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Tuen Mun Hospital staff suspected of pouring poisonous detergent into the drain EPD: Butterfly Beach beach water quality is normal

2022-10-28T12:16:37.443Z


The staff of Tuen Mun Hospital's Butterfly Bay Laundry Room was revealed on Wednesday (26th) to have repeatedly poured more than 100 highly toxic chemicals into the canal during the period from August to September. Tuen Mun Hospital admits the incident and suspects that some staff have mishandled it


The staff of Tuen Mun Hospital's Butterfly Bay Laundry Room was revealed on Wednesday (26th) to have repeatedly poured more than 100 highly toxic chemicals into the canal during the period from August to September.

Tuen Mun Hospital admitted the incident and suspected that some employees had improperly handled the batch of stain remover and other chemicals. The two employees involved have been on leave.


After the Environmental Protection Agency received the complaint, it went to the Butterfly Bay Laundry Room on Tuesday (25th) to investigate and was collecting evidence.

The department said that no abnormal water quality was found at Butterfly Beach.


In the Butterfly Bay Laundry Room of Tuen Mun Hospital, it is suspected that some employees poured highly toxic chemicals into the drain.

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Dumped more than 100 sticks of chemicals into the drain

"Hong Kong 01" was informed that the incident occurred from August to September this year. Tuen Mun Hospital had buyers and outsourced cleaners who were suspected of pouring chemicals into storm drains at least four times, including stain remover chemicals "RustGo", Another brand of "Force" chemicals and neutralizers.

People familiar with the matter revealed to "Hong Kong 01" that the storage of the relevant chemicals was suspected of exceeding the limit, so someone instructed employees to dump some chemicals into the channel before the inspection by the authorities, dumping more than 100, and received the suspected illegal dumping of the employees involved. 's photos.

After the reporter inquired about the hospital authority, the authority issued a press release that night, acknowledging that it had received the complaint and saying that two staff members had been on leave.

The EPA visited the laundry room on Tuesday to investigate

After the Environmental Protection Agency received the complaint, it went to the Butterfly Bay Laundry Room on Tuesday (25th) to investigate and was collecting evidence.

The department said that no abnormal water quality was found at Butterfly Beach.

The department pointed out that the chemicals used in the industrial laundries include stain removers, which are corrosive or irritating. Continuous large-scale discharge will change the pH value of the water and cause adverse effects on the ecological environment. No abnormal water quality was found at Butterfly Beach. Case.

The EPD reminds businesses to handle/dispose of different types of chemicals in appropriate ways.

The police said they received a report last Wednesday (September 9) that a laundry room employee had taken several bottles of stain remover, and the case was temporarily classified as a theft case.

Tuen Mun Hospital staff suspected of pouring highly toxic detergents into the canal was investigated for vacation Exclusive on-site photo exposure

Source: hk1

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