Hong Kong police officers served more than 100 boxes of raw chicken for dinner ordered from city supplier
- Officers at Sheung Shui Police Station received more than 100 boxes of pasta containing raw chicken, which was discovered before being consumed
- Police confirmed the case but have not named the supplier, while Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has not received any complaint
More than 100 meal boxes sent to Hong Kong police officers on Friday night contained raw chicken, the Post has learned.
Officers of the Police Tactical Unit at Sheung Shui station realised that their dinner – chicken pasta – contained uncooked meat before anyone consumed it, according to an internal memo from the force seen by the Post.
The force immediately ordered food from other canteens and distributed cup noodles to officers who got the raw meat, it said.
But some officers had to rush to Sham Shui Po and Prince Edward to disperse anti-government protesters before the replacement food arrived, according to messages posted on social media.
Rumours began spreading online soon after the incident that local food chain Maxim’s had provided the meal boxes. But police sent out another internal memo just after midnight on Saturday, saying the food was not procured from Maxim’s but stopping short of naming the supplier.