The epidemic continues to be severe, and the transportation between China and Hong Kong has been greatly affected. Countless styrofoam boxes are "stranded" in Hong Kong and cannot be returned to the mainland. It turned into an urban bomb. The day before yesterday (10th), there was a fire in the styrofoam box on South Container Terminal Road, with pungent black smoke billowing into the air. Fortunately, no casualties were caused.
Some district councillors said that a large number of styrofoam boxes abandoned on the roadside like small hills would endanger the safety of citizens. They urged the government to discuss with the central government as soon as possible to solve the problem of flooding of styrofoam boxes.
Styrofoam piles up on the roadside in Yuen Long and Kwai Chung
Some netizens posted photos on social media, pointing out that in Kin Cheung Street, Yuen Long, a large number of styrofoam boxes were piled up on the flower trough stones beside the road. At night, some people even put styrofoam boxes on the road, which seriously affected motorists. Safety.
Some netizens mentioned that if the styrofoam boxes cannot be sent back to the mainland for disposal, they hope that someone can recycle the styrofoam boxes and not dispose of them as garbage.
At the same time, the same situation also occurred in Kwai Chung. Kwai Tsing District Councillor Leung Chi-shing said that a large number of styrofoam boxes have been piled up in the Kwong Fai Wai Playground in Kwai Chung recently. The box problem is still serious.
He pointed out that in addition to affecting the appearance of the city, hygiene is also a concern. In addition, because styrofoam is a flammable material, if someone accidentally leaves a fire, a fire will break out at any time, affecting people's lives and property.
Although Leung Chi-shing has discussed a solution with the FEHD, he believes that the joint efforts of all departments are needed to solve the problem.
Liang Zhicheng also said that if the authorities are concerned that the styrofoam box will contain viruses and become a transmission chain, the styrofoam box can be sterilized in advance, and then arranged to be sent back to the mainland for reuse, so that the styrofoam box can be recycled and reused, and there is no need to become a Waste is sent to landfill.
Liang urged the government to not only focus on epidemic prevention, but also care about people's livelihood and communicate with relevant central government departments as soon as possible to reduce the potential risks caused by the accumulation of a large number of styrofoam boxes.
Zhang Zhixiang, vice chairman of Kowloon Fruit and Vegetables Association Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong), said that the processing methods for placing vegetable styrofoam boxes and fruit styrofoam boxes are different. It will be transported directly to the landfill as garbage and will not be recycled.
Styrofoam boxes are infested in the district. A fire alarm sounded the alarm the day before yesterday. At about 10 am this Thursday (10th), a group of styrofoam boxes placed on the roadside of Kwai Chung Container Terminal No. 7 caught fire. The fire was fierce. A large amount of thick smoke swept through the air, and no one was injured in the incident. The investigation believes that someone accidentally left an unextinguished cigarette butt.
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Styrofoam box catches fire at Kwai Chung Container Terminal 7
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