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Rats and mice can cause a lot of ailments to humans |
The Food and Environtmental Department announced yesterday, Dec. 31, the launch of the Anti-rodent Charter for residential buildings and related commercial units to make residents aware of the need to promote a rat-free environment.
The Charter encourages residents to
practice environmental hygiene and cultivate good habits to rid their premises of
rodents. These include eliminating the food sources and hiding places of
rodents, to force them out.
Those who are encouraged to sign
the Charter include property management companies,
owners' corporations, residents' organisations of private residential premises,
the Hong Kong Housing Society, transitional housing, subsidised sales flats and
Tenants Purchase Scheme.
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PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
Those who conform to the Charter will undertake to
assign liaison ambassadors who will coordinate anti-rodent efforts. These
include carrying out regular inspections, arranging
necessary repairs and maintenance of facilities, and ensuring proper cleaning
and refuse removal at the housing estates or buildings.
Besides implementing anti-rodent
measures, participants have to supervise the quality and performance of the
hired anti-rodent service contractors and maintain relevant records of
anti-rodent work.
They are also responsible for conveying anti-rodent messages to residents through promotion and education, encouraging residents to cultivate good habits in personal hygiene and maintain a clean environment.
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Basahin ang detalye! |
Participants will receive free anti-rodent technical support from the FEHD,
including invitations to attend pest control seminars.
Additionally, the FEHD will present
Charter certificates and stickers to participants and publish a list of
participating organisations and premises on a dedicated webpage.
The Department said it is
condsidering extending the Charter to other sectors in future, based on the
outcome of the first phase of the anti-rodent campaign.
Rats and mice, which are
collectively known as rodents, could cause various diseases, such as leptospirosis,
hantavirus, salmonella, and even rat hepatitis E, as was found in a Hong Kong
man in 2018, in the first case of its kind ever recorded.
Details of the Charter have been uploaded to the FEHD's Anti-rodent
Charter Website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/pestcontrol/anti_rodent_charter.html).