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... Conservation Department (AFCD) have been commended by an international authority for their exemplary action to combat illegal exports of ivory last October. Hong Kong is the first recipient of the Secretary-General's Certificate of Commendation by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species...

... for Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (May 30): "It is estimated that some 1,400 local fishing vessels will be affected. As the fishing moratorium is an annual event, AFCD has reminded fishermen from time to time that they should take its implications...

... permanent home in the Wetland Park is ready by the end of 2005," Mr Lay said. Facilities in the KFBG compound, including the open-air enclosures, ponds, shelters and natural setting, are suitable for the healthy growth of this celebrity reptile which has become a well...

... Red tide monitoring system improved Friday, March 5, 1999 The Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFD) has implemented a series of red tide monitoring and management measures in preparation for the red tide season this spring. AFD Senior Fisheries Officer, Dr Patsy Wong, today (Friday...

... Members appointed for Advisory Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Friday, June 17, 2005 The Government today (June 17) announced the new term of...

... Nature Education Centre in Sai Kung, which is reopened today (November 5) after a year of renovation. A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said the garden in Tsiu Hang, with a site area of 1,300 square meters and some 550 species of herbal plants, is the...

... are conducted regularly to ensure that they have taken precautions against avian flu. A department spokesman said more than 220 swab samples were collected from local pet bird stalls for tests for highly pathogenic avian flu viruses each month and the test results were all negative. "Over the...

... Kong and a holder of a practicing certificate which is currently in force; or the Board has issued him a permit to do so. According to section 25 of the ordinance, anyone who contravenes section 16 commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $100,000 and imprisonment for one year. According...

... Kong and a holder of a practicing certificate which is currently in force; or the Board has issued him a permit to do so. According to section 25 of the ordinance, anyone who contravenes section 16 commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $100,000 and imprisonment for one year. According...

... publicity efforts. With the enactment of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Bill, the maximum penalty for animal cruelty acts has been raised to a fine of $200,000 and an imprisonment for three years. Launching a joint campaign with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA...