Agilawood smuggling

A WOMAN was caught smuggling 7 kg of agilawood into Shenzhen from Hong Kong through Shatoujiao Checkpoint on Oct. 10.

The woman claimed to have been paid HK$500 (US$64) in commission to help a man carry what he called traditional Chinese medicine materials to Shenzhen. The materials were later confirmed to be agilawood, an endangered plant species that is banned from trading.

Toddler found

A 3-YEAR-OLD child who had boarded a No. B656 bus alone Sunday was finally united with his parents with the help of the bus driver.

The toddler followed two women onto the bus, and the bus driver, surnamed Li, thought he was the child of one of the women and closed the door to continue service.

However, by the time Li drove about 200 meters, the child had begun trying to open the door and was looking for his mom. Li realized that the child might have got lost and called his company, which later reported the case to the police. When the parents realized that their child had gone missing, they reported it to the police and learned the child had been under the care of the bus company.

Tourism ferry resumes

THE tourism ferry service between Yantian and Dapeng, which was suspended in September due to Typhoon Mangkhut, resumed yesterday.

The typhoon seriously damaged the ports in Yantian and Dapeng and the service was suspended for nearly a month.

Viaduct closed

THE viaduct for vehicles turning onto Shangbu Road and Nigang Road West from Beihuan Boulevard will be closed until Jan. 9 to give way to the construction of Bantian-Yinhu Passage.

The passage will link Bantian and Yinhu when completed. The project is expected to be finished by the end of next year.