Circulation Paper C & W FEHWC Paper No. 80/2019

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Anti-mosquito Campaign 2019 (Phase III) in Central / Western District

Purpose

To brief Members on the arrangements and details for the Anti-mosquito Campaign 2019 (Phase III) to be launched by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in Central / Western District.

Background

2. The Anti-mosquito Campaign 2019 (Phase II) organized by FEHD was launched between 15.4.2019 and 14.6.2019. Actions taken in the district and the results are detailed at Annex I.

3. In 2018, there were 29 local and 134 imported dengue fever cases, 2 imported chikungunya fever cases in . No Zika virus infection case and Japanese encephalitis cases were reported

4. Dengue fever (DF) is an important mosquito-borne disease with public health concern worldwide, especially in the tropics and sub-tropics. The dengue viruses encompass four different serotypes. Dengue infection has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and outcomes. The disease is usually mild and self-limiting, but subsequent infections with other serotypes of dengue virus are more likely to result in severe dengue, which can be fatal. DF is not directly transmitted from person to person. It is transmitted to humans through the bites of infective female Aedes mosquitoes. Patients with DF are infective to mosquitoes during the febrile period. When a patient suffering from DF is bitten by a vector mosquito, the mosquito is infected and it may spread the disease by biting other people. DF can spread rapidly in

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densely populated areas that are infested with the vectors Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus. Besides, transmission through blood transfusion has also been reported.

5. Japanese encephalitis is a mosquito-borne disease and the Japanese encephalitis virus is transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes. The principal vector is called Culex tritaeniorhynchus. Japanese encephalitis mainly occurs in rural and agricultural areas of Asia and the Western Pacific. The mosquitoes breed where there is abundant water such as rice paddies and become infected by feeding on pigs and wild birds infected with the Japanese encephalitis virus. The infected mosquito transmits the Japanese encephalitis virus to humans and animals during biting. FEHD and relevant departments had already strengthened mosquito prevention and control work in the areas, including conducting joint visits with staff of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department to the neighboring pig farms and providing technical assistance on mosquito prevention and control to the pig farmers with a view to reducing the chance of the public to contact Japanese encephalitis.

6. Zika virus is transmitted to humans mainly through bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. Aedes aegypti, which is considered the most important vector for transmitting Zika virus to humans, is currently not found in Hong Kong; however, Aedes albopictus, which is widely present locally, is also considered as potential vector. As long as there is extensive international travel, there always remains the risk of introducing Zika virus into Hong Kong. If an overseas Zika-infected person enters Hong Kong, and is subsequently bitten by an Aedes albopictus in Hong Kong, the infected Aedes albopictus may carry the virus and lead to a secondary spread in Hong Kong. The public should therefore stay vigilant about the potential risks of mosquito-borne diseases, while the community and various government departments should make concerted efforts and actively participate in mosquito prevention and control. Besides, Zika virus can also be transmitted through blood and sex contact.

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7. In order to safeguard public health and to sustain mosquito prevention and control efforts, FEHD will continue to strengthen mosquito prevention and control and organize the Anti-mosquito Campaign 2019 (Phase III) for twelve consecutive weeks from 19.8.2019 to 8.11.2019.

8. The Anti-mosquito Campaign 2019 (Phase III) to be carried out under the slogan “Prevent Japanese Encephalitis and Dengue Fever Act Now!” aims to achieve the following objectives -

(a) To heighten public awareness of the potential risk of dengue fever, Zika virus infection, Japanese encephalitis, chikungunya fever and other mosquito-borne diseases;

(b) To encourage community participation and forge close partnership of government departments concerned in mosquito prevention and control work; and

(c) To eliminate potential mosquito breeding sites.

Mosquito Control Operations

9. FEHD will carry out a series of operations focusing on removal of accumulation of water and mosquito prevention and control from 19.8.2019 to 8.11.2019 at mosquito breeding and potential breeding places in the district. Emphasis will be placed on locations in close proximity to human residences, schools, construction sites, public housing estates, hospitals, illegal cultivation sites, waterfront public and private cargo working areas, cross boundary check points, typhoon shelters and cross boundary ferry terminals. Please refer to Annex II for the action plan.

10. During the Campaign period, Pest Control Section of this district will deploy a total of 25 pest control teams to perform mosquito prevention and

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control work in accordance with the attached action plan and take the opportunity to offer knowledge and technical advice on the prevention and control of mosquito to the public.

