One of the medium and long-term strategies for the catering industry in post-epidemic reconstruction is to actively utilize Hong Kong's agricultural land and rural areas, which account for 70% of Hong Kong's total land, for green farming and technology-based fishery and agricultural development.
Hong Kong has many unique resources suitable for aquaculture, such as the bays in Sai Kung and traditional fish ponds in Hong Kong.
Through policy cooperation, the government can encourage investment in the catering industry, restore agriculture and fisheries, or cooperate with academic institutions such as Lingnan University, Chinese University, University of Hong Kong, Kadoorie Farm, etc.
In fact, there are already some basic academic facilities in the local area, which can be used to drive industry, academia and research, that is, academics as the vanguard to carry out some experiments. For example, the University of Hong Kong has a team to restore farming in Lai Chi Wo, New Territories.
Lai Chi Wo has been abandoned since the 1960s, and the University of Hong Kong and local villagers have successively resumed farming in the village in recent years.
(Photo by Zhong Weide)
Rural offices under the EPD should also play an active role in conducting different experiments in rural areas.
For example, we can introduce advanced fishery and agriculture technology, revive ancient villages, and create fishery and agriculture ecology; we can also learn from Japan, South Korea and other models of rural revitalization, such as building some resorts with high, medium and low fees.
In addition, some camps that appeared after the epidemic are also very distinctive.
Of course, the overall need to be based on green, rather than building construction.
Another possibility to revive agriculture is that technology drives new agricultural development.
For example, eggs raised in Singapore have been exported and can also be purchased in Hong Kong supermarkets. Why does Hong Kong not encourage this kind of scientific agriculture?
Tai Po Industrial Village, Yuen Long Industrial Village and other places are also in the countryside. Is it possible to drive some industries related to fishing and farming?
There are many different types of industries driven by fish and farmers.
Green Monday, the most successful international brand since the handover of Hong Kong, aims to live a green diet.
Diet must start with ingredients, and ingredients must be prepared in better ways, and the most important thing is to promote industry-university-research cooperation, cooperate with academic institutions, and establish more scientific farms. In this regard, we can learn from Japan, South Korea and the mainland to develop Some new types of food providers.
Hong Kong has very rich agricultural and fishery resources. It is more practical to use it to develop industries, and it can also drive other types of industries.
(Photo by O Jiale)
Hong Kong has very rich agricultural and fishery resources. It is more practical to use it to develop industries, and it can also drive other types of industries, such as tourism, food products, and medicine related to diet therapy.
In fact, Hong Kong's food-related industries are also very strong. Lee Kum Kee, Vitasoy, and milk companies are all world-class brands in operation.
How to make good use of these catering brands to drive and activate the entire catering industry?
This is an important topic, but most importantly: where is the policy?
How to do it?
Is it unified by the platform of the Agriculture and Fisheries Department?
The Agriculture and Fisheries Department also has many experts, but how to open up so that the Agriculture and Fisheries Department can form an industry-university-research ecosystem and cooperate with academic and scientific research institutions to drive more effectively?
At present, the Agriculture and Fisheries Department manages many food markets. In recent years, the Government is also conducting research and development.
If it is developed and revitalized, there will be more fishing and agricultural-related bulk cargo sites in the 18 districts of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong people will be able to eat more and fresher food, especially the lower class, which can be cheap and high-quality.
Moreover, the establishment of markets in various districts can also reduce carbon emissions from transportation, which is a very important part of green living.
Therefore, the new chief executive should pay attention to the agricultural and fishery policy, because the social and economic benefits it brings are long-term and sustainable.
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Hu Enwei
is a member of the National Hong Kong and Macao Research Association, a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Political Consultative Conference, and Zuni.
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