HKSAR gov't says fresh food supply from Chinese mainland is stable

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Monday that the supply of fresh food from the Chinese mainland was stable and the wholesale price of vegetables continued to drop, urging the public to refrain from over-purchasing.

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According to the government's latest information, the quantity of vegetables supplied from the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong on Sunday by land and water transportation was about 2,200 tonnes, and the overall wholesale price of vegetables has largely returned to the level of a normal day.