Earlier this month, a cross-border driver in Hong Kong was infected with the virus, and many drivers who transported vegetables were temporarily banned for testing.
The day before yesterday (10th), the Hong Kong government said that the supply has generally returned to normal, but less than 3 days later, the shortage of vegetables may reappear.
The industry has circulated that the delivery site of fresh food for Hong Kong, Man Kam To Kam Sang Hua connection point, a mainland driver has been diagnosed, and the rest of the mainland drivers have to self-quarantine for 3 days.
The connection point has been cleaned and reopened this afternoon (12th), and Hong Kong drivers can pick up the goods at the venue. However, the industry expects that the supply of fresh food such as vegetables will be affected tomorrow. The extent of the impact has not been estimated so far.
Chief Secretary for Administration Li Jiachao said that the central government and Guangdong Province will take measures to fully ensure the supply of fresh food, vegetables and daily necessities in Hong Kong.
A government spokesman issued a statement in the early morning of the 13th, pointing out that a driver of a connecting truck from the Mainland has initially tested positive. Therefore, the connecting point where the truck drivers of the two places are handed over needs to be fully disinfected and operations are suspended. Today's supply of vegetables and chilled poultry meat will still be affected.
▼On February 8, the supply of vegetables is tight and the price will rise▼
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The price of vegetables in Hong Kong has dropped slightly recently, but the news of the driver's diagnosis has been reported in Man Kam To.
Wu Yongen, chairman of the Food Committee and chairman of the Overseas Imported Fruits and Vegetables Chamber of Commerce, pointed out that he learned that a mainland driver was diagnosed at the Jinshanghua connection point at Man Kam To last night, and the other related domestic drivers had to self-quarantine for 3 days. There is definitely an impact, but it is difficult to predict the extent of the impact for the time being.
Wu Yongen explained that at present, mainland drivers are responsible for delivering fresh food goods to Hong Kong to the connecting point, and then Hong Kong cross-border drivers receive the goods and deliver the goods to Hong Kong.
The Wenjindu connection point involved this time is large in scale, mainly involving vegetables, fruits, chilled chicken, eggs, freshwater fish, saltwater fish, etc.
As far as he knows, the supply of fresh pork and beef to Hong Kong will not be affected.
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Wu Yongen continued that the Man Kam To Kam Sang Hua connection point was cleaned and unsealed at 2:40 pm. The Hong Kong driver was going to the local area to receive the goods. To what extent does the quantity affect, it is described as "a question mark".
Wu expects that the supply of fresh food to Hong Kong will be affected tomorrow, and the supply will be reduced. If there are no problems with other related drivers after 3 days, he hopes that the supply of fresh food to Hong Kong will return to normal.
Since February, Hong Kong's fresh vegetables have been affected by the epidemic of cross-border truck drivers, causing the public to "suffer from expensive vegetables" for many days.
Ng Wing-en revealed that the Chief Secretary for Administration, Li Jiachao, led the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Chen Fan, and other officials to Shenzhen yesterday to attend the second Mainland-Hong Kong New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Symposium today. One of the topics was related to cross-border drivers. Better arrangements to stabilize Hong Kong's food supply.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Li Jiachao, said in a meeting with the media after attending the 2nd Mainland-Hong Kong New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Symposium in Shenzhen that one of the outcomes of the meeting was that the central government and Guangdong Province both stated that they would take measures to fully protect Hong Kong's fresh food, The supply of vegetables and daily necessities, and set up a special class, set up a material supply group, and the director of transportation and housing, Chen Fan, will also follow up on the supply and stability of materials.
Vegetable shortage｜Internal media said that Shenzhen Customs has ensured the customs clearance of agricultural products. Since this year, more than 100,000 tons of vegetables have been supplied to Hong Kong. Vegetable shortages have grabbed the vegetable trend. The amount of vegetables supplied to Hong Kong has recovered to 90%, and the price of vegetables will gradually fall accordingly. The wholesale price of vegetables has risen by 1.7 times. Vegetable shortage | 30% of cross-border drivers are quarantined and rely on overtime to keep fresh food and supply the industry fearing that the situation will worsen. Vegetable shortage | 5 cross-border drivers are diagnosed with Man Kam To truck capacity, only 30% of drivers are required to wear N95
