The Immigration Department said it received today a notification from the US government that Edward Snowden's US passport had been revoked.

Under Hong Kong law, a passenger coming to Hong Kong must possess a valid travel document.

The department said it has already notified all airlines that Mr Snowden would not be allowed to enter Hong Kong. Therefore, all airlines should not allow him to board any Hong Kong-bound flights.

Customs officers have arrested a 38-year-old man in Mong Kok and seized 1.4kg of cannabis buds worth $260,000.

The officers stopped the man in Mong Kok yesterday and found the drug hidden in five sealed aluminium cans in a shopping bag.

He was charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug and will appear at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Court tomorrow.

Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen today met legal and judicial officials in Beijing to enhance co-operation between the Mainland and Hong Kong.

Mr Yuen met the Supreme People's Court President Zhou Qiang, the Supreme People's Procuratorate Procurator-General Cao Jianming, and the Public Security Vice Minister Chen Zhimin.

Mr Yuen told Mr Zhou of the Department of Justice’s policy to enhance Hong Kong's status as the legal and dispute resolution services centre in the Asia Pacific region. They also discussed mutual legal assistance in civil and commercial matters.

Mr Yuen updated Mr Cao on the department’s latest developments in prosecution work, adding Hong Kong has been co-operating closely with the Mainland and other jurisdictions to combat cross-boundary crime.

Mr Yuen held talks with Mr Chen on criminal judicial co-operation between the Mainland and Hong Kong.

He will attend the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group Conference 2013 opening ceremony tomorrow, and will deliver a speech on the development of arbitration and its current practice in Hong Kong.

The number of reported drug abusers aged under 21 dropped 38% in the first quarter of the year.

The Action Committee Against Narcotics studied figures from the Central Registry of Drug Abuse today. It said the total number of reported drug abusers dropped 17% year-on-year to 3,377, while the number of reported young abusers fell 38% to 367.

The number of newly reported drug abusers decreased 31% to 553, while the number of newly reported young abusers dropped 49% to 166.

Female drug abusers fell 25% to 508, while male abusers dropped 15% to 2,869.

Dispute this, Commissioner for Narcotics Erika Hui said the Government is concerned about the hidden nature of drug abuse.

The Beat Drugs Fund will support district programmes to help parents, teachers and frontline workers in drug prevention, early identification and intervention.

She said the Government will boost promotion of the 24-hour anti-drug telephone service 186 186, and encourage abusers to seek help early.

A new television commercial will also be aired, stating that people should not have to prove friendship or love by taking drugs.

Customs officers have arrested a 33-year-old man after seizing $24 million worth of smuggled electronic products.

They inspected four cargo containers at Kwai Chung Container Port on June 24, declared to contain "Wood Plup" (sic). They were about to be loaded onto a vessel destined for Tianjin.

Inside they found electronic goods, including game consoles, computer hard-disks, display panels, vehicle parts, laser heads, integrated circuits, and waste products.

It is believed the cargo was being smuggled to evade Mainland import tax.

Officers then searched several premises, including a Man Kam To cargo yard, and arrested the man.

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