According to the official letter sent to the Hanoi Stock Exchange, Ha Long Boxing Joint Stock Company said that on January 10, the Company received Notice of detention No. 449/CSKT-D2 issued by the Investigation Police Agency of Hai Phong City Police, regarding the temporary detention of Mr. Truong Sy Toan - General Director of the Company.
Based on the notice of the Investigation Police Agency and considering that the General Director's temporary absence during the time of coordination and working with functional agencies may affect the operation and management of production activities at the Factory, the Company's Board of Directors has considered and agreed to apply necessary internal organization and governance measures to ensure that management and administration are carried out cautiously and in accordance with the actual situation.
The Board of Directors of the Company unanimously approved the policy of temporarily suspending short-term production activities at Ha Long - Hai Phong Canned Food Factory, with a planned production suspension period of up to 14 days from January 12, 2026. The extension or adjustment of the suspension period will be based on actual developments and will be reported to the Board of Directors for consideration and subsequent decision.
The Board of Directors of Ha Long Canned Food Joint Stock Company also agreed to assign Mr. Cao Nhat Huy - Deputy Production Director to perform the temporary management rights of Ha Long - Hai Phong Canned Food Factory.
Mr. Cao Nhat Huy coordinated with the Human Resources Department to proactively develop and implement a plan to arrange workers during the temporary production suspension period and periodically and promptly report to the Board of Directors on the personnel and labor situation throughout the temporary production suspension period. The term of assigning temporary management rights is extended until the Board of Directors has another decision.
Previously, as Lao Dong reported, on September 8, 2025, the Economic Police Department - City Police discovered 2 cars, arrested Le Ba Doanh (born in 1977, residing in An Bien ward) and Trinh Ha Viet (born in 1991, residing in Ha Nam commune, Hai Phong city) who were transporting and trading 1,274.5 kg of slaughtered pork, with a foul odor, without origin, positive for African swine fever virus from the epidemic area to companies and establishments processing pork products in the area.
Test results determined that pork samples taken from the subjects' cars and pork samples in cold storages of Ha Long Canned Food Joint Stock Company were positive for African swine fever virus. Through an emergency search of the headquarters and warehouses of Ha Long Canned Food Joint Stock Company, the City Police proceeded to seal 4 warehouses containing about 130 tons of frozen pork. The City Police Investigation Agency also issued a Decision to prosecute the case of "Violating regulations on food safety". At the same time, prosecute 9 defendants for the act of providing and trading food originating from dead pigs and weak pigs due to African swine fever according to Clause 4, Article 317 of the Penal Code.
On January 10, the City People's Procuracy approved the emergency detention order of the Investigation Police Agency of Hai Phong City Police for Truong Sy Toan (born in 1969, residing in Ha Lam ward, Quang Ninh province) - General Director of Ha Long Canned Food Joint Stock Company; 3 company employees including Pham Thi Thuy Lan (born in 1980, registered permanent residence in Hong Bang ward, Hai Phong, current residence in An Hai ward, Hai Phong) - Deputy Head of Quality Management Department; Bui Thi Thoan (born in 1979, residing in Dong Hai ward, Hai Phong) - employee assigned to directly manage the input material quality inspection team on issues related to the quality of raw materials before being put into warehouse and put into production); Lai Thi Thanh Huong (born in 1974, residing in Ngo Quyen ward, Hai Phong) - employee working at the input department of the Quality Management Department, responsible for inspecting the quality of raw materials for fresh pork. The case is being further investigated and clarified.
