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... 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...

... Schedule 1 to the Ordinance. When is a Re-export Certificate Required? No licence is required for the export or re-export of non-CITES species. However, some importing countries may require the importer to prove that the species concerned are not CITES-listed. To facilitate customs clearance of...

...Eurasian wigeon sample tests positive for H5 virusFriday, December 22, 2023 A Eurasian wigeon collected earlier from the Hong Kong Wetland Park and receiving treatment at the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) was suspected to be positive for the H5 avian influenza (AI) virus based on...

... in YCTMP were significant areas for nourishing juvenile fish resources. 2.2 Members expressed concern about the number (381 137) and total weight (1 462 kg) of juvenile fish collected in the survey. Members were informed that the sampling methods employed in the survey were the least destructive...

... AFCD signs contract for Pilot Project on Urban Farming in Ma On Shan Sai Sha Road GardenFriday, May 24, 2024 The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) signed a contract today (May 24) with Farm66 Investment Limited for the Pilot Project on Urban Farming in Ma On Shan Sai Sha...

...Samples from Mai Po Nature Reserve test positive for H5N1 virusThursday, November 14, 2024 Subsequent to the announcement last week that a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1 subtype) was detected in an environmental sample from the Mai Po Nature Reserve (MPNR), the Agriculture, Fisheries...