9 Mar 2025集誌社#4612
喵坊新廠｜遷廠賺錢變負債 辦開放日食環、消防、警上門 「19 比 0 都要繼續踢」
Hong Kong’s only carton recycling plant, MilMill, was scheduled to hold its first open day at its new premises today (the 9th). After more than a year spent relocating and rebuilding following a forced move, the “cat” had spent months preparing to introduce its new home to the public. The event ultimately fell through because it did not have a “place of public entertainment licence”. Over the past week, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Fire Services Department and police visited one after another, saying they had received complaints involving an absence of a “place of public entertainment licence”, “fire hazards” and “unlawful assembly”.
MilMill has once again entered the public spotlight. Co-founder Chi Chung Lo joked that the incident had instead “reminded everyone that MilMill is still here”. After the company was forced to relocate, turning from making money to carrying debt, its open day—intended to promote community education—also fell through. Chi Chung Lo said: “Even if it’s 19–0, you still have to keep kicking, unless you’ve closed down; then we’ll just do our own thing.” In the face of adversity, the new plant continues to organise “non-open” group tours, use “cat buses” to engage with the community and promote waste reduction, and nurture people born in the 1990s to take over in the hope of establishing sustainable operations. Its decision to remain in Hong Kong and promote waste reduction is entirely because “we’re Hong Kong people, after all”.
香港唯一紙包盒回收廠「喵坊 MilMill」，原定今日（9 日）舉行遷廠後首個開放日。迫遷搬廠重建歷時一年多，這隻「喵」為開放日籌備數月，準備向公眾介紹新家，最終活動因「無娛樂牌」而告吹。一周下來，食環署、消防處、警方接連上門，稱接獲涉及「無娛樂牌」、「火警危險」、「非法集結」等投訴。
喵坊再次走進輿論一隅，共同創辦人盧智聰笑言，事件反而「喚醒返大家仲有 MilMill 喺度」。公司遇迫遷搬廠、賺錢變負債，辦開放日為推動社區教育亦告吹，盧智聰說「19 比 0 你都要繼續踢㗎，除非你執咗嘅啫，咁我哋咪做自己嘢。」面對逆境，新廠繼續辦「不開放」的團體導賞團，以「貓巴士」接觸社區推動減廢，培育 90 後接手盼建立可持續經營，留在香港為減廢全因「香港人嚟㗎嘛」。
3 Mar 2025集誌社#4587
喵坊新廠｜開放日取消 食環接收投訴指無娛樂牌 負責人：話會派便裝嚟睇
Local recycling plant Mil Mill had planned to hold an open day at its new plant in Ping Shan, Fanling, this Sunday (9th). Mil Mill announced on social media this afternoon (3rd) that the event had to be cancelled “because the relevant government departments had received a complaint”. Mil Mill co-founder Chi Chung Lo said FEHD staff notified them this afternoon that a member of the public had complained that the plant had not applied for a temporary public entertainment venue licence. They indicated that if the event went ahead as scheduled, undercover officers would be sent to conduct an inspection, and prosecution might follow under the Public Entertainment Ordinance. Mil Mill decided to cancel the open day after considering the matter. The Collective has contacted FEHD and is awaiting a reply.
本地回收廠「喵坊 Mil Mill」原定於本周日（9日）舉行粉嶺坪輋新廠開放日，喵坊今（3日）下午在社交媒體公布，「因政府相關部門收到投訴」，活動需取消。喵坊聯合創辦人盧智聰指，今午收到食環署職員通知，稱收到市民投訴，指廠方未申請臨時公眾娛樂場所牌照，表明若活動如期舉行，將派便衣人員「放蛇」，或根據《公眾娛樂場所條例》檢控，喵坊考慮後決定取消開放日。《集誌社》已向食環署查詢，正候回覆。
28 Jun 2023獨媒#7874
喵坊覓得在港新廠房 創辦人葉文琪：經營壓力未減輕
Mil Mill, Hong Kong’s only recycling plant for beverage cartons, was not offered a lease renewal for its Yuen Long plant by the Hong Kong Science Park last year and must move out when its lease expires the day after tomorrow (June 30). Mil Mill announced today that it had found a new factory site in Hong Kong for relocation, and hoped to achieve a seamless handover from the old plant. Its founder, Man Ki (1964) Yip, told Independent Media that the new factory is located in the New Territories. Although it is larger, the rent has also increased. Man Ki (1964) Yip stressed that the pressure had not eased, with resources and manpower still in short supply: “This is only the beginning.”
