Hong Kong milk powder abandonment plan non-remove milk order arrangement

The document submitted by the Hong Kong Government to the Legislative Council last week revealed that a milk collection bin will be set up at the port to collect excess formula powder from the departing passengers and donate the people in need through the food bank. The Secretary for Food and Health Gao Yongwen stated on the previous day that this arrangement was not easy because of the safety of end users. At the same time, he denied that this was an arrangement for revoking the milk restriction order.

According to the documents submitted by the Hong Kong Government to the Legislative Council, the government plans to launch a test plan for a formula collection box in the near future. A collection box will be set up at the Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Points to collect excess formula powder from departing passengers and pass food. Banks donate people in need. In response, Gao Yongwen responded the day before that, after the implementation of the milk restriction order, the situation of the market as a whole has been relatively stable. Especially at the retail level, the supply of infant formula powder has been relatively stable. Of course, it is also consistent with the fight against parallel import activities. Measures.

Regarding the plan to collect milk powder, Gao Yongwen believes that this arrangement is not easy. Every time volunteer foods are donated, whether they are donors or volunteer groups accepted, many arrangements are needed to ensure the safety of the end-users and they need to be safe. Consider the risks they are carrying.

However, he denied that the plan was an arrangement for revoking the milk restriction order. As for the timing of the revocation of the milk restriction order, it has been made clear that it must be ensured that after the review, the supply chain in Hong Kong can provide enough infant formula milk for local parents to withdraw the milk restriction order.