A student said two rodents were seen within minutes of each other during the lunchtime rush on 12 November at the LG7 cafeteria in The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s Lee Shau Kee Business Building.
The student told HK01 that one rodent was on a trolley used for returned dining utensils. Minutes later, they said, another came down from the ceiling along a pillar. The student said rodents had been seen in the cafeteria more than a month earlier and that the student had notified the university and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department after the latest sightings.
The university said it could not rule out a connection with construction work at two nearby sites. It said it was increasing cleaning and disinfection in the cafeteria and related areas, strengthening pest control where rodents had been seen, inspecting the ceiling and related facilities, and sealing possible entry routes. It had also told the cafeteria contractor to strengthen daily cleaning, pest control and hygiene management.
By the afternoon, the student said, a table where a rodent had been seen had been removed. They had not seen the cafeteria close for disinfection.