Hong Kong - Call for motion to review the existing policy on the supply of live poultry

[Sally Furniss]

Issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

Members will also debate a policy review of the existing live poultry motion. The motion, Hon Vincent Fang Kang, says: "In view of the Secretary of Health Food and tie open the risk of outbreaks of avian influenza that has been greatly reduced, together with Hong Kong since 1997 has not occurred since the local human bird flu infection cases, and in the past year and a half in Hong Kong and the Mainland to Hong Kong chicken farms had not had an outbreak of bird flu; on the other hand, Hong Kong people still have strong demand for live chickens, many people expressed the hope of a more popular price and through the channel easier to buy live chickens, especially during major festivals in the Chinese tradition; this regard, this Council urges the Government to:
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201005/10/P201005100208.htm

 

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Hong Kong - Call for motion to review the existing policy on the supply of live poultry

Legislative Council: Food and bind the Secretary of Health on "Review of the existing live poultry in Hong Kong policy" debate concluding remarks (Chinese only)
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Following Food and noose Health Secretary York Chow, today (May 12) in the Legislative Council to "review the existing policy of live poultry," the motion concluding remarks (English translation):

http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201005/12/P201005120221.htm

 

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Hong Kong - Call for motion to review the existing policy on the supply of live poultry

Food and Health York Chow said the noose, the need for a poultry slaughtering center, it is conducting an overall risk assessment of avian flu business and feasibility studies, will announce the decision.


He said the farmers are willing to improve biosecurity and hygiene measures noose, effective against avian influenza; and called on local poultry farmers to continue to implement the bio-security and tie health measures to effectively prevent avian influenza.


Dr York Chow, today (May 27) visited two poultry farms in Yuen Long said after the risk of avian influenza in Hong Kong can be reduced to the current low level for many years in the poultry farms, wholesale, retail and import level, the implementation of the prevention and control measure results.

http://www.news.gov.hk/tc/category/healthandcommunity/100527/html/100527tc05013.htm

 

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Hong Kong - Call for motion to review the existing policy on the supply of live poultry

The Government intends to stop the central slaughtering center

The Government has proposed central slaughtering of poultry, raised in Sheung Shui poultry slaughtering center building, cost about 200 million yuan, hopes that the private sector to participate in the construction. But sources said the authorities the need for a poultry slaughtering center, a consultancy study has been completed. Been made to the amount of just over 10,000 live chickens a day only, the market only about 5% to 6%, compared to the anticipated beginning of a daily 60,000, a significant reduction. Therefore, the business may not be profitable, it is difficult to attract the tender operation, if constructed by the Government is fully consistent with the principles of use of public funds.

Has reduced the risk of avian flu

The source also pointed out that bird flu has dropped to an acceptable level of risk, no need for central slaughtering methods, to prevent the outbreak of avian flu. At present more than 80 live chickens in retail outlets in order to clear the way daily, at this stage the risk of bird flu has dropped to an acceptable level, the market tested the H 9 samples of bird flu has dropped to 0.1 percent, market day Qing can continue to function.

http://www.singpao.com/NewsArticle.aspx?NewsID=95395&Lang=tc

 

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Hong Kong - Call for motion to review the existing policy on the supply of live poultry

Avian influenza risk reduction central slaughtering shelved
http://paper.wenweipo.com [2010-06-02]

■ Dr Chow said the public has gradually grown accustomed to eat more frozen and chilled chicken, chickens remained stable or even declining demand, so that further reduction of the poultry slaughtering center. Photo reporter Liang Zuyi

WASHINGTON (Xinhua Yan Minhui) has repeatedly been described as "inevitable" in a central poultry slaughtering formally set aside, the public will continue to enjoy the fresh chickens. Executive Council yesterday approved the decision on hold at this stage the development of poultry slaughtering center. Food and Health Bureau explained that as poultry farms, wholesale and retail level and the bird flu prevention and control measures are effective, the risk of avian flu in Hong Kong is at a very low level, coupled with research center found that the commercial slaughter is not feasible, so make this decision. Condition that the Administration stressed that the continuation of segregation of 措施, depending on the risk of avian flu and the virus changes, 故 can not be said of permanent shelving Fangan.

People getting used to smooth the demand of chilled chickens

Food and Health Secretary York Chow announced yesterday, the authorities decided to shelve plans of central slaughtering of poultry. He said that according to University of Hong Kong live poultry retail outlets to independent monitoring of avian influenza virus H9N2 virus, the number of active nature, from the 2008 implementation of the "daily live chicken markets clear" and the voluntary return of 5.11% before the licensing scheme, dropped significantly from the recent 0.09%, said the bird flu virus in retail outlets has dropped to very low levels. The public has gradually grown accustomed to eat more frozen and chilled chicken, chickens remained stable or even declining demand, so that further reduction of the poultry slaughtering center.

http://paper.wenweipo.com/2010/06/02/YO1006020014.htm​