Hong Kong to resume poultry imports from mainland
Updated: 2014-09-05 13:20
(Xinhua)
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Inspection and quarantine officers examine live pigeons that are set to be exported to Hong Kong in Shenzhen, in South China's Guangdong province, on Sep 4. [Photo/Xinhua] |
HONG KONG - The Food and Health Bureau of China's Hong Kong said the region would resume imports of live poultry from the mainland from Thursday, just in time for Mid- Autumn Festival celebrations next week.
Live poultry imports from the mainland have been suspended since January after an imported chicken was found carrying the potentially-fatal H7N9 bird flu virus.
The Food and Health Bureau said it would put in place safeguards to ensure that imported poultry is free from the virus.
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