HONG KONG -- Customs of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said Thursday it seized about 2.6 million suspected illicit cigarettes a day before. Customs officers inspected a 20-foot container declared to contain tableware arriving in Hong Kong from Guangzhou at the River Trade Terminal Cargo Examination Compound in Tuen Mun on Wednesday. After inspection, customs officers found about 2.6 million suspected illicit cigarettes mix-loaded with the declared goods in the container. The seized cigarettes, with an estimated market value of about 7 million Hong Kong dollars (about $900,000) and a duty potential of about 5 million Hong Kong dollars (about $640,000), marked the second largest case of cigarette smuggling by sea uncovered by Hong Kong customs this year, the customs said. Investigation on the case is ongoing. Under the HKSAR's Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of 2 million Hong Kong dollars (about $250,000) and imprisonment for seven years. plastic wristbands ukwristband maker24 hour wristbands coupon codejordan wristband rubber
BEIJING - A series of actions taken by Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) were directed at separatist elements advocating Taiwan independence, a Chinese defense ministry spokesperson said Thursday.The actions were aimed at preventing harm to the wellbeing of Taiwan residents due to attempts for Taiwan independence, Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said at a press conference when commenting on PLA's recent training exercises.Taiwan is part of China, and it is the lofty mission of PLA to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, said the spokesperson.We will conduct drills in accordance with established plans, based on developments in the cross-Straits situation, said Wu.
