The Food & Environmental Hygiene Department will launch the second round of a special anti-rodent operation on September 11 to intensify rodent prevention work across Hong Kong.
Following the fruitful results of the first round in May, the department said it will conduct anti-rodent measures at designated areas for another two months.
Rodent disinfestation will be strengthened in alleys, at refuse collection points, markets, hawker bazaars, cooked food markets and construction sites.
Department staff will enhance the cleaning of streets, public markets and hawker bazaars, and step up inspections of food premises, targeting restaurants which prepare food in alleys and dispose of rubbish improperly.
It will also adopt a zero-tolerance approach against public cleanliness offences.
