Press Releases

Date	Headline
28.2.2022	FEHD workman tests positive for COVID-19 Some FEHD markets to temporarily close for deep cleaning and disinfection CFS announces food safety report for January
27.2.2022	FEHD continues to arrange COVID-19 testing for slaughterhouse practitioners and enables TWSH to maintain limited services Some FEHD markets to temporarily close for deep cleaning and disinfection
26.2.2022	FEHD arranges COVID-19 testing for slaughterhouse practitioners and enables TWSH to resume limited services (with photo) FEHD health inspectors tested preliminarily positive for COVID-19 Some FEHD markets to temporarily close for deep cleaning and disinfection FEHD staff member tested preliminarily positive for COVID-19
25.2.2022	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in UK suspended Slaughtering services at SSSH and TWSH temporarily suspended Some FEHD markets to temporarily close for deep cleaning and disinfection FEHD staff member tests preliminarily positive for COVID-19
24.2.2022	Some FEHD markets to temporarily close for deep cleaning and disinfection FEHD reminds operators of catering businesses to comply with requirements under Vaccine Pass
23.2.2022	Some FEHD markets to close earlier for deep cleaning and disinfection Import of poultry meat and products from Hadong-gun of Gyeongsangnam-do Province in Korea suspended FEHD staff member tests preliminarily positive for COVID-19
22.2.2022	Several markets and cooked food centre of FEHD to temporarily close for deep cleaning and disinfection Persons and company convicted of illegally operating private columbarium Import of poultry meat and products from Webster County of the State of Kentucky in US suspended FEHD staff tests preliminarily positive for COVID-19
21.2.2022	Packaging samples of imported frozen beef and frozen pork skin tested positive for COVID-19 virus CFS continues to follow up on US powdered infant formula with possible contamination of Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport Several markets and cooked food market of FEHD to temporarily close for deep cleaning and disinfection Prepackaged rice product may contain gluten Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Italy and Korea suspended
20.2.2022	Two FEHD markets cum cooked food centres closed from tonight to tomorrow or closed early tonight for deep cleaning and disinfection FEHD orders restaurant in Wong Tai Sin to suspend business for 14 days
19.2.2022	Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse resumes operation today Four FEHD markets to be closed from tonight to tomorrow or to be closed early tonight for deep cleaning and disinfection
18.2.2022	CFS follows up on US powdered infant formula with possible contamination of Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport Applications for Dishware Washing Trade Subsidy Scheme under sixth round of Anti-epidemic Fund to open next Monday Sheung Shui Slaugherhouse undergoes thorough cleaning and disinfection Five FEHD markets to be closed from tonight to tomorrow or to be closed early tonight for deep cleaning and disinfection FEHD foreman tests preliminarily positive for COVID-19 FEHD's Food Import and Export Section (Hong Kong and Kowloon Office) resumes services FEHD clerical officer tests preliminarily positive for COVID-19 rapid test
17.2.2022	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in India and US suspended FEHD workman tests preliminarily positive for COVID-19
16.2.2022	Person responsible for nightclub sentenced to imprisonment for contravening Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Spain and Canada suspended FEHD staff member tests preliminarily positive for COVID-19 Public urged to take anti-mosquito action early
15.2.2022	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Vietnam, UK, Poland and Korea suspended FEHD to provide financial support for catering, commercial bathhouse and places of public entertainment sectors under sixth round of Anti-epidemic Fund FEHD's pay office/shroff office at QGO to resume services at 2pm FEHD staff member tests preliminarily positive for COVID-19
14.2.2022	FEHD's pay office/shroff office at QGO continues to close temporarily tomorrow Ngau Chi Wan Market to be closed from tonight to Wednesday and Lockhart Road Market to be closed early tonight for deep cleaning and disinfection CFS announces test results of targeted surveillance on use of sulphur dioxide in meat Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Japan and Denmark suspended
13.2.2022	FEHD takes part in inter-departmental joint operations appealing to foreign domestic helpers to continue to fight virus together (with photos) FEHD staff test preliminarily positive for COVID-19 Tai Shing Street Market to close from tonight to Tuesday for deep cleaning and disinfection
12.2.2022	Sai Wan Ho Market to close from tonight to next Monday for deep cleaning and disinfection
11.2.2022	Sha Tin Market to close tomorrow and day after for deep cleaning and disinfection
10.2.2022	Six FEHD staff test preliminarily positive for COVID-19 Tai Wai Market to close tomorrow and the day after for deep cleaning and disinfection Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Poland and Korea suspended FEHD reminds operators of catering business to observe latest social distancing measures and understand the new arrangement under "vaccine pass" (with photo)
9.2.2022	Five FEHD staff test preliminarily positive for COVID-19 Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Germany suspended
8.2.2022	Import of poultry meat and products from Lisboa in Portugal suspended
7.2.2022	FEHD assistant clerical officer and workman test preliminarily positive for COVID-19 Government appeals to foreign domestic helpers to continue to fight the virus together (with photo) Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Germany, Spain and Canada suspended
6.2.2022	FEHD health inspectors and workmen tested preliminarily positive for COVID-19
4.2.2022	FEHD continues to take stringent enforcement actions relating to anti-epidemic regulations during Lunar New Year holidays (with photo) FEHD workmen test positive and preliminarily positive for COVID-19 Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Poland and Korea suspended
3.2.2022	Hung Hom Market to close today and tomorrow for deep cleaning and disinfection
1.2.2022	FEHD orders Mong Kok siu mei and lo mei shop to suspend business for 14 days

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