Hong Kong Slaughterhouse May Shut Due to Pig Shortage: Sing Tao

Cuts of pork hang on display for sale at a market stall in Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, May 11, 2019. China has suspended the transport of all live pigs to Hong Kong after the first case of African swine fever was found in the city, according to local media reports on May 12. , Bloomberg

Natalie Lung, Bloomberg News

Jul 13, 2019

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(Bloomberg) -- A slaughterhouse in Hong Kong may be closed due to a shortage of pigs from China, Sing Tao Daily reported Saturday.

Owners of the Tsuen Wan slaughterhouse are planning to apply for the land to be used as a columbarium, a site for storing funeral urns, the paper reported, citing two people in the industry who didn’t wish to be named.

The government hasn’t received formal notice from Tsuen Wan slaughterhouse on operational changes, Chui Tak-yi, under secretary for food and health, told reporters in a briefing Saturday. The government will prioritize increasing fresh pork supply from the mainland of China to Hong Kong, he said.

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