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mini storage This year's National Day Golden Week has become very important to milk powder suppliers because the SAR government earlier stated clearly that it would carry out a pressure test during the period to study if conditions are ripe for scrapping the milk powder ban. But, no matter how the test results come out this time, there are still many factors to consider before taking action.　　To prevent the panic buying of mainland parallel goods traders in Hong Kong affecting the supply of milk powder for local babies, the authorities resorted to their trump card of restricting taking milk powder out of the territory. The measure immediately made parallel goods traders show restraint. To milk powder suppliers, Hong Kong has already become a transfer point, with the local demand put in second place instead. How to return to the days when milk powder could be carried freely out of the territory has become a top priority. The pressure test during this Golden Week is tantamount to a "driving licence test" for the sector.Stocking up has little effect, service must be ensured　　To ensure supply, milk powder suppliers and retailer organizations cooperated, forming a milk powder supply network with a sales hotline for consumers to place orders. Since the holiday to date, the supply in the market has generally been stable. Situations like those of parents of infants rushing around for milk powder before the Lunar New Year last year have been greatly reduced. Though some outsiders suspected people "stocking up" to deal with the test, it did not cause a serious problem. The detailed results of the pressure test will tell whether the actual situation is that ideal.　　Since the milk powder ban was ordered, the local supply returned to normal, suggesting that without parallel goods activities, there will be no threat of a cut in local infant milk powder supply. So, even if the pressure test proves everything normal, consumers will still ask if the supply will again be tense once the ban is scrapped leading to the resumption of "ant house-moving" of parallel goods traders. In this National Day Golden Week, there is no obvious increase in the number of parallel goods traders coming to Hong Kong. The pressure test can basically be considered a drill to see if the safety net to ensure availability of milk powder to local parents is secure and operating normally. Especially once the ban is scrapped, will the suppliers immediately put on a "cold face" causing related service standards to fall straight down?　　Considering benefits, milk powder suppliers make big gains using Hong Kong as a transfer point for their goods. In theory, they will not suffer a big loss for a small gain immediately returning to old practices once the ban is scrapped. But there cannot be frequent changes in administration. The authorities cannot rely solely on confidence but must guarantee through a system that arrangements for local consumers to buy milk powder are working properly.National Day likened to written test, year-end to driving test　　Another factor to consider is that the shortage last time happened before the Lunar New Year last year. The reason was that many workers returned to their hometowns making mainland parents worried about a shortage, thus creating a panic buying climax. This situation may not happen in other long holidays. The National Day test is just like the written test in a driving licence test, more involved in theories. From the perspective of stability, even if the authorities want to scrap the ban, it may have to be implemented after the peak period during the Lunar New Year. If milk powder suppliers want to grab the opportunity to do business before the Lunar New Year, they will need a comprehensive plan to ensure there is enough supply for local babies during the period.With nothing going wrong in the pressure test, suppliers will naturally strive for earlier of scrapping of the ban. But for the citizens, if anything goes wrong with the test, the ban naturally cannot be scrapped. Even if everything is in order, it can only mean a pass in the "written test". There must be some tests to pass before it can really be approved.Published in the Sing Tao Dailyon October 3Vocabularyripe (adj) —— (時機)成熟的resort (v) —— 使出restraint (n) —— 克制tantamount (adj) —— 相當於(某事)generally (adv) —— 大致上basically (adv) —— 基本上guarantee (v) —— 保證climax (n) —— 高潮perspective (n) —— 角度strive (v) —— 爭取Useful Termspanic buying —— 搶購driving licence test —— 駕駛考試sales hotline —— 銷售熱�written test —— 筆試comprehensive plan —— 全盤計畫Did you know? The government earlier said the two-can export limit on formula milk could be lifted if measures tried this month prove satisfactory. Health Secretary Ko Wing-man said the measures included ensuring the stability of supply and arrangements for local mothers to order from suppliers. They would be put in place before and after the National Day Golden Week. He said, "If the [pressure] test proves that all measures taken are efficient to ensure a sufficient supply of baby formula to local mothers, we will abolish the restriction." Ko refused to speculate on the outcome of the test but said that it would take some time for the consultant to analyze the data and it would not be completed in a few days. There are procedures to be followed, including reporting to related panels in the Legislative Council.Q&A1. The word _____ in the second paragraph is the opposite of "gradually".2. Milk powder suppliers and retailer organizations formed a supply network with a sales _____.3. In the passage, the word _____ means "advantages".4. The local milk powder supply returned to normal because _______________________________.5. According to the last paragraph, the milk powder ban cannot be lifted if anything goes wrong with the _____.Answers1. immediately2. hotline3. benefits4. the milk powder ban was ordered5. test翻譯︰George撤限奶令 不能只靠測試過關　　今年十． 一黃金周成為奶粉商極為重視的日子，因為港府明言，會在期內進行壓力測試，研究是否有條件廢除限奶令，但無論今次測試結果如何，撤令之前還有多項因素必須考慮。　　為免內地水貨客來港「掃貨」，影響本地嬰兒奶粉供應，當局祭出限帶奶粉出境的撒手�，措施即時令水貨客活動收斂。對奶粉商來說，香港已經變成奶粉中轉站，本地需求反為次要，如何回復昔日自由攜帶奶粉出境，成為當務之急，今個黃金周的壓力測試，形同業界的「考牌試」。囤貨影響微 服務待確保　　為了確保供應，奶粉供應商和零售商組織合作，組成供奶網絡，同時有銷售熱�，令消費者可以訂貨。從假期至今，市面上奶粉供應大致平穩，去年農曆年前幼嬰父母四出奔走買奶粉的情況大為減少。雖然外界曾經質疑有人「囤貨」應付壓力測試，但大致未形成嚴重問題。實際情況是否如此理想，可待壓力測試的詳細結果佐證。　　自從實施限奶令後，本地奶粉供應回復正常，說明沒有走水貨活動，就不會有本地嬰兒斷奶的威脅，所以就算今次壓力測試正常，消費者仍然會問，一旦撤銷了限奶令，水客螞蟻搬家重現，會不會令供應再度緊絀？今年十． 一黃金周，水客來港不見明顯增加，壓力測試基本上只能算是一次演練，看看確保港嬰父母購買奶粉安全網是否穩妥，操作是否正常，特別是一旦限奶令撤銷後，供應商會否即時換上一副「冷面孔」，令相關服務水準直�下跌。　　從利益考慮，奶粉商以香港中轉產品入內地，利益巨大，理論上他們不會因小失大，在撤令後立即故態復萌，但施政不能朝令夕改，當局決策不能只講信心，必須從機制上保證，本地消費者買奶粉的安排能良好運作。十． 一如筆試 考驗在歲晚　　另一個考慮因素，是上次短缺潮是在去年農曆年前發生，原因是不少民工回鄉，令內地父母擔心缺貨，於是出現搶購高峰期，這個情況在其他長假期未必出現，十． 一測試僅如駕駛考試中的筆試，理論性較高。從安穩的角度，當局縱然撤令，可能都要等農曆年高峰期後才落實。奶粉商若想把握在農曆年來臨前做生意，就要有全盤計畫，確保期間港嬰可以有足夠口糧。　　壓力測試未出亂子，奶粉商自然想爭取早日撤銷限奶令，但從市民角度，壓力測試若有混亂，固然不能撤令，就算平靜無事，都只代表「考牌」過了「筆試」，還要再經多方檢測，才可以真正過關。刊於十月三日《星島日報》迷你倉