The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said its targeted rat-control operation had caught 103 live rats and collected 51 dead rats across 1,373 locations. Rat poisoning and the blocking of rat holes had been completed at 92 locations.
The operation began on November 4 and focused on higher-risk sites, including parks, public open spaces, restaurant back lanes and areas around refuse collection points.
Teams used traps or rodenticide and sealed rat holes and access routes. Night teams were deployed to work when rats were active.
At an industrial building and related premises on Shing Yip Street, Kwun Tong, the department had issued 15 pest-control notices to those responsible. Follow-up checks found the problem persisted, so a night team was sent in and caught more than 50 rats on its first night. The department said it would consider prosecuting those responsible and recovering the pest-control costs.