Kwai Chung grounds paved littered sidewalks, poor hygiene, rats run rampant, district councillors urge to strengthen law enforcement

District 18 News

Written by: Zeng Fengting

2020-08-12 23:31

The North Kwai Chung market is affected by the rodent infestation. In addition to the many garbage dumped by the shops everywhere on the street, the district councillors also discovered that the outsourced workers of the food ring were the ones who cleaned up and cleaned the garbage outside the shop. Some members of the public were puzzled about this and reported to the district councilors: "Why do these tasks need to be done?"

Kwai Tsing District Councillor Lam Siu-fai pointed out that the sanitation problem in the area has been maintained for many years, and the outsourced cleaners of the food ring not only clean the area outside a supermarket and fruit and vegetable shop at night, but also once in the morning and evening. Unexpectedly, he said that if the cleaners did not sweep away the rubbish on the pavement, they would be obstructed by complaints, so they were in a dilemma. The reporter and two district councillors went to the location involved in the incident at night and found that the shop staff involved littered the pavement. The garbage bags were piled up like a mountain. The reporter even witnessed rats running through the garbage dump. The sanitary condition was poor. Lin Shaohui urged the department to issue a ticket or prosecute the store involved, and pointed out that if the sanitary condition of the location is not resolved, it will be difficult to eliminate the source of the rodent infestation. "Hong Kong 01" is consulting the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on the incident.

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Shek Lei North District Councillor of the Kwai Tsing District Council, Lam Siu-fai, pointed out that the grounds near the North Kwai Chung Market are in poor hygiene for a long time and are deeply affected by the rodent infestation. Since there are two homes for the elderly and a private building in the area, but the building is a private place, the food ring will not help them to eliminate rodents. Residents need to hire outsourced companies to deal with them clearly. Some residents will place rodent traps in different places in their homes. paste. Lin also said that the current epidemic is severe and many neighbourhoods are very concerned about the sanitary conditions in the area.

Lin Shaohui discovered a few years ago that the outsourced cleaners of the food ring would help a supermarket and fruit and vegetable store to clean up the garbage. "They would help to clean up twice a day. The first time was in the morning when the store opened to handle the goods. The styrofoam boxes will be abandoned on the side of the road. For the second time, when the shop is closed at night, the food ring outsourced cleaners will also help them sweep the garbage." He understood that the cleaners were in a dilemma. They would be obstructed by complaints because they did not sweep away the rubbish on the pavement. However, he did not understand why the FEHD rarely issued tickets or prosecutions to the shops involved.

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District Councillors urge FEHD to work with the police

Lin Shaohui observed the road section involved for a long time. He pointed out that there were also several cleaners and even waterwheels to assist in cleaning and sweeping the floor every night. The cleaners often only deal with the front of a supermarket and fruit and vegetable shop, but do not clean the back alley. Yesterday (11th), Lin and another district councillor, Liu Guimei, went to the scene to question the person in charge of one of the shops, but the other party only promised them that the place would be cleaned up the next night, but in the process they kept shitting, saying that many were nearby. The rubbish does not belong to them. Lin said that he had reported the incident to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in the past and tried to pass the evidence to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.

Lin questioned whether the department's handling methods were related to the injury incidents that occurred earlier. He recalled that one of the fruit and vegetable shops involved injured the food ring personnel who went to law enforcement. He believed that if it was true, he suggested that the FEHD work with the police to enforce the law. He also pointed out that if the source is not properly cleaned up, it will be difficult to eradicate the gopher problem.

Scrubbing staff remove fruits from fruit and vegetable shop during work

The reporter visited the scene with Lin Shaohui at 8 p.m. and found that the store involved was full of rubbish. Even if there was a staff sweeping the floor in the supermarket involved, there was only one trash can in front of it. Run through the garbage dump. As for the vegetable and fruit shop staff, the garbage was thrown in front of the door and the back alley. This back alley is a place that residents must pass through to and from the station, causing great trouble to the residents. At 8:30 p.m., a water tanker out of the FEHD arrived. Half an hour later, the floor was washed outside the supermarket and fruit and vegetable shop. During this period, two staff in charge of washing the floor took the fruit to the water tanker from the fruit and vegetable shop. , Including honeydew melons, bananas, etc., the waterwheel then left at 9:30.

"Hong Kong 01" is consulting the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on the incident.

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