On February 13, Hong Kong media reported that Hong Kong star Hu Hongjun was stopped by customs at the Kowloon high-speed rail station on his way back to Hong Kong from the mainland, and customs officers found more than 100 hot cigarettes in his luggage, and he was prosecuted for violating relevant regulations.
According to sources, Hu Hongjun went to Guangzhou Huadu at the end of last month to attend the "Huadu New Year Golden Song" event, and on the same day, Chen Huixian, Grasshopper, Lu Fang and others came to the stage.
It is understood that Hong Kong celebrities have gone north to make money in recent years, especially during the New Year's Festival, and the mainland's goods are of high quality and low price, coupled with a good service attitude, word of mouth, so many people will return with a full load. Hu Hongjun said in an interview that this time he was helping a friend buy heated cigarettes in the mainland, and he did not have enough understanding of violating Hong Kong's regulations on heated cigarettes, thinking that Hong Kong could bring heated cigarettes in, so he helped his friend buy them, and said that he would not make the same mistake next time.
According to Hong Kong media reports, Hu Hongjun violated the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Chapter 371 of the Laws of Hong Kong), and it is illegal for passengers to import alternative smoking products, including appliances, or their parts and accessories, and any substances used in the appliance to produce aerosols, such as heated tobacco sticks, e-cigarette oil, etc.
The maximum penalty for an offence is HK$50,000 or imprisonment for 6 months.
At present, Hu Hongjun has been released on bail and is waiting to appear in court, while the Hong Kong media are worried that he will leave a criminal record, which will affect his future acting work, and there may be a lot of trouble going back and forth between the mainland and Hong Kong.
It is reported that the 33-year-old Hu Hongjun won the runner-up in the TVB competition "Super Loud Voice 2" in 2010, and then signed a contract with TVB to make dramas, and starred in the TV series "Demon Suppression" starring in the role of "Shi Dangdang" for the audience.
Hu Hongjun is now in full bloom in music and acting, and has also signed a contract with Shaw Brothers to make movies, although there is a lawsuit, but the company has no plans to hide it, and will start work as usual after the beginning of the year, filming Shaw Brothers' new drama "Law Enforcers".
On the evening of February 13, Hu Hongjun issued a statement denying his arrest, but only received a summons and apologized again.