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....2 Similar to the habit of other climbers, Mikania climbs up other plants to reach the canopy for more sunlight. Mikania will gradually cover up the host plants and reduce the sunlight reaching the host plant for photosynthesis, thus adversely affecting the growth of the host plants. Besides, Mikania...

... food animals. AFCD Senior Veterinary Officer (Livestock), Dr Leslie Sims, said today (August 25) that the occurrences of cases of clenbuterol poisoning in people eating contaminated pig viscera in recent years clearly showed a need for the proposed regulation. Dr Sims said: "The proposed...

... conditions would be launched for pet bird traders. None of the 330 swab samples, including faecal samples from shops and environmental samples, collected from the Bird Garden since June 17 were H5N1 positive after a series of laboratory tests. During the period of closure, all birds in the pet bird shops in...

... 1823 Call Centre that a green turtle had been accidentally caught in a fishing net in the waters off Tai Po. The fisherman rescued the turtle and informed the AFCD, who collected it the same day. Following an initial check-up by the AFCD, the turtle was taken to Ocean Park (OPHK) for a thorough...

... farmers will be extended from the production process to marketing," he said.Flowering Chinese cabbage and Chinese kale are always in great demand during the winter season. To ensure the adequate supply of the local varieties, 28 accredited farms have joined the initiative to grow these two vegetables for...

... of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Hong Kong. About 100 staff members of the AFCD, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health and the Civil Aid Service took part in the exercise to familiarise themselves with the work procedures...

... DAFC visits farms and fish ponds affected by Typhoon HatoThursday, August 24, 2017 Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, Dr Leung Siu-fai, visited the farms and fish pond affected by Typhoon Hato this afternoon (August 24). Farmers and fish farmers can register for assistance...

... Microsoft Word - mosquito_reglist_e.doc Registered Pesticides For Mosquito Control To allow pesticide users to have more choices of less hazardous pesticides in mosquito control and to prevent the development of resistance to a particular pesticide, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation...

...;AFCD staff conducted inspections in Yau Tsim Mong District earlier and found a shop suspected of possessing scheduled elephant ivory for commercial purposes. The shop was warned on the spot. As no change was observed in the situation afterwards, the AFCD mounted an operation yesterday and seized a...

... Subsidies from Anti-epidemic Fund to local primary producers and fresh food wholesalers progressively disbursed and loan repayment deferral and interest waiver for Fisheries Development Loan Fund borrowers being rolled out smoothlyTuesday, March 29, 2022 In view of the impact of the COVID-19...