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4 2.1 FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY Overview Up to June 2006, there are

772 establishments of Food and Beverage Industry in Hong Kong. This sector is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises with 80% of establishments engaging less than

20 employees. In general, there are a number of common environmental characteristics of Food and Beverage Industry: The wastewaters contain the conventional pollutants of oil and grease, suspended solids, and detergents and have high BOD values. The pH may be alkaline as a result of detergents used. Grease traps have to be installed resulting in a reduction of the oil and grease concentrations as well as the settleable solids to discharge as a requirement of the food licence issued by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. It is noted that inadequate design and maintenance of grease traps is a common occurrence, particularly in the small establishments. (Source: Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Trade and Industry Department) Challenges for SMEs Owing to increasingly stringent regulatory requirements and progressively higher social pressure towards ........