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Markets. The markets come under the Sanitary Department. The Central and Western Markets are supervised by a special Overseer who is responsible to the Veterinary Surgeon; the other markets are supervised by the District Sanitary Inspectors.
Slaughter Houses.—Slaughter Houses and Animal Depots are controlled by the Sanitary Department. There is a Government depot at Kennedy Town (Hong Kong) for the reception of all cattle, sheep, swine, and goats brought into the Colony for slaughter. The Government Slaughter Houses are situated at Kennedy Town (Hong Kong) and at Ma Tau Kok (Kowloon). There are Government-controlled slaughter houses at Aberdeen and Sai Wan Ho.
The Government depot and slaughter houses are under the direct charge of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and Asst. Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and a staff of four Inspectors.
Dairies.—There is a model Dairy-farm in Hong Kong where milk is produced by stall-fed cattle under hygienic conditions.
TRAINING OF SANITARY PERSONNEL.
The Medical Officers of Health and the Chief Sanitary Inspector hold classes and give lectures, but there is as yet no regular school for teaching such as exists in Singapore.
Hong Kong is an examination centre for the Royal Sanitary Institute, and every year examinations are held for the Sanitary Inspectors Certificate, for the Sanitary Science Certificate, and for the Meat and Food Certificate. Candidates come from as far as Shanghai to take these examinations. The results of the last two tests have, so far as Hong Kong candidates are concerned, been decidedly disappointing, and one of the reasons for the high percentage of failures is the absence of a proper school of training.
SECTION IV.
PORT HEALTH WORK AND ADMINISTRATION.
Reckoned in terms of shipping-tonnage, Hong Kong is one of the five greatest ports in the world. It is the principal commercial entrepôt of Southern China, and it is the terminus of the Steamship Lines running between China, Japan, and North America.
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Markets. The markets come under the Sanitary Depart- ments. The Central and Western Markets are supervised by a special Overseer who is responsible to the Veterinary Surgeon; the other markets are supervised by the District Sanitary In- spectors.
Slaughter Houses.-Slaughter Houses and Animal Depots are controlled by the Sanitary Department. There is a Govern- inent depot at Kennedy Town (Hồng Kong) for the reception of all cattle, sheep, swine and goats brought into the Colony for slaughter. The Government Slaughter Houses are situated at Kennedy Town (Hong Kong) and at Ma Tau Kok (Kowloon). There are Government controlled slaughter houses at Aberdeen and Sai Wan Ho.
The Government depot and slaughter houses are under the direct charge of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and Asst. Colonia! Veterinary Surgeon and a staff of four Inspectors.
Dairies.—There is a model Dairy-farm in Hong Kong where milk is produced by stall fed cattle under hygienic conditions.
TRAINING OF SANITARY PERSONNEL.
The Medical Officers of Health and the Chief Sanitary In- spector hold classes and give lectures but there is as yet no regular school for teaching such as exists in Singapore.
Hong Kong is an examination centre for the Royal Sanitary Institute and every year examinations are held for the Sanitary Inspectors Certificate, for the Sanitary Science Certificate and for the Meat and Food Certificate. Candidates come from as far as Shanghai to take these examinations. The results of the last two tests have, so far as Hong Kong candidates are con- cerned, been decidedly disappointing and one of the reasons for the high percentage of failures is the absence of a proper school of training.
SECTION IV.
PORT HEALTH WORK AND ADMINISTRATION.
Reckoned in terms of shipping-tonnage, Hong Kong is one of the five greatest ports in the world. It is the principal com- mercial entrepôt of Southern China and it is the terminus of the Steamship Lines running between China, Japan, and North America.
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