Anti-Rodent Work Plan Undertaken by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
The rodent control work undertaken by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) in leisure and cultural venues including parks and playgrounds, sitting-out areas, sports grounds, swimming pools, beaches, cultural venues, etc., is mainly aimed at controlling the three basic living conditions of rodents in terms of “food”, “harbourage” and “passages”, that is, cutting off the food source of the rodent (food), clearing the hiding places (harbourage) and blocking the passages (passages), and supplemented with control measures such as baiting and trapping to strengthen the prevention and control of rodent infestation. In addition, venue inspection frequency will be increased including thoroughly inspection of venue and areas covered by vegetation, and checking for signs of rodent infestation such as excrement and suspected rodent holes, etc., and arrange professional service contractors to carry out rodent control work at the target location, including placing traps, baits and blocking rodent holes, etc. LCSD will further seek technical advice from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) and conduct joint rodent control operations if situation does not improve.
Further enhancement and measures will be carried out in accordance with the advice and guidelines as well as the checklist from FEHD to formulate and implement targeted rodent control strategies to improve the effectiveness of rodent control works in LCSD venues. New technology for rodent control, such as thermal image camera, is also used in LCSD venues to track rodent activity and evaluate the effectiveness of rodent control work.
LCSD will continue to strengthen publicity to remind public not to feed birds or animals, litter, etc. to further enhance the public's awareness of rodent prevention, and implement targeted rodent control strategies and measures so as to strengthen the monitoring works and establish audit mechanism to assess the results and effectiveness of rodent control work.R