A total of 8.1 million HK dollars (US$1.05 million) smuggled goods were seized by the police in Hong Kong, government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said on Monday.

The cargo was intercepted by the customs and marine police on the sea northwest off Hong Kong Island on Saturday afternoon, said an announcement published on the government website.

Two containers on the vessel carried smuggled goods varying from scrap metal, printing machines, electric motors to film and film processing chemicals.

The total value of the items is estimated as high as 8.1 million HK dollars (US$1.05 million).

Two people were arrested in the case and the investigation is still going on.

(Xinhua News Agency April 4, 2006)