Education and Publicity

11. On publicity and education fronts, FEHD will adopt the following measures in addition to arranging press releases, the broadcast of Television and Radio Announcements in the Public Interest and the placement of promotional posters at the major public transport facilities -

(a) To produce publicity posters, pamphlets, banners and educational materials on prevention and control of mosquito for public circulation;

(b) To distribute publicity materials widely through close liaison with the relevant government departments and local organizations to arouse public awareness of mosquito prevention and control;

(c) To disseminate messages on mosquito prevention and control by broadcasting van;

(d) To organize roving exhibitions at major shopping malls of housing estates and outreaching health talks for schools and management of housing estates;

(e) To hold thematic exhibitions at the FEHD Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre, and to include relevant information in the FEHD homepage; and

(f) To disseminate messages on mosquito prevention and control

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through the Facebook page and Instagram page of Keep Clean Ambassador Ah Tak.

12. To ensure smooth implementation of the Campaign, the Pest Control Advisory Section of the department would provide technical assistance in the mosquito prevention and control operations and the related publicity and education activities.

Local Participation

13. To enlist support and active participation of this District Council in the Campaign, District Council Members and Committee Members will be invited to participate in related events, organize publicity activities and at the same time, to offer views on the mosquito prevention and control work. District Environmental Hygiene Superintendent (Central / Western) will work out the details with the District Council Secretariat.

Central / Western District Environmental Hygiene Office Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

31 July 2019

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Annex I

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Anti-mosquito Campaign 2019 (Phase II) in Central / Western District

The Anti-mosquito Campaign 2019 (Phase II) was launched between 15.4.2019 and 14.6.2019. During the period, related mosquito prevention and control work was carried out smoothly. The actions and results of the Anti-mosquito Campaign in the district are as follows -

1. Number of patrols made at the target areas : 4831

2. Number of mosquito breeding sites identified and 289 eliminated :

3. Number of potential mosquito breeding sites 1146 identified and eliminated :

4. Quantity of refuse cleared (tonnes) : 9.8

5. Number of prosecutions instituted : 0

6. Number of warning letters issued : 1

7. Number of advice and messages provided to the 375 public in respect of mosquito prevention and : control

8. Number of leaflets/posters distributed : 2965

9. Number of cases referred to other government 19 departments :

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Annex II

Anti-mosquito Campaign 2019 (Phase III) Central / Western District Action Plan

Anti-mosquito Date Location Team Hau Wo Street, Victoria Road, Ka Wai Man Road, 1 Cadogan Street, 88-162 Belcher’s Street, Mount Davis Path, Catchick Street, Kwan Yick Street 2 Sands Street, Shing Sai Road, Davis Street Robinson Road, Academic Terrace (Slope), Western 3 Barracks, Kotewall Road, (near Pokfield Road Bus Terminus), Pik Shan Path Mosque Junction, Mosque Temple Street, Seymour 4 Road, , Leung Fai Terrace, Bonham 19.8.2019 Road, Elign Street, , 26.8.2019 Homestead Road, Mount Austin Road, Tregunter 2.9.2019 5 Path 9.9.2019 Gough Hill Road, Findlay Path, Plunkett's Road, 16.9.2019 6 23.9.2019 Severn Road, The Peak Galleria 30.9.2019 Pest Control , Macdonnell Road, Borrett Road, Pok Section 7.10.2019 7 Fu Lam Reservoir Road, Barker Road Station 14.10.2019 Hill Road, Po Tuck Street, Clarence Terrace, 21.10.2019 8 452-478 Queen's Road West, Whitty Street, Sai On 28.10.2019 Lane, Water Street Morrison Street, , Jervois Street, 4.11.2019 9 Tung Loi Lane

Second Street, Third Street, Centre Street (from (Monday) 10 Queen’s Road West to ), 11-49 & 28-38 High Street, Eastern Street, Un Shing Lane, Yu Lok Lane, Kwok Hing Lane, Chung Kong Road, Chung King Road, Leung I Fong, Rumsey 11 Street, Man Wa Lane, Hillier Street, Cleverly Street, , , On Lan Street, 12 Man Kwong Street, , Li Yuen Street East, Li Yuen Street West Justice Drive, Pier Road, Supreme Court Road, Man 13 Kwong Street, Man Po Street, Finance Street

