Passage9 Passage 9 Gutter oil'scandal tarnishing Hong Kong's reputation,says health secretary Published by South China Morning Post:12 September,2014 Hong Kong's reputation has been tarnished by a recent food scare in Taiwan in which lard oil exports from the city were labelled as edible oil,the secretary for food and health said today. Investigations of a criminal nature,conducted by multiple government departments,are underway to look into who was responsible,Secretary for Food and Health Ko Wing-man said. 114 Passage 9 1 / 4 Passage 9 ‘Gutter oil’ scandal tarnishing Hong Kong’s reputation, says health secretary Published by South China Morning Post : 12 September, 2014 Hong Kong’s reputation has been tarnished by a recent food scare in Taiwan in which lard oil exports from the city were labelled as edible oil, the secretary for food and health said today. Investigations of a criminal nature, conducted by multiple government departments, are underway to look into who was responsible, Secretary for Food and Health Ko Wing-man said