Hong Kong on Wednesday announced suspension of poultry and
poultry meat imports from Sichuan province in view of a confirmed
H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in the area.
A spokesman for the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB)
announced that the government had suspended the processing of
applications for the importation of poultry and poultry meat from
the province after the notification from the Ministry of
Agriculture.
He assured that so far there were no poultry imports from
Sichuan province, but he added, "Should there be any such
applications, they will not be processed for the time being to
ensure food safety."
(Xinhua News Agency January 4, 2006)
