HK bans poultry imports from parts of UK
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-04-30 09:05
Hong Kong authorities announced on Saturday to stop processing applications
for poultry meat and product imports from Norfolk of Britain.
The ban took effect immediately, said a statement by the Food and
Environmental Hygiene Department of the government of Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (HKSAR).
"The decision was taken following the confirmation of an outbreak of avian
influenza H7N3 in a poultry farm in Norfolk," said a spokesman for the
department.
"We will seek further information from the relevant authorities concerning
the case," he said.
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