When last we left Huawei, Chinese IT giant and wannabe North America player, it had run into a nasty reception at the U.S. House Intelligence Committee (yeah, I know, an oxymoron), which issued a report about Huawei, ZTE (another Chinese IT firm) and potential national security vulnerabilities. The conclusion was essentially “We don’t trust these […]

The Customs & Excise Department and the Office of the Communications Authority announced today that the public consultation period for the draft Compliance & Enforcement Policy Statement and the General Guidelines for the Trade Descriptions (Unfair Trade Practices) (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 has been extended to March 17.

The consultation was originally scheduled to end on January 17.

The extension has been made in response to requests from a number of trades.

Views can be sent by email by March 17.

Police and Department of Health officers have arrested a 65-year-old woman for the illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical product Lidiprine Cream, which contains a Part I poison.

She was arrested in Tuen Mun today after the product was seen being offered for sale on the Internet.

The product is labelled as containing lidocaine, which is commonly used as a local anaesthetic to relieve pain, or to desensitise skin before minor operations. Common side effects include hypersensitivity reactions.

It must be registered and can only be sold at pharmacies under the supervision of registered pharmacists.

Police are investigating a murder-suicide case in Taikoo Shing involving a 47-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy.

A man called Police about 9.20am saying he found his wife hanging, and their son unconscious, in their Taikoo Wan Road flat.

They were certified dead at the scene.

Police believe the woman committed suicide after killing her son.

Post-mortem examinations will be conducted on January 10.