Government starts off buyout package for live poultry trade
(25.7.2008)
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, said that the Government had decided to start off the buyout package for the live poultry trade and to extend the deadline for poultry retailers to surrender their licence or permission to sell live poultry by two months to until September 24 on July 25
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SFH on buyout package for live poultry trade
(25.7.2008)
Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, at a stand-up media session in the West Wing lobby of Central Government Offices on July 25
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SFH satisfied with arrangements for resumption of live poultry trading
(2.7.2008)
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, said he was satisfied with the arrangements for the resumption of trading of live poultry on July 2.
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Transcript of SFH on live poultry trade
(2.7.2008)
Transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, at a stand-up media session at the Legislative Council Building on July 2.
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FEHD reminds live poultry retailers to cleanse premises to resume business
(30.6.2008)
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) reminded tenants of market stalls and operators of fresh provision shops selling live poultry that they had to thoroughly clean and disinfect their premises before resuming business on June 30.
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SFH on measures to prevent avian influenza
(28.6.2008)
Transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, at a stand-up media session after attending radio programmes on June 28.
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SFH on measures to prevent avian influenza
(25.6.2008)
Transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, at a stand-up media session after attending radio programmes this morning on June 25.
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SFH on avian influenza
(18.6.2008)
Transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, at a stand-up media session at the Legislative Council Building on June 18...
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MoA confirms H5N1 avian influenza in Jiangmen, Guangdong
(17.6.2008)
The Food and Health Bureau received notification on June 17 from the Ministry of Agriculture on a confirmed case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza among ducks in Xinhui district, Jiangmen, Guangdong.
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Three more markets found to have samples tested positive of H5N1 virus
(11.6.2008)
A spokesman of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) announced that three more environmental samples taken from cages of poultry stalls in three markets were tested positive of the H5N1 avian influenza virus after laboratory tests said on June 11.
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Government culls all live poultry in retail markets
(11.6.2008)
Due to the discovery of H5N1 avian influenza in samples taken from cages of poultry stalls in Luen Wo Hui Market in Fanling, Yan Oi Market in Tuen Mun and Ap Lei Chau Market, the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation has made an order exercising statutory power to declare all markets and fresh provision shops which have live poultry for sale as infected areas.
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Public hospitals to heighten vigilance for avian influenza (11.6.2008)
Following the Government announcement that more samples taken from local poultry stalls were tested positive of H5N1 avian influenza, the Hospital Authority (HA) reiterated the implementation of a number of enhanced measures under the current Serious Response Level in public hospitals, while all frontline staff have been reminded again to stay vigilant for avian influenza said on June 11.
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SFH on avian influenza (11.6.2008)
Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, at a media session after attending radio programmes on June 11.
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Samples in Po On Road Market tested positive of H5N1 (7.6.2008)
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, June 7 announced that five out of the 20 samples taken from cages of three poultry stalls in Po On Road Market in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1 avian influenza during the surveillance of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
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SFH on avian influenza detected in Po On Road Market (7.6.2008)
The transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, at a stand-up media session at Murray Building said on June 7.
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MoA confirms H5N1 avian influenza in Liwan, Guangzhou (16.3.2008)
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSARG) has been notified by the Ministry of Agriculture that the death of chickens in a poultry retail market in Liwan, Guangzhou was a confirmed case of H5N1 avian influenza infection, a spokesman for the Food and Health Bureau said on March 16.
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Mainland authorities contacted to learn more about chicken deaths in Guangdong (15.3.2008)
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSARG) has communicated with the Ministry of Agriculture over the death of some chickens in a poultry retail market in Liwan, Guangzhou and a poultry wholesale market in Lishui town, Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong, a spokesman for the Food and Health Bureau said today (March 15).
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Peregrine Falcon tests positive for H5N1 virus (14.3.2008)
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on March 14 that a Peregrine Falcon found in Ma Wan was confirmed to be H5N1 positive after a series of laboratory tests.
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Peregrine Falcon tested for H5 virus (11.3.2008)
Preliminary testing of a Peregrine Falcon found in Ma Wan had indicated a suspected case of H5 avian influenza, a spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said on March 11, adding that further confirmatory tests were being conducted.
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Oriental magpie robin tests positive for H5N1 virus (7.3.2008)
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said today (March 7) that an Oriental magpie robin found earlier in Tai Po was confirmed to be H5N1 positive after a series of laboratory tests.
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Temporary suspension of the processing of import application was imposed on the import of live poultry and/or poultry meat from affected countries/regions (16.3.2008)
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