SFH expresses gratitude to Mainland team for supporting slaughterhouse operation in Hong Kong (with photos/video)
The Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, joined by Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Mr He Jing and Deputy Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene Miss Diane Wong, at the Shenzhen Bay Port today (April 30), saw off some members of the Mainland professional and skilled butchery personnel deployed to Hong Kong earlier to assist in the operation of the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse (SSSH).
In view of the manpower shortage at the SSSH due to the severity of the fifth wave of the epidemic earlier, a team of 38 personnel was deployed from the Mainland, and arrived in Hong Kong on March 2 to assist in the operation of the SSSH. Members of the team have been subject to closed-loop management during their stay. They have made tremendous contributions to stabilising the supply of fresh meat in Hong Kong, and recorded good accomplishments in terms of zero infection and zero work injury.
"We thank the Central Government for the staunch support to Hong Kong in fighting the epidemic, and for their proactive facilitation in stabilising the supply of fresh produce in Hong Kong. We are particularly grateful for the assistance of the team over the past two months. With their support, the SSSH has been operating smoothly and the supply of fresh meat is now plentiful," Professor Chan said.
Twenty-four members of the team departed Hong Kong via the Shenzhen Bay Port today. The remaining 14 members will continue to stay in Hong Kong to assist in the operation of the SSSH.
Deputy Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene Miss Diane Wong (fourth right) accompanied the Mainland professional and skilled butchery personnel leaving the hotel and went to the the Shenzhen Bay Port today.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan (third right), joined by Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Mr He Jing (second right) and Deputy Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene Miss Diane Wong (fourth right), saw off some members of the Mainland professional and skilled butchery personnel deployed to Hong Kong earlier to assist in the operation of the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse today (April 30).
The Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan (third left, second row), joined by Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Mr He Jing (fourth left, second row) and Deputy Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene Miss Diane Wong (fifth left, second row), saw off some members of the Mainland professional and skilled butchery personnel deployed to Hong Kong earlier to assist in the operation of the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse today (April 30). Photo shows them at the Shenzhen Bay Port.
