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In addition, the Agriculture and Fisheries Department,

through the Federation of Vegetable Marketing Co-operative

Societies, has asked vegetable importers who are suspected to have

imported contaminated vegetable to withhold supplies temporarily.

The Vegetable Marketing Organisation is also taking parallel action

by refusing to handle these vegetables at the Cheung Sha Wan

Vegetable Wholesale Market.

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These measures will be continued until the Government is

satisfied that vegetables imported from China are safe.

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The Government will also liaise with the Chinese

authorities with a view to obtaining their assistance to stop the

supply of contaminated vegetables at source.

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Though the contaminated vegetables were not locally

produced, the Agriculture and Fisheries Department has nonetheless

лг stepped up enforcement action in respect of agricultural pesticide

controls and has strengthened its advisory service to local farmers

on the safe use of registered pesticides.