhelmed and under-informed. “A Doctor’s Guide from Pandemic to New Normal: COVID Prevention, Vaccines, and Stress Relief” is the result of those efforts. In it, he covers the reasons why the COVID-19 vaccination is beneficial, how to handle COVID stress, how herd immunity works and the practical ways we can all learn to embrace a COVID-prevention lifestyle.

A Kindle edition of “A Doctor’s Guide from Pandemic to New Normal” was released on July 5, 2021, and is available on Amazon, distributed by Bublish, Inc. A print version of the book will be available by the end of July, 2021.

About the Author

Dominic Gaziano, M.D. or Dr. G., as his patients call him, is an independent primary care doctor and public healthcare advocate. As director of Body and Mind Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, he advocates for his diverse community of inner city patients while bridging the gap between Holistic and Western medicines. His holistic approach to wellness has led him to author multiple practical guides for the public, dispelling medical myths and promoting research-based therapeutic strategies.

Beyond his practice, Dr. G. is a national public speaker, regularly giving lectures, seminars and retreats focused on helping attendees create greater resiliency and manage stress. His goal is to educate the public on the impact stress has on wellness. He has authored three other books, “Feel Good Health,” a seasonal wellness guide, “Well Now!,” a comprehensive strategy to self-health and “A Doctor’s Cure For Medical Myths: 50 Teaspoons of Truth to Remedy Medical Misinformation.”

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Hong Kong – Hong Kong Customs combats unfair trade practices at tutorial centre

Hong Kong Customs combats unfair trade practices at tutorial centre

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     Hong Kong Customs today (June 3) arrested a male director, a female tutor and a female salesperson of a tutorial centre suspected of having made false claims on the tutorial services they provided, in contravention of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (TDO).

     Customs earlier received information alleging that staff members of a tutorial centre in Kowloon City used promotion materials with false claims in the course of sale of tutorials and claimed that a tutor has acquired a bachelor’s degree from a local university and obtained specified outstanding results in public examinations.

     After investigation, it was revealed that the tutor did not hold the said bachelor’s degree and her public examination results did not conform with the claims. Customs officers conducted an operation today and arrested one man and two women, aged between 29 and 38.

     Investigation is ongoing and the arrested persons have been released on bail pending further investigation.

     Customs reminds traders to comply with the requirements of the TDO. Consumers should also procure services at reputable traders and inquire about the service details before making a transactional decision.

     Under the TDO, any trader who applies a false trade description to a service supplied to a consumer 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 violations of the TDO to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).