Consolidation allows company to vertically integrate its supply chain wholly within Hong Kong borders.
Dec 28, 2020
For several years, local and mainland China pig farms have been plagued by outbreaks of the African swine fever. While it remains harmless for humans, it has had dire consequences for the pork industry both in mainland and Hong Kong. According to data from the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department, the price of pork at one point doubled due to the curbed supply chain. Despite the hurdles, a local company, Hong Kong Heritage Pork, says it is managing to circumvent the problem by consolidating its vertically integrated supply chain wholly within Hong Kong borders.
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Hong Kong: Pest control strengthened
The inter-departmental Pest Control Steering Committee held a meeting today via video conferencing to discuss measures in preparation for targeted pest control work in the coming year.
Representatives from three bureaus, and 21 departments and organisations attended the meeting.
They reviewed the effectiveness of various departments anti-mosquito and anti-rodent work.
The Food & Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) reported the preliminary results of the pilot scheme of applying thermal imaging cameras with artificial intelligence analytics in rodent control work.
Since the first half of this year, the department has conducted thermal imaging camera field trials in back alleys in Kowloon City and designated target areas for recording rodent activity and its extent.