AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUS–Hong Kong Trade Status: Washington let its Hong Kong national emergency expire, but said other parts of the Trump-era executive order remain, leaving sanctions and autonomy-linked restrictions in place; Beijing Response: MOFCOM welcomed the non-extension as a step toward implementing US–China trade consultation consensus; Customs Crackdown: Hong Kong Customs sentenced two inbound passengers at the HZMB Hong Kong Port for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes worth about $450,000, and separately seized about 131kg of ketamine worth $51.4m with three arrests; Drugs at the Airport: Customs also flagged a cannabis trafficking case involving an incoming passenger, with charges pending; Belt and Road Youth Exchange: Customs YES ran a youth tour to Xinjiang, visiting land ports and energy/logistics sites and stressing Hong Kong’s “super connector” role; Regional Mobility/Politics: Taiwan removed Cambodia from visa-facilitation programs after Hun Manet’s China visit and reaffirmed One-China policy; Education Pathways: A DSE-focused explainer highlights that many students face limited public-university places and must look to subsidised self-financing degrees and designated-profession schemes.
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