Airport authorities have arrested two men smuggling a record number of suspected rhino horns worth $1 million on Thursday.
Some 24 severed rhino horns in transit from South Africa to Vietnam, weighing 40kg, were found in the bust - Hong Kong’s largest ever seizure.
Conservation groups say the number of rhinos killed has been gradually decreasing since 2014, but more than 1,000 rhinos continued to be Killed in South Africa every year.