FEHD maintains normal public service
FEHD maintains normal public service
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A spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (February 1) said that during the implementation of special work arrangements for government departments, public services provided by the FEHD, including cleansing, environmental hygiene, pest control, slaughterhouses, public markets, hawker management, burial and cremation, as well as various licensing services will generally continue to remain normal. The Centre for Food Safety will continue its surveillance on food sold in Hong Kong to protect public health and ensure that food for sale is fit for consumption.
The spokesman added, "To reduce the risk of the spread of the novel coronavirus in the community, the Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre and the Communication Resource Unit, Centre for Food Safety of the FEHD will continue to be temporarily suspended and their educational and outreaching programmes will be cancelled until further notice."
Ends/Saturday, February 1, 2020
Issued at HKT 23:20
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