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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department FEHD announced today January 12 the launch of the Antirodent Partner Awards 2026 with nominations open from now until February 11
To raise public awareness of environmental hygiene and encourage people to work together to cultivate good habits for a rodentfree environment the FEHD launched the Antirodent Charter the Charter in December 2024 Property management companies owners corporations and residents organisations of private residential premises were invited to participate and jointly create a rodentfree environment To date over 680 organisations and groups have signed the Charter becoming Antirodent Partners of the FEHD
The Antirodent Partner Awards 2026 aims to encourage residential premises to establish longterm antirodent mechanisms enhance residents attention to and engagement in environmental hygiene and promote experience sharing and interaction among communities The FEHD hopes that by commending proactive organisations and groups more stakeholders will be motivated to engage in rodent prevention and control work cultivate good habits of maintaining environmental hygiene achieve the ultimate goal of rodent eradication for all building a rodentfree community and create a healthier safer and more liveable environment for the public
All Antirodent Partners who have signed the Charter are eligible for nomination Details of the activity and application methods have been uploaded to the Charters website wwwfehdgovhkenglishpestcontrolantirodentcharterhtml
An online briefing session will be held on January 16 Friday to introduce the details of the activity to Antirodent Partners Interested organisations or groups may register by emailing antirodentcharterfehdgovhk
An FEHD spokesman emphasised that effective rodent prevention and control hinges on the cooperation of government departments relevant sectors stakeholders as well as members of the public to bolster antirodent efforts in their respective areas Members of the public should maintain good environmental hygiene and eliminate the three fundamental survival conditions of rodents namely food harbourage and passages ie the elimination of the food sources and hiding places of rodents as well as blockage of their dispersal routes
The FEHD appeals to residential estates property management companies and residents organisations that have not yet signed the Charter to sign it and become Antirodent Partners taking concrete actions to contribute to rodent prevention and control efforts and jointly create a more liveable environment
