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... AFCD releases tagged Green Turtles Sunday, October 28, 2001 Twenty juvenile Green Turtles were tagged, microchipped and released to the sea by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) and Ocean Park as a long-term monitoring...

... Fisheries Department has set up a special task force today (January 26) to deal with red fire ants after suspected traces of the species were found in the Hong Kong Wetland Park, Tin Shui Wai. Ants bearing features of the species were found by patrolling staff of the AFCD in a vegetation area of...

... of age should be implanted with a microchip when it was first licenced. As a dog licence is valid for three years, all owned dogs in the territory should be microchipped by December this year. "By then, dog owners found not having their dogs implanted with a microchip will be prosecuted and...

... them must come from registered farms and must be accompanied by an official veterinary health certificate to certify the birds have been quarantined and tested free from avian influenza H5 viruses. "Currently, there are two registered farms in Guangdong. The farms are inspected and monitored by the...

... Wetland Park holiday group tickets available only by reservationFriday, February 9, 2007 The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department today (February 9) reminded people that a new advance booking system for group visits to the Hong Kong Wetland Park on Sundays and public holidays...

...;properties will have to apply for a licence to operate and access restricted pesticides." "Service providers can only employ trained pesticide applicators, who are required to complete an approved training course provided by local training institutes or pass an assessment test and be registered with the...

... Government is committed to promoting local production of quality vegetables to meet market demand through the provision of infrastructure and technical advice to local farmers. In fact, the introduction of new varieties of crops is always well received by farmers and consumers.Dr Liu noted that accredited...

... Inshore fish collector owners affected by trawl ban to make appointments to apply for one-off assistanceWednesday, November 12, 2014 Inshore fish collector owners affected by the trawl ban should obtain a booking confirmation letter on the following dates so that they can apply for one-off...

... jointly conducted a trial today (February 29) on a new arrangement for the transportation of local racehorses by vehicle between Hong Kong and the Equine Disease-free Zone in Conghua, Guangzhou. Under the arrangement, no quarantine isolation is required.Two retired horses that had been inspected earlier...

... Watermelon Festival. The four varieties of organic watermelons, namely New Orchid, Yellow Orchid, Diana and Super Sweet Black Angel 168, were introduced from Taiwan, Thailand and Australia by the AFCD in recent years. In particular, New Orchid from Taiwan is newly introduced this year. Being able to...