Monday, September 25, 1972
MEETING RESOLVES QUESTION OF PIG SLAUGHTERING
Meat merchants in Tsuen Wan have agreed to have their pigs slaughtered
in the private slaughterhouse in Yuen Long with immediate effect.
This follows a lengthy meeting at the Tsuen Wan District Office
today between eight representatives of meat merchants and officers of
government departments concerned, Mr. Augustine Chui, Assistant Director,
Urban Services (Abattoirs, Hawkers and Markets), Mr. David Lan, Assistant
Director, Urban Services (New Territories) and Mr. H.H. T. Barma, District
Officer, Tsuen Wan.
Pigs from Tsuen Wan were until today slaughtered in the government
abattoir in Cheung Sha Wan. This has become impossible due to the closure
from today of one of the two dressing lines for renovation and the installation
of an additional dressing line.
As a result pigs from Tsuen Wan have to be alaughtered in Yuen Long.
The meat merchants were informed of this and asked to make preparations for
the change several weeks ago,
The new arrangement is intended to improve meat supply both to
Kowloon and Tsuen Wan.
At today's meeting, meat merchants complained that they could not
make immediate arrangements for the change as required.
As an interim measure, Mr. Chui agreed to provide them with workers
for carrying out the slaughtering work in Yuen Long for three days beginning
today.
However, the meat merchants have to bear the usual slaughtering
charge of $6 per head.
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