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Anti-mosquito Date Location Team Sai Ning Street, Sai See Street, Collinson Street, 1 Praya Kennedy Town Li Po Lung Path, Tai Pak Terrace, Ching Lin Terrace, To Li Terrace, 2-104 Hill Road, 1-39 2 Belcher’s Street, New Praya, Kennedy Town, Sands Street, Sai Cheung Street, Holland Street, 3 86-88 Pok Fu Lam Road, Po Shan Road , Gleanealy, , Old 4 Bailey Street, Elign Street, , , Caine Road, 20.8.2019 5 Hornsey Road, 1-55 Robinson Road, Hatton Road, 27.8.2019 Old Peak Road, Harlech Road, Lugard Road, 3.9.2019 6 Severn Road, Craigmin Road, Plunkett's Road, Hospital Path, Lloyd Path 10.9.2019 Pollock's Path, 52-60 Peak Road, 86-92 Peak Road, 7 17.9.2019 45-77 Plantation Road 24.9.2019 Kwong Fung Lane, Yau Yee Lane, Kui Yan Lane, Pest Control Ka On Street, 1-41 Queen’s Road West, 167-237 1.10.2019 8 Section Queen’s Road West, 438-450 Queen’s Road West, 8.10.2019 Sutherland Street 15.10.2019 1-95 West, Western Fire Services Street, Queen Street, 1-69 & 2-50 Pok Fu Lam 22.10.2019 9 Road, 68-90 Ko Shing Street, Li Sing Street, New 29.10.2019 Street, Hospital Road, Jervois Street 5.11.2019 128-224 Queen’s Road West, Wing Wa Terrace, Ng Fuk Lane, College View, Po Yan Street, Rutter 10 (Tuesday) Street, ,

Stanley Street, , , Tun Wo Lane, Peel Street, , Sam Ka 11 Lane, Man Hing Lane, Pak Tsz Lane, Yu Lok Lane, Hing Hon Road, Wilmer Street World Wide Lane, Harbour View Street, Man Yee Lane, Pedder Street, Kenney Road, St. Joseph 12 Church, Garden Road Peak Tram Terminus, Tramway Path, Garden Road Queen’s Road Central, Wyndham Street, Lan Kwai 13 Fong, D’aguilar Street, Wellington Street

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Anti-mosquito Date Location Team Victoria Road, Mount Davis Path, Catchick Street 1 (from Sands Street to Smithfield) Ching Lin Terrace (Slope), Smithfield Road, Sands 2 Street, 1-111 & 2A-86 Belcher’s Street, North Street 92-96 Pok Fu Lam Road, Oaklands Path, Kotewall Road, Park Road, Babington Path, , 3 1-77 Lyttelton Road, St. Stephen’s Lane, Honiton Road, Opposite to 10-42 Kotewall Road, Po Shan Road, South Lane, Yat Fu Lane Mosque Temple Street, Mosque Junction, Robinson 4 Road, Conduit Road 21.8.2019 Gough Hill Path, Watford Road, Rosmead Road, 5 28.8.2019 1-17 Barker Road 5-26 , Magazine Gap Road 4.9.2019 6 Service Reservoir, Caine Lane, 11.9.2019 Peel Rise, 40-42, 76-92 & 71-99 Peak Road, 81-95 7 18.9.2019 Peak Road (Slope), Guildford Road 25.9.2019 Wa On Lane, 21 Whitty Street, 65-437 Queen’s Road West, 33-83 Bonham Road, Ko Shing Street, 2.10.2019 Pest Control 8 Section Bonham Strand West, Kom U Street, Wo Fung 9.10.2019 Street, Tsung Sau Lane East, Sai On Lane 16.10.2019 Wing Lok Street, In Ku Lane, 62-86A Connaught 9 23.10.2019 Road West, 40-92 & 19-71 Des Voeux Road West Hing Lung Street, Gilman’s Bazaar, Possession 30.10.2019 Street, , Fat Hing Street, 6.11.2019 136-288 Queen’s Road West, First Street (from 10 Eastern Street to Centre Street), 27-51 Centre Street, (Wednesday) 23-45 Eastern Street, Ying Wa Terrace, West End Path, 9B-31 Bonham Road, High Street (from 1 High Street to Eastern Street) Crime Wing H.K. Island Regional H.Q., 5 Hospital 11 Road to Eastern Street, King George V Memorial Park Pottinger Street, Douglas Lane, 8-74 Des Voeux 12 Road Central, Pedder Street, Finance Street, International Finance Centre Minibus Stop Man Cheung Street, Harbour View Street, Queen’s 13 Road Central, Theatre Lane, D’aguilar Street, Wing Wah Lane, Wo On Lane, Stanley Street

