Sally Furniss
Well-known member
Food and Health Bureau spokesman said today, it was decided that two hours before the winter solstice in the day for the time being to increase the number of Mainland live chicken imports to 14,000 a day to meet the public during the festival of the additional demand for live chickens.
Mainland live chicken imports wholesale cap will be held on December 11-13, and Dec. 17-20 which, 7 days per day from 7,000 to 14,000. The increase in the import of live chickens will be Dec. 12-14, as well as 18 to 21 retail markets in view of the market. In the upper limit imports on December 21 will be restored to its 7000 per day.
The spokesman said that after taking into account the live poultry industry to close down the compensation scheme after the end of the market, the assessment of the approach of winter in the public demand for live chickens, as well as balance the risk of avian influenza and other factors before we make a decision. Today's announcement is only the number of imported live chickens from the ceiling, the industry must be the limit, according to the actual sales decisions need to enter the number of live chickens.
The spokesman stressed that wholesalers must strictly abide by the Cheung Sha Wan Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market to implement a series of bio-security measures, and retailers must also ensure that there is no remaining live chickens at retail outlets overnight, and a thorough daily cleaning and disinfection of their premises and file Facilities.
Fat
Statement refers to the person, if Hong Kong or Guangdong Province in the above-mentioned period, or before or poultry infected with bird flu cases will be withdrawn immediately increase the import of live chickens. He also added that, as in the past, the authorities will keep a close watch on during the wholesale markets and retail outlets.
In addition, various government departments, including the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Customs and the police will continue to work with the relevant Mainland authorities will crack down on illegal poultry imports to protect public health. At the same time, the Government urged the public not to illegally bring live birds into Hong Kong.
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Mainland live chicken imports wholesale cap will be held on December 11-13, and Dec. 17-20 which, 7 days per day from 7,000 to 14,000. The increase in the import of live chickens will be Dec. 12-14, as well as 18 to 21 retail markets in view of the market. In the upper limit imports on December 21 will be restored to its 7000 per day.
The spokesman said that after taking into account the live poultry industry to close down the compensation scheme after the end of the market, the assessment of the approach of winter in the public demand for live chickens, as well as balance the risk of avian influenza and other factors before we make a decision. Today's announcement is only the number of imported live chickens from the ceiling, the industry must be the limit, according to the actual sales decisions need to enter the number of live chickens.
The spokesman stressed that wholesalers must strictly abide by the Cheung Sha Wan Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market to implement a series of bio-security measures, and retailers must also ensure that there is no remaining live chickens at retail outlets overnight, and a thorough daily cleaning and disinfection of their premises and file Facilities.
Fat
Statement refers to the person, if Hong Kong or Guangdong Province in the above-mentioned period, or before or poultry infected with bird flu cases will be withdrawn immediately increase the import of live chickens. He also added that, as in the past, the authorities will keep a close watch on during the wholesale markets and retail outlets.
In addition, various government departments, including the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Customs and the police will continue to work with the relevant Mainland authorities will crack down on illegal poultry imports to protect public health. At the same time, the Government urged the public not to illegally bring live birds into Hong Kong.
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