Border lockdown is not inciting fear for food supply as locals are more concerned about disinfection items
Rumour has it that once China locks down some of its borders, supply of food supplies in Hong Kong would be affected. It is unsure if such rumours have affected price of vegetables, e.g. lettuce was sold for $30/catty.
With reference to the price of vegetables during New Year in previous years, the price should generally be 10% higher than usual, but the price hike this year has nearly doubled.
As for the supermarkets, there was no sight of people lining up or scrambling for food items. Some food shelves were running low on stock. However, disinfection items were completely sold out.
Source: United Social Press
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Rumour has it that once China locks down some of its borders, supply of food supplies in Hong Kong would be affected. It is unsure if such rumours have affected price of vegetables, e.g. lettuce was sold for $30/catty.
With reference to the price of vegetables during New Year in previous years, the price should generally be 10% higher than usual, but the price hike this year has nearly doubled.
As for the supermarkets, there was no sight of people lining up or scrambling for food items. Some food shelves were running low on stock. However, disinfection items were completely sold out.
Source: United Social Press
#Jan28 #CoronavirusOutbreak #Borderlockdown #FoodSupply
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The Disciplinary and Supervision Team of the National Development and Reform Commission in China is warning to prioritizing foods supply and stabilizing the price
(29 Jul) Reporters received from the Chinese Disciplinary and Supervision Team of the National Development and Reform Commission stated that, in response to the tight supply and price rising of rice and wheat since April, the Team is interviewing the responsible persons of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, Food Trading Coordination Centre and National Grain and Oil Information Centre to understand the market demand of rice, wheat and grain, the reason of such price fluctuation, market analysis and responding strategy. Most importantly, the Team is to supervise food supply and price stabilization.
Image source: NetEase News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
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The Disciplinary and Supervision Team of the National Development and Reform Commission in China is warning to prioritizing foods supply and stabilizing the price
(29 Jul) Reporters received from the Chinese Disciplinary and Supervision Team of the National Development and Reform Commission stated that, in response to the tight supply and price rising of rice and wheat since April, the Team is interviewing the responsible persons of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, Food Trading Coordination Centre and National Grain and Oil Information Centre to understand the market demand of rice, wheat and grain, the reason of such price fluctuation, market analysis and responding strategy. Most importantly, the Team is to supervise food supply and price stabilization.
Image source: NetEase News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
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China’s Ministry of Water Resources: A year of high water is a year of good harvests. Food supplies are not affected
(13 Aug) Over 60 million people have been affected by the floods in Mainland China. The authorities predicted that the flood season would be extended until September, stressing that a year of high water was a year of good harvests, which would not affect food supplies. They will continue to take strict precautions to provide disaster relief.
Source: Now News
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China’s Ministry of Water Resources: A year of high water is a year of good harvests. Food supplies are not affected
(13 Aug) Over 60 million people have been affected by the floods in Mainland China. The authorities predicted that the flood season would be extended until September, stressing that a year of high water was a year of good harvests, which would not affect food supplies. They will continue to take strict precautions to provide disaster relief.
Source: Now News
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China’s Ministry of Water Resources: A year of high water is a year of good harvests. Food supplies are not affected
Severe flooding has occurred in the Yangtze River and Huaihe River valleys of mainland China since June, with rainfall reaching 759.2mm for 62 days, the highest and longest since 1961. There are 634 rivers in China that flooded above the alarm level, and the water levels of some parts of Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake and Taihu Lake are still above the alarm level.
A total of 63.46 million people were affected by the floods, 219 died and disappeared, and 54,000 houses collapsed, causing direct economic losses of nearly $180 billion, over 10% higher than the average of the past five years. The authorities have evacuated more than 4 million people, and stressed that the flooding would not affect the country's food supply.
Zhou Xuewen, Vice Minister of Emergency Management and Vice Minister of Water Resources said, “A year of high water is often a year of good harvests, and late rice harvests will be plentiful. Why would the harvests be plentiful? The soil and water conditions are good, which makes the soil fertile. Through our disaster relief measures, through our post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, we would strengthen our plantation management and through some technical means, I think this year's crops should not be affected.”
The authorities predicted that the main flood season would be extended until the end of September, especially in the northern part of the country, and the possibility of flooding in the next phase remained high.
