The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has suddenly changed its strategy since last month, trapping and humanely destroying wild boars. The incident has caused a great backlash.
The Secretary for Security Tang Ping-kiang met with the media after attending the "Fight Crime Committee Meeting" today (3rd). He took the initiative to mention this issue, saying that the wild boar is "not a cute little pig in cartoons", but will attack the citizens of Hong Kong. , Therefore in favor of the approach of humanitarian destruction.
He acknowledged that the Security Bureau has no role to make recommendations on this issue, but said that since he is an accountable official, he has the responsibility to "make sense and listen to the public."
Deng criticized someone for suggesting that wild boars should be included in urban planning, but he asked, "Do we want rats to be included in urban planning? I think it's incredible."
Tang Pingqiang said that the wild boar "isn't the cute fat pig in cartoons", but will attack the people of Hong Kong.
(Photo by Liao Yanxiong)
Police officer attacked by wild boar with 14 stitches on the back and skin grafting
Deng Bingqiang said that 42 wild boar injuries occurred in the past ten years, involving 53 injured, including 8 elderly and two children.
He said that as the Secretary for Security, he has the responsibility to protect the safety of Hong Kong citizens, so he took the initiative to mention the issue of wild boar that involves public safety.
He pointed out that wild boar attacks on citizens continue to occur and show signs of deterioration. They have also caused injuries to citizens. For example, a police officer who was attacked last month had to have 14 stitches on his back and his calf wound was very serious, requiring skin grafts.
▼A wild boar attacked the auxiliary police on November 9▼
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"The wild boar will bite Hong Kong citizens"
Deng Bingqiang believes that there is no problem with wild boar living in the mountains, but now the habits of wild boars have changed. They will go down the mountain to search for food and they will spread diseases. Attacking our Hong Kong citizens is not just watching the cute little fat pig in cartoons, but it will attack humans. If you see recent news, you will bite Hong Kong citizens!"
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Rebutting the proposal to include wild boar in urban planning: incredible
Deng Bingqiang also pointed out that when he listened to the radio program, he heard someone who loves wild boars propose that wild boars should be included in urban planning, but he did not agree, "I am not an expert on urban scale, but I believe that as a person living in Hong Kong for more than 50 years People, who are dangerous to the people of Hong Kong and will bite our people (wild boar), how should we include them?"
Do we want mice to be included in the urban planning?
I think it is incredible.
Secretary for Security Tang Ping Keung
He also said that he believes that public feeding is the cause of the aggravation of the wild boar problem. However, wild boars have different habits and will go down the mountain to "grab and grab food", posing danger to the people of Hong Kong. Therefore, he supports humane destruction.
When asked whether the AFCD’s policy on pedestrian destruction was changed because the Security Bureau had made recommendations to the department, and whether the Security Bureau had a role to make such recommendations, Tang Pingqiang pointed out that the Security Bureau did not make recommendations and had no role, but for some "The right policy", "As an accountable official, I have the responsibility to explain", "Be reasonable and listen to the public."
▼November 17 Fishery and Conservation Department staff trapped wild boar▼
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