- Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse
Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse (chi. 上水屠房) is a
slaughterhouse situated in the outer area ofSheung Shui ,New Territories ,Hong Kong . The construction of the installation by China State Construction [http://www.cohl.com/cscec/Portals/p1/a/news.aspx?id=697edbf5d365499dbf54ba614b333149&cid=bc3286ec2a82487f9c0dfd20d2bc62ad Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse] - China State Construction International Holdings official site (Chinese)] , started on February 1997 and cost HK$ 1.858 billion, which covers 5.8hectare s, claimed to be the largest in Asia byHong Kong Architectural Services Department [ [http://www.archsd.gov.hk/chinese/reports/env_report1999/15.htm Environmental protection report 1999] - Hong Kong Architectural Services Department (Chinese)] . Commenced on January 2000, pollution and hygienic controls of SSSH both conform international highest standard, receivedISO 14001 environmental management certification in 2000 [ [http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200007/27/0727188.htm Hong Kong SAR Government newsletter] 2000-7-27 (Chinese)] . SSSH is currently managed and operated byNg Fung Hong Limited , with whichHong Kong Government contracted.Today SSSH can accommodate 12,000
pig s and 2200cow s. Installed withsewage treatment , water recycling plant and advanced slaughter machines, operating mostly without manpower. Each day can slaughter 5000 pigs, 400 cows and 300 lambs.Replacement for other abattoirs in Hong Kong
SSSH replaced the old slaughterhouses in
Kennedy Town ,Cheung Sha Wan andYuen Long , closed due to their close distances with urban or residential areas. Before the operation of SSSH, the freight trains carryinglivestock fromMainland China run through the Lo Wu border station would terminate atHung Hom Station , once the southmost end of former KCR British Section / East Rail.SSSH set in the outskirts in Sheung Shui and next to the rail tracks of
MTR East Rail Line between Lo Wu Station andSheung Shui Station . A dedicated rail branch and freight station were built for unloading the livestock. Thus not only relieves the already busy railroads of East Rail Line which previously shared with the East Rail communter trains andThrough Train service, but also avoids the waiting passengers and residents near East Rail to endure the stench from livestock trains entirely.References
External links
* [http://www.nfh.com.hk/eng/business/abattoir/html/abattoir.html Abattoir & Meat Processing Operation] - Ng Fung Hong official site (English)
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