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Anti-mosquito Date Location Team Mount Davis Road, Victoria Road Morning Trail, 1 Ka Wai Man Road, Sai Wan Estate Rock Hill Street, 12 Belcher’s Street (Slope), 2 Kwun Lung Lau, 32-86 Belcher’s Street, Holland Street, Sai Cheung Street Pik Shan Path, Conduit Road and Po Shan Road 3 (Slope) Prince’s Terrace, Chico Terrace, 20-26 , 1-28 , 47-147 Caine Road, 4 Po Wa Street, , Wing Lee Street, Wa In Fong East, Wa In Fong West, Shing Wong Street, 15-31 Shelley Street Mount Kellett Road, Peak Road near Barker Road 5 Oil Station (Slope), Guildford Road (Slope), 22.8.2019 Chatham Path, Mount Austin Road Garden 29.8.2019 Findlay Road, Findlay Path, Borrett Road, 1-35 Lugard Road, 2-11A Bowen Road, Old Peak Road 5.9.2019 6 Rest Garden, Old Peak Road to Tregunter Path, 12.9.2019 42A-44 Kennedy Road, Barker Road 19.9.2019 7 , Macdonnell Road 26.9.2019 Pest Control Fuk Sau Lane, Rose Lane, Tak Sing Lane, Sheung 3.10.2019 Section Fung Lane, Kwong Fung Terrace, Chung Ching 8 10.10.2019 Street, Lai On Lane, Ki Ling Lane, Tsz Mi Alley, 17.10.2019 144-161 Central 24.10.2019 88-128 Connaught Road West, 94-174 & 73-153 9 Des Voeux Road West, Ko Shing Street, Bonham 31.10.2019 Strand, Jervois Street 7.11.2019 Upper Station Street, Tank Lane, Lok Ku Road, Un On Lane West, Ng Kwai Fong, Water Lane, Mee 10 Lun Street, Shin Hing Street, Tun Wo Lane, 2-100 (Thursday) Queen’s Road West, 110-143 Connaught Road West 206-284 Des Voeux Road Central, Wing Lok 11 Street, Cleverly Street

Jackson Road, The Court of Final Appeal Building, Murray Road, Lambeth Walk, , Statue 12 Square, Edinburgh Place, City Hall Memorial Garden General Post Office, Cotton Tree Drive, Zetland Street, On Hing Terrace, Wyndham Street, Duddell 13 Street, On Lan Street, CG Office

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Anti-mosquito Date Location Team Mount Davis Service Reservoir, Forbes Street, 1 China Merchants Godown, Tse Land Mansion (Slope), Sai Cheung Street 2 North, Sai See Street, 1-7 Smithfield, Kennedy Town New Praya Woo Hop Street, Cheung Kan Lane, Hill Road, South Lane, Stair and Slope at the junction of Po 3 Shan Road and Conduit Road, Footpath at the junction of Conduit Road and Robinson Road, 86-96 Pok Fu Lam Road, Shelley Court, Rednaxela Terrace, George’s Lane, Rear Lane between Ming Hing Mansion and 23.8.2019 4 Kwong Hon Terrace, Leung Fai Terrace, Woodland 30.8.2019 Terrace, Castle Lane, Peel Street, Ying Fai Terrace, 6.9.2019 Chic Koo Terrace Gough Hill Path Playground (Slope), Tregunter 13.9.2019 5 Path Walking Trail, Ladies Recreation Club, Prince 20.9.2019 Terrace Craigmin Road, Old Peak Road, Mount Kellett 27.9.2019 6 Road, Chatham Path, Plunkett’s Road 4.10.2019 Pest Control Barker Road Peak Tram Station, , Bluff Path, Section 7 11.10.2019 Plantation Road 18.10.2019 Yuk Sau Lane, Sam To Lane, Algar Court, 355-425 Queen’s Road West, Chiu Kwong Street, 153-167 25.10.2019 8 Connaught Road West, 228-404 & 207-329 Des 1.11.2019 Voeux Road West, Water Street, Siu Cheung Fong 8.11.2019 Kwai Heung Street, Mui Fong Street, Vicinity of 9 Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park, Sung Hing Lane, Yau (Friday) Yee Lane, 414-440 Queen’s Road West Circular Pathway, U Lam Terrace, Rozario Street, 10 Hillier Street, Shing Wong Street, Kwai Wa Lane, Jubillee Street, On Wo Lane, Queen Victoria Street , Lok Ku Road, Upper , 11 Lower Lascar Row, Mercer Street, 228-378 Queen’s Road Central Chiu Lung Street, , Li Yuen Street East, Li Yuen Street West, Man Yee Lane, 12 , Drake Street, Rodney Street, Tamar Street Tim Wa Avenue, Tim Mei Avenue, Lung Wo Road, 13 Performing Art Avenue,

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