[Tsuen Wan Distillery] "Handover Gin" is disguised as a Hong Kong-made guest sales platform

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Written by: Shao Peilin, Guo Qianwen, Huang Weimin

2020-04-16 14:58

The Customs smashed the Huajun Industrial Centre in Tsuen Wan, and a private brewing Gin brewery detained 2 people. Customs refers to the company involved in the purchase of a steamer and then attracts customers on the online platform "Punch Card", the product name is "Handover Gin". The company involved claimed that the wine was produced in-house in Hong Kong. The actual Gin wine sold was imported from New Zealand. The staff only sold the wine after labeling the factory. A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" traced and found that the Hong Kong TV HKTVmall online shopping platform has removed the Gin wine involved in the case this afternoon.

Yesterday (15th), Customs officers launched a recovery operation and recovered 157 bottles of suspected Gin liquor in the market. (Photo by Huang Weimin)

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The customs recently discovered on the Internet that a winery claimed to manufacture a "Ginjiu Handover Gin" for sale locally. After investigation, the customs found that the winery did not have a wine-making license. In April this year, the company applied to the customs for an import license. New Zealand imported a batch of Gin wine. After customs investigation, it was revealed that someone used the imported Gin wine as a homemade "earth cannon" The sale was illegal and involved two persons in charge of the winery were arrested yesterday (15th).

At the same time, the Customs and Excise Department also launched a recycling operation. It began collecting 157 bottles of suspected Gin liquor in the market yesterday. "Hong Kong 01" reporter found that many websites and sales platforms have sold the "Handover Gin" wine involved in the case. This afternoon, some sales platforms have removed the goods, including Hong Kong TV HKTVmall online shopping platform.

Hong Kong TV's HKTVmall online shopping platform has now removed the goods of the company in question. (Online screenshot)

According to the Facebook post of the company involved, they displayed a steamer and multiple bottles of Gin wine for retail use. The customs pointed out that the wine steamer has not been operated, and the fuselage has been sealed. It is believed that the person involved in the case will "solicitation" the machine to attract consumers.

According to a review of the information, the company said in an interview with the local media that the male person in charge was from New Zealand. He distilled Gin wine from 11 herbs, including ginseng, lime, cinnamon and epimedium, and claimed to be Hong Kong. The first 100% Hong Kong made Gin wine.

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Customs searched a winery in Tsuen Wan yesterday (15th) and found that the company had imported gin wine imported from New Zealand with a new label, pretending to be Hong Kong ’s own gin wine, and illegally possessing a distiller for distilling and processing drinking alcohol . During the operation, customs officers arrested two persons, aged 29 and 40 respectively, one of whom was a company shareholder, and the two were suspected of "violating the Trade Descriptions Ordinance" and "violating the Trade Descriptions Ordinance".

Customs said that the Customs found a self-proclaimed Hong Kong's first and only winery selling local distilled spirits on social platforms. The photos of the stills in the workshop were displayed for solicitation. It has been in operation for about half a year. Since the production of spirits in Hong Kong requires a license, the Customs has checked the information. In the past, only 5 licenses were issued for the manufacture of spirits, of which only 2 were for the production of gin, but the company involved did not have a license.

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