Hong Kong News

Nonpartisan, Noncommercial, unconstrained.
Thursday, Mar 28, 2024

(Video) First blood! Capture-and-kill of boars started in Wong Chuk Hang

Seven wild boars were caught and killed through drug injection on Wednesday evening in the first "capture-and-kill" operation at Wong Chuk Hang.
Police and Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) officers were deployed to Shum Wan Road, less than a week after authorities last Friday announced they will capture wild boars in urban areas regularly for killing.

Police on Wednesday received 10 reports of wild pigs found by the public as of 6 pm, reaching the highest number of reports on spotting wild pigs in a day since the regular capturing operation was announced.

In the morning, five wild boars were spotted sleeping beside the pedestrian road at Shum Wan Road near Water World Ocean Park.

Their presence was notified by the police at around 11 am, police have monitored them from a distance and notified the AFCD.

Another report was filed at 7 pm, saying at least five wild boars were finding food around the hill at Shum Wan Road.

When police arrived at the scheme, three wild boars were behind a metal fence. Officers attempted to trap the two boars on the road but were unsuccessful.

AFCD staffers then used bread to lure the two wild boars. Then a vet shot them with a tranquilizer gun, leading to their capture.

As of 10pm, staffers have captured seven wild boars in the area. The operation is continuing. The government then confirmed that the seven captured wild boars were killed through drug injection.

Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group’s Roni Wong Ho-yin showed up at the scene to protest.

Wong, taken away by police from the scene, said the all Hongkongers are furious when hearing the capture-and-kill policy, asking how could the government step back from the capture-and-sterilize policy announced in 2017.

“That program was doing fine – officers capture and sterilize the wild boars first and released them back to nature. The world's first ever program of its kind which was welcomed by all citizens and environmental organizations,” he said.

“Today they kill the boar, tomorrow they will kill the cats, dogs, turtles or even the gulls and the cows. What is this government doing? It is your management problem for failing to allocate more resources to tackle the matter peacefully. And now the boars have to pay for that!” Wong slammed.

“Don't they try and shift all the responsibilities on the boars and the environmental activists. I hope the government will deal with the issue in a peaceful and rational way,” he added.

Wong then chanted slogans in opposition to humane dispatch of boars and hunting them. He stayed for around five more minutes and left shortly after.

Last month, an online video showed around 20 wild boars running behind a moving red taxi at Shum Wan Road at night.

AFCD last Friday announced to regularly capture and kill wild boars in the urban area to reduce their number and nuisance.

Simon Chan Kin-fung, assistant director of the AFCD, said on Monday that the latest measure only targets wild boars in the urban area, not those in the countryside.

He added AFCD aims to have five official operations per month to catch wild boars and will prioritize capturing boars in areas where there are large numbers of pigs, having cases of injuries being reported or where boars could bring potential danger to the public.
Newsletter

Related Articles

Hong Kong News
0:00
0:00
Close
It's always the people with the dirty hands pointing their fingers
Paper straws found to contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals - study
FTX's Bankman-Fried headed for jail after judge revokes bail
Blackrock gets half a trillion dollar deal to rebuild Ukraine
Steve Jobs' Son Launches Venture Capital Firm With $200 Million For Cancer Treatments
Google reshuffles Assistant unit, lays off some staffers, to 'supercharge' products with A.I.
End of Viagra? FDA approved a gel against erectile dysfunction
UK sanctions Russians judges over dual British national Kara-Murza's trial
US restricts visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders because of security concerns
America's First New Nuclear Reactor in Nearly Seven Years Begins Operations
Southeast Asia moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system
Political leader from South Africa, Julius Malema, led violent racist chants at a massive rally on Saturday
Today Hunter Biden’s best friend and business associate, Devon Archer, testified that Joe Biden met in Georgetown with Russian Moscow Mayor's Wife Yelena Baturina who later paid Hunter Biden $3.5 million in so called “consulting fees”
'I am not your servant': IndiGo crew member, passenger get into row over airline meal
Singapore Carries Out First Execution of a Woman in Two Decades Amid Capital Punishment Debate
Spanish Citizenship Granted to Iranian chess player who removed hijab
US Senate Republican Mitch McConnell freezes up, leaves press conference
Speaker McCarthy says the United States House of Representatives is getting ready to impeach Joe Biden.
San Francisco car crash
This camera man is a genius
3D ad in front of Burj Khalifa
Next level gaming
BMW driver…
Google testing journalism AI. We are doing it already 2 years, and without Google biased propoganda and manipulated censorship
Unlike illegal imigrants coming by boats - US Citizens Will Need Visa To Travel To Europe in 2024
Musk announces Twitter name and logo change to X.com
The politician and the journalist lost control and started fighting on live broadcast.
The future of sports
Unveiling the Black Hole: The Mysterious Fate of EU's Aid to Ukraine
Farewell to a Music Titan: Tony Bennett, Renowned Jazz and Pop Vocalist, Passes Away at 96
Alarming Behavior Among Florida's Sharks Raises Concerns Over Possible Cocaine Exposure
Transgender Exclusion in Miss Italy Stirs Controversy Amidst Changing Global Beauty Pageant Landscape
Joe Biden admitted, in his own words, that he delivered what he promised in exchange for the $10 million bribe he received from the Ukraine Oil Company.
TikTok Takes On Spotify And Apple, Launches Own Music Service
Global Trend: Using Anti-Fake News Laws as Censorship Tools - A Deep Dive into Tunisia's Scenario
Arresting Putin During South African Visit Would Equate to War Declaration, Asserts President Ramaphosa
Hacktivist Collective Anonymous Launches 'Project Disclosure' to Unearth Information on UFOs and ETIs
Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali
Server Arrested For Theft After Refusing To Pay A Table's $100 Restaurant Bill When They Dined & Dashed
The Changing Face of Europe: How Mass Migration is Reshaping the Political Landscape
China Urges EU to Clarify Strategic Partnership Amid Trade Tensions
The Last Pour: Anchor Brewing, America's Pioneer Craft Brewer, Closes After 127 Years
Democracy not: EU's Digital Commissioner Considers Shutting Down Social Media Platforms Amid Social Unrest
Sarah Silverman and Renowned Authors Lodge Copyright Infringement Case Against OpenAI and Meta
Why Do Tech Executives Support Kennedy Jr.?
The New York Times Announces Closure of its Sports Section in Favor of The Athletic
BBC Anchor Huw Edwards Hospitalized Amid Child Sex Abuse Allegations, Family Confirms
Florida Attorney General requests Meta CEO's testimony on company's platforms' alleged facilitation of illicit activities
The Distorted Mirror of actual approval ratings: Examining the True Threat to Democracy Beyond the Persona of Putin
40,000 child slaves in Congo are forced to work in cobalt mines so we can drive electric cars.
×