On the morning of June 29, at the Pujin Aquaculture Base of Zhongshan Food and Aquatic Products Import and Export Group Co., Ltd. in Guangdong Province, Zhongshan Customs officers were conducting pre-export supervision on live fish supplied to Hong Kong.

On the morning of June 29, at the Pujin Aquaculture Base of Zhongshan Food and Fishery Import and Export Group Co., Ltd. in Guangdong Province, Zhongshan Customs officers were conducting pre-export supervision on live fish supplied to Hong Kong. This fish pond covers a total area of ​​more than 200 acres. Every morning, about 10 tons of freshwater fish will depart from here and be sent to major markets in Hong Kong, China.

Customs officers conduct on-site inspections of live fish supplied to Hong Kong.

Zhongshan is the largest production base of fresh aquatic products for Hong Kong in the country. Since Hong Kong's return to in 1997, Zhongshan has supplied a total of more than 500,000 tons of aquatic products to Hong Kong, without any batch of quality and safety incidents. At present, Zhongshan has a total of 36 aquatic product breeding bases supplying Hong Kong, ranking first among prefecture-level cities in the country; there are 8 aquatic product processing enterprises, and the export volume of freshwater aquatic products accounts for 50% of the Hong Kong market, basically covering the supply of all varieties in the Hong Kong market.

"'Zhongshan fish' is a golden brand in Hong Kong. Compared with reservoir fish, Hong Kong citizens prefer to eat pond fish raised in fish ponds. They think the meat is more fragrant." Guangdong Zhongshan Food and Aquatic Products Import and Export Group Co., Ltd. Ding Hongliang, manager of the pond fish department, introduced that as early as the 1990s, Zhongshan developed a method of intensively raising pond fish, commonly known as "draining water", in which fat fish collected from farmers are "slimmed down" in the breeding base. In order to better adapt to market demand. "Generally speaking, our fish have to be 'slimmed down' here for 60 days and lose 15% to 20% of their fat to meet the standards. The 'slimmed' fish can remove the muddy smell and have a higher survival rate during transportation. Now this This set of procedures has been widely adopted by other cities. "

Customs officers impose seals on live fish transport vehicles supplied to Hong Kong.

Food is the most important thing for the people, and safety is the first priority. "In order to ensure the quality and safety of aquatic products supplied to Hong Kong, the customs requires that all aquatic animals supplied to Hong Kong must be sampled and tested in strict accordance with the supervision and risk monitoring plan before being exported. Only after passing the standards can they be exported to Hong Kong. Therefore, we have carried out policy propaganda, Through on-site guidance and other methods, we will continue to improve the awareness of corporate quality first responsibility and the level of quality system management, and strengthen registration and filing, daily supervision and management, risk analysis and monitoring, to ensure that Hong Kong citizens can eat safely and with confidence," Zhongshan Customs Station in Shijiazhuang. Pan Xing, chief of the Inspection Section of the Qi Office, said that farms supplying fresh fish and other overseas aquatic animals to Hong Kong need to obtain specific qualifications. Every year, the customs will conduct random inspections of qualified registered farms to check whether the relevant records are complete and Meet the requirements.

"In recent years, our company has also developed new products such as premade fish cakes and fish balls, which are loved by many office workers in Hong Kong." Ding Hongliang said that consumers jokingly call these new products "lazy buns". The market development prospects are relatively optimistic. Since 2019, Zhongshan has exported more than a dozen new products such as pre-made fish cakes, fish balls, fish sliders, and minced pepper fish heads.

【Writing】Reporter from Nanfang Daily Liao Han

【Correspondent】Yu Xiaoyang He Xueyan

【Author】Liao Han

【Source】Southern Newspaper Media Group Nanfang+Client