Hong Kong authorities have been left scratching their heads after discovering a shipment of 12 armoured military vehicles and other strategic commodities in Kwai Chung yesterday.
The vehicles arrived last night on a container ship from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and were reportedly bound for Singapore.
FactWire (as quoted by Ming Pao) reports that there was no plan to unload the cargo, but customs, acting on a tip, inspected it and launched an investigation. The shipment comprised 12 containers, which held the vehicles and various other military accessories, which allegedly includes explosives.
“We are still trying to identify the owner, sender, and consignee of the cargo,” a government source told the SCMP.
Customs have seized nine out of the 12 vehicles, as well as other items from the shipment.
A picture of one of the vehicles was posted to a Facebook page for workers at the Kwai Chung Container Terminals, with the caption, “Seems like filming for Transformers 5’s about to begin in Hong Kong”.
Anyone convicted of importing or exporting strategic commodities without a licence is punishable by a HKD500,000 fine and two years’ imprisonment.
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