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Written by Deng Yinglin
2020-04-11 00:44
Last update date: 2020-04-11 02:40The New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic continues, and the Guangdong Provincial Government has stipulated that cross-border truck drivers must provide health certificates when entering the Mainland on Friday (10th). Chen Di, the chairman of the Container Transport Industry Workers Union, pointed out that the first day of the implementation of the new measures, many drivers are unclear about the requirements, and the time required for the mainland to verify the certification is two to three times longer than usual, so that hundreds of trucks eventually failed to enter the country. , May affect the future supply of food supplies in Hong Kong.
According to FEHD website information, there were only 1,355 live pigs imported from the Mainland on Friday (10th), 30% less than Thursday, the lowest since February this year; even if the supply of live pigs from Japan nearly doubled, the total daily live pigs Supply is still the lowest since this month, so that the average auction price of live pigs has reached its highest price since March, reaching 3,911 yuan per dan (100 kg), which is 14% more expensive than Thursday.
The union has provided flexible arrangements for the mainland government and urged the Hong Kong government to provide a list of certified health test clinics so that cross-border truck drivers can apply for health certificates at reasonable prices.
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After leaving the territory, many drivers failed to enter the Mainland because they did not meet the new requirements of the mainland government. Trucks appeared near the Wenjindu Port. (Provided by insiders)
Trade union: one in five drivers does not hold a valid health certificate
The Mainland has recently announced a tightening of the entry policy for Hong Kong truck drivers. Starting Friday, all Hong Kong truck drivers entering the Mainland must hold valid health certificates. Chen Di, the chairman of the container transport industry workers ’union, was affected by the epidemic. Drivers’ opportunities to start work were reduced. In addition, the new measures were not widely publicized, and many drivers were not clear about the new arrangements. It is estimated that among the 10,000 cross-border truck drivers in Hong Kong, there are The inspection of the two adults has expired, or has never been tested, meaning that one out of every five cross-border truck drivers has failed to enter the country.
Customs clearance time has tripled
Chen Di pointed out that the vast majority of cross-border truck drivers do not have a basic salary, and only pay for the distance. Many outbreak factories and factories in the epidemic are shut down. The income of cross-border drivers has dropped by 20% to 30%. At present, about 80% to 90% of live workshops Resumption of operations, but ushered in new measures. He explained that under the New Deal, the customs clearance time increased from about 15 minutes to 30 to 45 minutes. The traffic is constantly increasing. It is estimated that on Friday alone, nearly 300 truck drivers have failed to go north: "Normally, the goods have been delivered at noon. You can start your journey back to Hong Kong, but you are still in the queue at noon today (10th). After inquiring, many drivers learned that they did not comply with the arrangements to give up entry, and half of them waited too long to give up.
Chen added that on the first day of the implementation of the new measures, about 20 drivers arrived at the Wenjindu Port and found that they did not meet the requirements and were refused entry and had to return. Most of them were drivers responsible for fresh food such as pigs and cattle. It is estimated that the supply of fresh meat and other food supplies will be Affected.
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Live pig auction price hits new high since March
According to FEHD, there have been 2,000 live pigs imported from the Mainland since the beginning of this month, but it has dropped to only 1,355 on Friday, a 30% drop, the lowest since February; even though the supply of live pigs in Japan increased to 569, compared with It nearly doubled on Thursday, the most since March, but the final number of live pigs also reached a new low this month, only 1,924.
Reduced supply has caused the average auction price of live pigs to reach the highest since March at 3,911 yuan, a 14% increase from Thursday's 3,435 yuan.
Chen Dishou hoped that the mainland government would provide flexible arrangements at the early stage of the implementation of the New Deal, so that drivers could sample during customs clearance, so that more than 2,000 unqualified drivers could obtain health certificates at the same time; The list of approved clinics is convenient for drivers to test at a reasonable price to ensure smooth freight traffic between the two places and protect drivers' livelihoods.
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