Source: Now News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
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China’s Ministry of Water Resources: A year of high water is a year of good harvests. Food supplies are not affected
Severe flooding has occurred in the Yangtze River and Huaihe River valleys of mainland China since June, with rainfall reaching 759.2mm for 62 days, the highest and longest since 1961. There are 634 rivers in China that flooded above the alarm level, and the water levels of some parts of Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake and Taihu Lake are still above the alarm level.
A total of 63.46 million people were affected by the floods, 219 died and disappeared, and 54,000 houses collapsed, causing direct economic losses of nearly $180 billion, over 10% higher than the average of the past five years. The authorities have evacuated more than 4 million people, and stressed that the flooding would not affect the country's food supply.
Zhou Xuewen, Vice Minister of Emergency Management and Vice Minister of Water Resources said, “A year of high water is often a year of good harvests, and late rice harvests will be plentiful. Why would the harvests be plentiful? The soil and water conditions are good, which makes the soil fertile. Through our disaster relief measures, through our post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, we would strengthen our plantation management and through some technical means, I think this year's crops should not be affected.”
The authorities predicted that the main flood season would be extended until the end of September, especially in the northern part of the country, and the possibility of flooding in the next phase remained high.
Source: Now News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
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A Ban on Food and Beverage Waste in China
(16 Aug) China's General Secretary Xi Jinping recently ordered a ban on food and beverage waste, and there has been widespread support for the plate-cleaning campaign, but a restaurant in Changsha, Hunan province, yesterday launched a weigh-and-order program that required customers to weigh their weight before they could be served with food according to its calories content.
Adult female customers weighing less than 40 kg could only have two dishes, namely yellow beef stir-fry and chop bell pepper fish head, while adult male customers weighing more than 80 kg could have three dishes, including braised pork.
The restaurant issued an apology on its official Weibo page today, stressing that the original purpose of the event was to advocate the elimination of waste and healthy ordering, and that they also did not require mandatory weighing. They thanked the active cooperation of nearly 1,000 tables of customers on the day of the event.
Image Source: China News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
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A Ban on Food and Beverage Waste in China
(16 Aug) China's General Secretary Xi Jinping recently ordered a ban on food and beverage waste, and there has been widespread support for the plate-cleaning campaign, but a restaurant in Changsha, Hunan province, yesterday launched a weigh-and-order program that required customers to weigh their weight before they could be served with food according to its calories content.
Adult female customers weighing less than 40 kg could only have two dishes, namely yellow beef stir-fry and chop bell pepper fish head, while adult male customers weighing more than 80 kg could have three dishes, including braised pork.
The restaurant issued an apology on its official Weibo page today, stressing that the original purpose of the event was to advocate the elimination of waste and healthy ordering, and that they also did not require mandatory weighing. They thanked the active cooperation of nearly 1,000 tables of customers on the day of the event.
Image Source: China News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
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Police Commissioner Monitors Lockdown On Site; Civilians Stock Up for Food Supply
With the government's sudden mandatory lockdown of two streets in Yau Ma Tei on Jan 26, 2021, Hong Kong police commissioner #ChrisTang appeared on site to monitor the operation.
A total of 380 staff were deployed in different departments, while 330 residents were in the end tested. 1 postive case of #COVID19 was found, giving a positive rate of 0.003%.
The photos also capture the scenes on the evening of Jan 27 where residents in neighboring blocks hurried to stock up their food supply, in case the government will extend the "restricted area".
In previous compulsory lockdown over the weekend, the government had been criticized for not providing quality food to the residents and not considering the need of religious groups.
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Police Commissioner Monitors Lockdown On Site; Civilians Stock Up for Food Supply
With the government's sudden mandatory lockdown of two streets in Yau Ma Tei on Jan 26, 2021, Hong Kong police commissioner #ChrisTang appeared on site to monitor the operation.
A total of 380 staff were deployed in different departments, while 330 residents were in the end tested. 1 postive case of #COVID19 was found, giving a positive rate of 0.003%.
The photos also capture the scenes on the evening of Jan 27 where residents in neighboring blocks hurried to stock up their food supply, in case the government will extend the "restricted area".
In previous compulsory lockdown over the weekend, the government had been criticized for not providing quality food to the residents and not considering the need of religious groups.
#PoliceState #YauMaTeiLockdown
#FoodSupply