Delegation of judges and judicial officers departs for Fujian for exchange visit
The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
A delegation of judges and judicial officers from the Hong Kong Judiciary will depart for Fujian for an exchange visit on Sunday (November 15). The visit is part of the ongoing professional exchanges between judges and judicial officers of Hong Kong and their counterparts on the Chinese Mainland.
The delegation comprises 18 judges and judicial officers. It will be led by Mr Justice Derek Pang, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court. During this visit, the delegation will engage in exchanges with judges on the Chinese Mainland and attend discussion forums and thematic talks on various topics. The delegation will also visit various courts, as well as sites of cultural and technological significance, in Fujian Province.
The delegation will conclude the visit and return to Hong Kong on November 20.
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Import of poultry meat and products from Kyoto Prefecture in Japan suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 13) 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 Kyoto 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 1 030 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and about 249.94 million poultry eggs from Japan in the first nine 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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