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... Two birds tested for H5 virusThursday, January 18, 2007 Preliminary testing of two dead birds collected in Kowloon has indicated suspected cases of H5 avian influenza, a spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (January 18), adding that further...

..., were made by the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food. The committee is a non-statutory body to advise the Government on matters pertaining to the development of local agriculture and fisheries industries and the wholesale marketing of related products. Speaking on the new term of service, a...

... AFCD reminds public not to keep poultry without valid licenseThursday, September 20, 2007 A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (September 20) reminded members of the public not to keep poultry without a valid livestock keeping license or they might...

... section 25 of the Ordinance, any person who contravenes section 16 commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $100,000 and imprisonment for 1 year. According to section 2 of the Ordinance, "veterinary service" means doing or performing any act or attending to any matter the doing or performing of which...

... AFCD appeals to poultry trade to report dead chickens Thursday, January 12, 2012 A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (January 12) again appealed to poultry wholesale traders to comply with the requirements of the system for collecting information...

... Outdoor section of HK Wetland Park and Aviary Pagoda in Yuen Long Park to reopen tomorrow Tuesday, March 6, 2012 The outdoor section of the Hong Kong Wetland Park (HKWP) and the Aviary Pagoda of Yuen Long Park, which were temporarily closed to the public for 21 days in mid-February following...

... Temporary closure of hiking trails Tuesday, May 20, 2014 A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (May 20) announced that due to landslides and fallen trees, some hiking trails are now temporarily closed until further notice. They include: * Tsz Lo Lan...

... for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said. In the operation, a helicopter operated by the GFS was deployed to fly eight members of the High Angle Rescue Team of the FSD, five members of the CAS and the tools to the hill site for removing the banner. The operation started...

... Live poultry and birds seized in illegal importThursday, March 10, 2016 A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (March 10) reminded members of the public not to bring live poultry and birds into Hong Kong without a valid health certificate or they might...

... in the northern waters of Hong Kong last night (March 21).At about 7.45pm last night, AFCD officers and the Marine Police patrolling the waters northeast of Shek Ngau Chau found a fishing vessel suspected to be trawling there. They signaled the vessel to stop for an inspection. About 2 kilograms of...