Government Reappoints Non-official Members to Honours and Justices of the Peace Selection Committee for 2025.

Appointments to Honours and Non-official Justices of the Peace Selection Committee

​The Government announced today (December 20) that the Chief Executive has reappointed Mrs Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, Mr Martin Liao Cheung-kong, Dr Moses Cheng Mo-chi, Mr Chan Kin-por, Dr Eliza Chan Ching-har, Mr Stanley Ng Chau-pei, Mr Tam Yiu-chung, Mrs Laura Cha Shih May-lung, and Mr Chow Chung-kong as non-official members of the Honours and Non-official Justices of the Peace Selection Committee.

"All non-official members will serve for a one-year term, from January 1 to December 31, 2025," a Government spokesman said.

The Selection Committee is tasked with considering nominations for various honours as well as for the appointment of Non-official Justices of the Peace (JPs) and making recommendations to the Chief Executive.

Honours and awards are awarded to individuals in recognition of their significant contributions to Hong Kong or dedicated public and community service. The appointment of JPs is governed by the Justices of the Peace Ordinance (Cap. 510). JPs are required to perform certain functions, including visiting custodial institutions or detention centres, to ensure that such facilities are effectively managed and that no inmate is unfairly treated or deprived of his or her rights.

The annual Honours List and the list of new JP appointments are normally published in the Government Gazette on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (July 1).

The Selection Committee is chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration. Other official members include the Financial Secretary, the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, the Chairman of the Public Service Commission, and the Director of the Chief Executive's Office.

The Selection Committee's full membership for the new term is as follows:

Chairman

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Chief Secretary for Administration

Non-official Members

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Mrs Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee

Mr Martin Liao Cheung-kong

Dr Moses Cheng Mo-chi

Mr Chan Kin-por

Dr Eliza Chan Ching-har

Mr Stanley Ng Chau-pei

Mr Tam Yiu-chung

Mrs Laura Cha Shih May-lung

Mr Chow Chung-kong

Official Members

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Financial Secretary

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs

Chairman, Public Service Commission

Director, Chief Executive's Office

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected etomidate worth about $4.2 million

Hong Kong Customs yesterday (December 19) seized about four kilograms of suspected etomidate (the main ingredient of "space oil"), a kind of Part 1 poison under the Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations, with an estimated market value of about $4.2 million in Tsuen Wan.

Through intelligence analysis and in-depth investigations, Customs officers yesterday afternoon intercepted a 32-year-old local man at a hotel in Tsuen Wan and seized about 2kg of suspected etomidate inside a plastic bag carried by him. He was subsequently arrested. Customs officers later escorted him to his rented hotel room for a search and further seized about 2kg of suspected etomidate and a batch of suspected packaging paraphernalia.

The arrestee has been charged for possession of Part 1 poison and will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (December 21).

Under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, any person who possesses any poison included in Part 1 of the Poisons List other than in accordance with provisions commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $100,000 and imprisonment for two years.

Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs' 24-hour report hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002/).

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected etomidate worth about $4.2 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases