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... held in Sai Kung today (July 16). Speaking at the lunch, the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Edward Yau, thanked the Sai Kung community for their enthusiastic support for the development of Hong Kong's geopark. "A geopark will not have a soul if local communities are not involved. Empowering them...

.... They are generally in good health. A man was detained for enquiries in the operation. The investigation is on-going. Under the Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Animal Traders) Regulations (Cap 139B), all animal traders, including animal breeding facilities and pet shops, must hold an animal trader...

... Entries invited for Endangered Species Protection Photo Story Competition Monday, April 4, 2011 Members of the public are invited to take part in the Endangered Species Protection Photo Story Competition organised by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), with entries...

... AFCD officers intercept non-local fishing vessel for illegal fishing in Hong Kong watersWednesday,March 27, 2013 Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) officers arrested a Mainland fisherman for engaging in fishing with the use or aid of a non-local fishing vessel in Hong...

... Response to media enquiries on review of disposal of forfeited ivoryThursday, January 23, 2014 In response to media enquiries on the result of the review of the disposal of forfeited ivory, a spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) responded today (January 23...

... experience for geopark visitors while also encouraging sustainable social and economic development among the community.As a token of appreciation, the Acting Assistant Director (Country and Marine Parks) of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, Mr Patrick Lai and the Chairman of Sai Kung District Council...

...Three men given suspended jail sentences for trawlingWednesday, August 29, 2018 Three Mainland men who used trawling gear to fish illegally on August 27 were convicted and sentenced to four weeks' imprisonment suspended for one year at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (August 29). The...

... called solitary corals.       Each individual polyp has its own skeleton structure that is cup-like called corallite. Each polyp can be retracted into the corallite, so the corallite is like a house for each of these individual...

...Faecal sample from pet cat tests positive for COVID-19 virusFriday, July 17, 2020 A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (July 17) that a faecal sample of a pet cat sent to the AFCD had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The current case...

...Pet cat and dog test positive for COVID-19 virusWednesday, August 5, 2020 A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (August 5) that samples from a pet cat and a pet dog sent to the AFCD have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.The cases involve a...