Hong Kong authorities conducted 18 joint operations this year targeting illicit refueling stations due to surging global energy prices. Despite the increase in this practice, officials noted that illegal refueling remains not widespread within the local area.

Hong Kong authorities launched 18 joint operations against illicit refuelling stations this year amid a global energy price surge, with the customs chief noting the practice has become increasingly common in urban areas. But Commissioner for Customs and Excise Chan Tsz-tat said on Saturday that despite the upwards trend, illegal refuelling was not widespread locally. “The cost of owning a private vehicle in Hong Kong is very high, and petrol prices here are undoubtedly among the highest in the.....