本港唯一紙包飲品盒回收廠「Mil Mill喵坊」的元朗廠房去年不獲科技園續租，後日（6月30日）約滿須遷出。喵坊今日公佈喜訊，指已在香港覓得新廠房重置，期望可與舊廠房無縫交接。喵坊創辦人葉文琪接受《獨媒》查詢，他透露新廠房位於新界區，雖然廠房面積更大，但租金同時增加，強調壓力未有減輕，資源人手仍然緊絀，「宜家先係開始」。
15 Dec 2022同文#5834
喵坊 Mil Mill 不獲續租 未來將於新加坡設廠 網民：去更合適的地方振翅高飛
Mil Mill, Hong Kong’s only carton beverage recycling plant, recently became the subject of public debate after the Science Park did not renew its factory lease, with members of the public criticising the Hong Kong government for paying no attention to the environmental protection industry. In a recent interview with Yahoo News, founder Man Ki (1964) Yip said there was still no sign of a breakthrough in the lease predicament and that the plant would have to relocate when the lease expired in the middle of next year. He is currently considering leasing a site at Stonecutters Island to move some of its operations. The company will set up a plant in Singapore in future and shift its investment focus there, while he frankly acknowledged that Hong Kong was no longer worth investing more money and effort in.
全港唯一紙包飲品回收廠「喵坊 Mil Mill 」早前因廠房不獲科技園續租，引起社會討論，市民批評港府毫不重視環保產業。創辦人葉文琪近日受《Yahoo新聞》專訪，指租約困局未見曙光，明年中到期必須搬遷，他現正考慮租用昂船洲用地轉移部份工序，未來將至新加坡設廠，轉移投資重心，坦言香港已經不再值得付出更多金錢、心力。
29 Sept 2022獨媒#2540
科技園「寬限」Mil Mill收地六個月 環保署另覓承辦商處理回收紙包盒
The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, which refused to renew the lease of Mil Mill, Hong Kong’s only paper beverage carton recycling plant, but insisted that it had consistently helped the operator, issued a statement saying that, following further review and a comprehensive assessment, it was willing to extend the grace period for moving out from three months to six months. It said this was the “final proposal”. Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Department issued a press release saying it was preparing to arrange for a contractor to turn all paper beverage cartons collected at GREEN@COMMUNITY facilities into pulp.
Mil Mill said the development had come suddenly and that it needed time to discuss the matter before responding further. It noted, however, that the end-of-June 2023 “deadline” now proposed by the Science Park was no different from the original proposal and was also a grace period that made it difficult to make proper arrangements for what would follow.
拒與全港唯一紙包飲品盒回收廠喵坊Mil Mill續租、但堅稱一直幫助對方的科技園公司發聲明，稱經過進一步檢視及全面評估，願延長遷出寬限期，由三個月改為六個月，並指這是「最終方案」。同一時間，環保署亦發出新聞稿，稱正準備安排承辦商為所有在「綠在區區」設施收集到的紙包飲品盒製成紙漿。
Mil Mill回應指事出突然，需時商議並進一步作出回應，但提到科技園現時提出的2023年6月底「死線」，與最初給出的建議無差別，亦是一個難以作妥善後續安排的寛限期。
21 Sept 2022獨媒#2493
科技園稱一直有共識不續租 Mil Mill：原認知可在租址營運六年以上
The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation refused to renew the lease of Mil Mill, a recycled-paper mill located in the Yuen Long Innovation Park, citing “re-industrialisation”. Two days after the matter came to light, the corporation issued a statement saying that when Mil Mill’s parent company was granted a three-year short-term lease in 2018, it had clearly communicated the Innovation Park’s long-term development plans, and that both sides had reached a consensus that the lease would not be renewed upon expiry. Mil Mill responded that its founder had clearly told the corporation much earlier that, when it leased the site in 2018, it understood the premises could support operations for at least six years.
科技園以「再工業化」為由，拒絕與位於元朗創新園的回收紙廠「喵坊Mil Mill」續租。事件曝光兩日後，科技園發聲明回應，稱在18年Mil Mill 母公司獲批三年短期租約時，已明確傳達創新園的長遠發展計劃，指雙方有就約滿後將不獲續租達成共識。Mil Mill 回應指，創辦人早已向園方清楚表述，於18年承租時，認知相關租址能夠維持至少營運六年以上。
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