A 27-year-old man was convicted at Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Courts today (July 15), fined $80,000 and sentenced to two months imprisonment for the illegal importation of ivory.
Customs officers seized about 39 kilograms of ivory products packed in tea bags at the Hong Kong International Airport, worth about $390,000, in two pieces of check-in luggage belonging to a man who arrived in Hong Kong from Harare, Zimbabwe via Dubai, United Arab Emirates yesterday evening (July 14).
Hong Kong Customs reminded the public not to import or export endangered species of animals and plants. Convicted offenders in contravention of the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance are liable to a maximum fine of $5 million, imprisonment for two years and mandatory forfeiture of the specimens.
Ends/Friday, July 15, 2016