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Ng Kang-chung

Hong Kong health authorities are investigating an outbreak of suspected food poisoning that hit 39 pupils and staff members who ate lunch at a Sha Tin school earlier this week.
Twenty-three boys and 14 girls, aged between five and 11, from Baptist (Sha Tin Wai) Lui Ming Choi Primary School and two employees, aged 34 and 38, were affected.
They developed stomach pain and diarrhoea about eight to 22 hours after eating school lunches provided by a supplier on Wednesday.
A spokesman for the school, located at 8 Yuen Chau Kok Road in Sha Tin, could not be reached for comment on Saturday night.
The Centre for Health Protection did not name the supplier in a statement on Saturday.
“Initial investigations of the [centre] revealed that the affected persons consumed the same type of lunchboxes before the onset of symptoms, pointing to food poisoning likely related to the consumption of marinated chicken leg and penne provided by the lunch supplier,” it said.
Two pupils sought medical advice but did not require hospitalisation. They were in a stable condition.
The others experienced mild symptoms and did not need to see a doctor.
Meanwhile, officers from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department inspected the lunch supplier, reviewing its food storage, cooking procedures and hygiene.
It was ordered to suspend operations on Saturday for thorough cleaning and disinfection.
Food and environmental samples were collected for testing.
Officers, including personnel from the Centre for Food Safety and the environmental hygiene branch, also visited the school to conduct a joint investigation.
“They examined the food storing and distributing processes and environmental hygiene at the school, and collected food samples at school for testing,” the statement said.
“The officers also provided preventive advice against food poisoning to the school.”
Health authorities have urged members of the public to maintain personal, food and environmental hygiene to prevent foodborne diseases.
Last week, the health authorities also reported a series of suspected food poisoning clusters in which a total of 14 diners fell ill after eating buffet meals at a hotel restaurant in Yau Ma Tei.


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Authorities are investigating a suspected outbreak of food poisoning at Baptist (Sha Tin Wai) Lui Ming Choi Primary School


Authorities are investigating a suspected outbreak of food poisoning at Baptist (Sha Tin Wai) Lui Ming Choi Primary School.


39 pupils and staff fall ill after eating school lunches in Sha Tin

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Authorities are investigating a suspected outbreak of food poisoning at Baptist (Sha Tin Wai) Lui Ming Choi Primary School