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31-10-2025：Shing Mun Country Park Visitor Centre to reopen tomorrow
17-10-2025：USEE leads delegation to attend World Food Forum 2025 and AFCD and Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations sign Letter of Intent
15-10-2025：AFCD urges grave sweepers to prevent hill fires
11-10-2025：Opening ceremony of Urban Farm in Ma On Shan Sai Sha Road Garden held today
09-10-2025：Secondary school students participate in native fish species restocking activity
03-10-2025：Public urged to observe fire safety and keep countryside clean
30-09-2025：AFCD optimises quarantine arrangements for cats and dogs imported from Mainland
29-09-2025：AFCD launches "Fish enJoy" Scheme to promote development of leisure fisheries
27-09-2025：VSB enhances regulatory measures for registered veterinary surgeons
25-09-2025：Emergency relief fund for farmers, fish farmers and fishermen affected by Super Typhoon Ragasa
23-09-2025：AFCD appeals to public to avoid visiting country parks during typhoon
22-09-2025：AFCD and PolyU sign MOU to advance sustainable development of Hong Kong's agriculture and fisheries through technological innovation
19-09-2025：Red tide sighted
12-09-2025：Red tide sighted
12-09-2025：AFCD signs MOU with Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences on cross-boundary co-operation in tropical agriculture
07-09-2025：AFCD appeals to public to avoid visiting country parks during typhoon
05-09-2025：Whale carcass found in Mirs Bay
05-09-2025：AFCD holds plaque unveiling ceremony for historic site of Communist Party of China in War of Resistance in Hong Kong
29-08-2025：Appointments to Country and Marine Parks Board
14-08-2025：AFCD appeals to public to avoid visiting country parks during rainstorm
12-08-2025：Rescued hawksbill turtle returned to sea
10-08-2025：DDAFC attends APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting
06-08-2025：Emergency relief fund for farmers and fishermen affected by rainstorm disaster
02-08-2025：AFCD appeals to public to avoid visiting country parks during rainstorm
29-07-2025：AFCD appeals to public to avoid visiting country parks during rainstorm
21-07-2025：Emergency relief fund for farmers affected by Typhoon Wipha
19-07-2025：AFCD appeals to public to avoid visiting country parks during typhoon
11-07-2025：Red tide sighted
09-07-2025：Man sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment for illegal possession of local wild and endangered turtles
07-07-2025：Marine fish culture licences and deep sea cages in Mirs Bay (South) new fish culture zone open for applications
04-07-2025：Red tides sighted
03-07-2025：AFCD to launch dog inoculation campaign against rabies at fishing ports
20-06-2025：Appointments to Genetically Modified Organisms (Control of Release) Expert Group announced
18-06-2025：AFCD to hold Local Organic Watermelon Festival 2025
10-06-2025：AFCD investigates Mainland fisherman deckhands and local coxswain suspected of using snake cages for fishing
06-06-2025：Fish restocking exercise held on National Fish Releasing Day 2025
30-05-2025：Appointments to Advisory Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
20-05-2025：AFCD signs agreement with Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Shandong Province to strengthen agricultural and fisheries co-operation
16-05-2025：Hong Kong's first multi-storey, modernised, and environment-friendly pig farming project to hold briefing session and accept applications
16-05-2025：Man sentenced to 24 months' imprisonment for smuggling eggs of endangered parrot species
16-05-2025：Red tide sighted
13-05-2025：AFCD announces new quarantine arrangements for cats and dogs imported from Mainland
12-05-2025：Government launches public consultation on updating Hong Kong Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
09-05-2025：Red tide sighted
05-05-2025：AFCD staff patrol animal release hotspots
02-05-2025：Man arrested for illegal import of critically endangered Vallarta mud turtles
02-05-2025：Red tide sighted
02-05-2025：Appointments to Endangered Species Advisory Committee through Member Self-recommendation Scheme for Youth
02-05-2025：AFCD urges public to think carefully before releasing animals
01-05-2025：DAFC attends 5th APEC Ocean-Related Ministerial Meeting
25-04-2025：Red tides sighted
17-04-2025：Red tides sighted
03-04-2025：Red tides sighted
02-04-2025：Country Parks Hiking and Planting Day 2025
31-03-2025：AFCD reminds public not to enter Sham Wan Restricted Area during restricted period
28-03-2025：Man sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment for illegally importing and causing cruelty to endangered turtles
28-03-2025：Red tides sighted
21-03-2025：AFCD urges grave sweepers to prevent hill fires
14-03-2025：Red tide sighted
07-03-2025：Red tide sighted
21-02-2025：Red tides sighted
14-02-2025：Red tide sighted
28-01-2025：Red tide sighted
20-01-2025：AFCD reminds public not to bring endangered species into Hong Kong illegally
17-01-2025：Man sentenced to 39 months' imprisonment for smuggling eggs of endangered parrot species
17-01-2025：AFCD launches Biodiversity Geographic Information System
16-01-2025：AFCD announces Enhancement Measures for Recreational Fishing Rafts
16-01-2025：Local pig samples test positive for African Swine Fever virus
14-01-2025：Local pig samples test positive for African Swine Fever virus
10-01-2025：Local pig samples test positive for African Swine Fever virus
03-01-2025：AFCD laid charges against three Mainlanders suspected of using long lines for fishing
03-01-2025：FarmFest 2025 opens at Fa Hui Park in Mong Kok
03-01-2025：Red tide sighted
02-01-2025：AFCD to launch dog inoculation campaign against rabies at fishing ports