The Hong Kong government has changed the implementation of the ban on the ground from day to day, and citizens have purchased a large amount of materials in the market for days in a panic. Ye Benliang, chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Canned Wine and Caterers Association, said (3rd) that more than 80% of canned food in Hong Kong comes from Sichuan, Henan and Anhui. Supply is no problem. The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Chen Fan, also said that the government is very concerned about the panic buying of food and daily necessities by the public, and has strengthened communication with the mainland authorities to increase the supply of goods to Hong Kong.
Ye Benliang pointed out that the current canned food in Hong Kong is sufficient for two or three months of demand. It is also known that the sales of canned food has doubled under the epidemic, which is about 3 to 5 times that of normal days, but the supply of goods will continue to arrive in Hong Kong. Referring to the empty shelves in many supermarkets, he believes that it is because many people in the logistics industry are infected with the virus, and the transportation capacity cannot be replenished. .
Lin Xiaoyi, the person in charge of Jiabao Foods, pointed out that recently, the business volume has doubled compared to normal days, and the goods were all emptied almost at the same time as soon as they were put on the shelves, but about 30% of the employees were infected or required quarantine, resulting in a shortage of logistics and store staff, emphasizing that the supply is very stable. , the stock is also enough to sell for 3 months, appeal to the public to remain rational.
Xu Weijian, chairman of the Hong Kong Pork Industry General Chamber of Commerce, said that in order to meet the requirements of slaughterhouse staff to have nucleic acid testing certificates, the industry will arrange for slaughterhouse staff to undergo nucleic acid testing next Sunday (6th). It is expected that night or next Monday. (7th) There is a test report, and the supply of fresh meat will return to normal as soon as next Wednesday (9th).
In response to the food supply problem, Chen Fan pointed out that yesterday (2nd), the volume of chilled pork imported from the mainland from Hong Kong had reached 1.8 times that of normal days, and the volume of vegetables exceeded 2,500 tons, nearly 10% more than the average daily of last year. He also mentioned that the government has already Land, water and railways will ensure the stability of goods supplied to Hong Kong from the Mainland, and start cross-boundary railway freight trains, which are tentatively scheduled to run once a day, and will be able to reach four in the future; on land, there will be freight trains at the Hong Kong International Airport, Kwai Chung Container Terminal and Tuen Mun. Inland river wharf, set up a centralized connection yard for non-fresh food and other goods. Mainland trucks can transport goods directly to the connection yard. Trial shipments will be carried out later.