Import of poultry meat and products from Chiba Prefecture in Japan suspended

Breaking news: import of poultry meat from chiba prefecture in japan halted

​The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 2) that in view of a notification from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza in Chiba Prefecture in Japan, the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the area with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

A CFS spokesman said that according to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 440 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and about 68.05 million poultry eggs from Japan in the first three months of this year.

​"The CFS has contacted the Japanese authority over the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the World Organisation for Animal Health and the relevant authorities on the avian influenza outbreak. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said.

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The Bun Scrambling Competition was held early this morning at the Pak Tai Temple Playground soccer pitch on Cheung Chau, as 12 finalists climbed the bun tower to gather as many buns as they could in three minutes.

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Yip Kin-man won the men's contest, while Kung Tsz-shan became the women's champion.

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Around 1,650 spectators witnessed the exciting event which was the Bun Carnival's grand finale.

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Additionally, there was an invitation relay in which three teams from Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Macau competed against seven local teams from Cheung Chau.

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