A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said today (June 14) that with effect from June 22 (Wednesday), the trade could import frozen and chilled poultry such as fowl, duck, goose, turkey, pigeon, quail, etc via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) during the designated period (i.e. between 9pm and 5am the next day).

     Under the current arrangement, all goods vehicles carrying fresh food and livestock by land from the Mainland must enter Hong Kong via the Man Kam To Boundary Control Point for inspection by CFS staff. Vehicles carrying fresh aquatic products by land from the Mainland have also been able to enter Hong Kong via the HZMB between 9pm and 5am the next day since December 18, 2019.

     In order to further stabilise the supply of fresh food from the Mainland to Hong Kong and to facilitate the trade, having discussed with the Mainland authorities and the trade, the CFS decided to extend the scope of fresh produce imports via the HZMB to frozen and chilled poultry with effect from June 22. The poultry trade may import frozen and chilled poultry via the HZMB during the designated period, i.e. 9pm to 5am the next day, for inspection by CFS staff.

     The inspection procedures by the CFS at the Hong Kong Port of the HZMB will be similar to those for vehicles importing frozen and chilled poultry via the Man Kam To Boundary Control Point, including examining details of import documents, conducting physical inspections and sampling of frozen and chilled poultry for testing.

     The spokesman stressed that the arrangement of goods vehicles carrying fresh food and livestock entering Hong Kong via the Man Kam To Boundary Control Point has not changed, while vehicles carrying fresh aquatic products and frozen/chilled poultry might also choose to enter Hong Kong via the HZMB during the designated period, i.e. 9pm to 5am the next day. For other fresh food such as meat and eggs, if imported by land, they must continue to enter Hong Kong via the Man Kam To Boundary Control Point.

Ends/Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Issued at HKT 17:00

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