HONG Kong's central business district, famous for gleaming skyscrapers and fashionable bars, is facing an invasion of rats.
Between January and June, the densely populated area's rodent infestation rate swelled to 17 per cent from zero, based on the number of rats attracted to every 100 pieces of bait.
"Central was virtually rat-free a few months ago, then the situation deteriorated. We have to tackle the problem actively," Ho Yuk-yin, a consultant with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, said.
He attributed the influx to poor vigilance at restaurants in the area's old, rundown buildings and maze of dank alleyways.
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Posted by Quentin George at July 18, 2005 05:50 PM