The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department issued a Notice of Elimination of Vermin to Langham Place property management today in response to rodent sightings, ordering the Mong Kok shopping centre to fix conditions fuelling the infestation by August 6.
Staff members were dispatched to inspect Langham Place’s common areas and food premises this morning upon learning of the situation. Inspectors uncovered signs of rodent activity, structural gaps including holes in false ceilings, and an improperly covered trash bin inside a licensed restaurant’s food room.
The situation was deemed unsatisfactory by the department, as it explained that conditions provided rodents with food sources and hiding spots.
Officers issued a verbal warning to the food premises’ person-in-charge, demanding immediate rectification, while providing rodent control measures and hygiene education to mall staff.
The department added that it will continue to monitor Langham Place’s hygienic conditions, and noted that the shopping centre has hired a pest control company to conduct thorough cleaning and strengthen anti-rodent measures.
