Prevent Disease    Eliminate Rodent Nuisance

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department is organising an Anti-rodent Campaign 2026 in collaboration with other Government Departments under the theme 'Prevent Disease    Eliminate Rodent Nuisance'.  The Campaign is implemented in two phases.  The first phase will be conducted from 5 January 2026 to 13 March 2026.  The second phase will be conducted from 6 July 2026 to 11 September 2026.  The target biotopes will cover –

1. markets / municipal services buildings;
2. hawker bazaars;
3. typhoon shelters; and
4. lanes adjacent to food premises and three-nil buildings.

In addition, rodent problematic spots identified by district pest control staff of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department will also be attended to.

Main Objectives of First Phase

• To arouse public awareness on the significance of rodent prevention and control in the community;

• To promote participation of the public in rodent prevention and control work in their premises; and

• To reduce rodent population in the territory, particularly in the target areas and their peripheries.

Activities

1. Theme Exhibition

   Date	5 January 2026 to 13 March 2026
   Venue	Health Education Exhibition & Resource Centre Block S4, Kowloon Park, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon (at junction of Haiphong Road and Nathan Road, near the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station A1 Exit)
   Opening Hours	Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday – 8:45 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. Sunday – 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Public Holiday – Closed

2. Roving exhibitions will be held at markets and major shopping malls of housing estates as follows:

   Date (Time)	Venue
   8 January 2026 (Thu) (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)	2/F, Centre Street Market, Sai Ying Pun
   15 January 2026 (Thu) (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)	Footbridge at 1/F, North Kwai Chung Market, Kwai Chung
   22 January 2026 (Thu) (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)	G/F, Heung Che Street Market, Tsuen Wan
   29 January 2026 (Thu) (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)	G/F, Po On Road Market, Cheung Sha Wan
   5 February 2026 (Thu) (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)	G/F, Kowloon City Market, Kowloon City
   12 February 2026 (Thu) (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)	Entrance of G/F, Kwun Chung Market, Yau Ma Tei
   20 February 2026 (Fri) (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)	2/F, Aberdeen Market, Aberdeen

3. Rodent Prevention and Control Seminar (Free Admission)

   Two seminars on rodent prevention and control for market tenants, market and food premises management and other interested parties are organized as follows:

   	Seminar 1	Seminar 2
   Date :	13 January 2026 (Tuesday)	13 March 2026 (Friday)
   Time :	3:00 pm (about one hour)	3:00 pm (about one hour)
   Venue :	Function Room AC1, 4/F Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon	Lecture Room 1, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, N.T.

   (Note:  The seminar will be cancelled if Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above is still hoisted or Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or “extreme conditions” announced by the Government is/are in force after 11:30 a.m. on the date of the seminar.  Enquiry Tel.: 2867 5507)

   The contents of the two seminars will be the same and include biology of rodents and rodent proofing measures.  The seminars will be conducted in Cantonese.  Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis.  Each participant will receive a souvenir at the seminars.

4. A variety of educational leaflets and posters is distributed to the District Environmental Hygiene Offices of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and other Government Departments such as Home Affairs Department, Housing Department, Department of Health, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Social Welfare Department as well as market management companies for display and/or distribution.

District anti-rodent operations

1. Our Department will launch a series of rodent disinfestation operations in districts in collaboration with other Government Departments; and
2. During the campaign period, staff of our Department will follow the working programme to conduct anti-rodent operations at the problematic spots and to give technical advice to the public on prevention and control of rodents.

Pamphlet and Poster may be downloaded here

• Anti-rodent Pamphlet (Direct Rodent Control)
• Anti-rodent Pamphlet (Residential Management Companies)
• Anti-rodent Pamphlet (Household Setting)
• Anti-rodent Pamphlet (Shopping Centres)
• Anti-rodent Pamphlet (Rural Villages)
• Anti-rodent Pamphlet (Construction Site)
• Anti-rodent Pamphlet (Markets/Fixed Hawker Stalls/Hawker Bazaars)
• Anti-rodent Pamphlet (Food Premises)
• Anti-rodent Pamphlet (Cargo Handling Areas)
• Anti-rodent Pamphlet (Prevention of Rodent-borne Diseases in Construction Sites and Disused/Vacant Lands)
• Anti-rodent Pamphlet (How to handle trapped live rodents/dispose of dead rodents)
• Anti-rodent Poster (Household Setting)
• Anti-rodent Poster (Shopping Centres)
• Anti-rodent Poster (Rural Villages)
• Anti-rodent Poster (Markets/Fixed Hawker Stalls/Hawker Bazaars)
• Anti-rodent Poster (Food Premises)
• Anti-rodent Poster (Cargo Handling Areas)
• Anti-rodent Poster (Construction Sites)
• Anti-rodent Poster (Old Tenement Buildings)
• Anti-rodent Poster (Eliminate Rodent Nuisance Take Preventive Measures)
• Join Ah Tak to fight against rodent infestation

TV Announcements in the Public Interest

• Follow three rules to eliminate rodents

Anti-rodent pamphlets and posters are now available at the following locations

1. Offices of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

   • Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre (Enquiry Tel.: 2377 9275)
   • District Environmental Hygiene Offices (Enquiry Tel.: 2868 0000)
2. Public Enquiry Service Centre of District Offices, Home Affairs Department
3. Major public housing estates and public clinics