Tag: Mainland

AFCD charges Mainland fishermen suspected of operating illegally in Hong Kong waters (with photo) ******************************************************************************************      The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (November 30) laid charges against four men on board a Mainland vessel suspected of engaging in illegal fishing in Hong Kong waters to the south of Lamma Island.      Marine Police officers intercepted a Mainland vessel suspected to be carrying out illegal fishing activities in the above-mentioned waters at about 2.30pm yesterday (November 29). Upon notification, AFCD officers conducted investigation and seized some fishing gear on board.      Charges were laid against the four Mainland ... Read more

Mainland expert delegation visits Hong Kong to inspect anti-epidemic measures (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      The Mainland epidemic prevention and control expert delegation today (November 20) arrived in Hong Kong for a four-day visit to learn about the local anti-epidemic efforts and measures.       The visiting Mainland expert delegation is organised by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council (HKMAO) and the National Health Commission. Members include epidemic prevention and control experts from the National Health Commission, the Guangdong Province, Shenzhen and Zhuhai. The HKMAO and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special ... Read more

Meeting held on Mainland and Hong Kong anti-epidemic work *********************************************************      A meeting on the anti-epidemic work of the Mainland and Hong Kong was held today (September 26) in Shenzhen. The meeting was hosted by Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council (HKMAO), Mr Huang Liuquan. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr John Lee, led representatives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to attend the meeting and had detailed exchanges with Mainland representatives on the strategies to prevent and fight the virus and studying the resumption of quarantine-free travel between the ... Read more

Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation *******************************************************      A female Mainlander was charged at the Sha Tin Magistrates’ Courts with one count of making false representation to an Immigration Department (ImmD) staff member, and was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment on August 12.      The 52-year-old defendant arrived in Hong Kong as a visitor. During her stay, the defendant submitted an application for extension of stay to the ImmD, and claimed her reason for extension was to visit her husband in Hong Kong. However, when processing the application, the ImmD found that their marriage had in fact been dissolved prior to the extension application.  ... Read more

Mainland fishermen suspected of operating illegally in Hong Kong waters charged (with photo) ******************************************************************************************      ​The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (July 4) laid charges against three Mainland fishermen suspected of engaging in illegal fishing in Hong Kong waters near Basalt Island, Sai Kung.      AFCD officers intercepted a Mainland fishing vessel suspected to be carrying out illegal fishing by long lining in the above-mentioned waters at about 3pm yesterday (July 3) for investigation. Some fishing gear and catches were seized on board.             Charges were laid against the three Mainland fishermen found on board the vessel. They were suspected to ... Read more