HK Resumes South Korean Poultry Imports
HONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety has resumed processing applications for importing poultry and poultry products from South Korea.

Two More Cases of Bird Flu in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about two new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Researchers Discover New H5N1 Inhibitors
HONG KONG - Researchers from Hong Kong and Canada found a new inhibitor against H5N1 avian flu virus by using a new technology platform, according to the University of Hong Kong which made the results public on Wednesday.

All German Poultry Imports Resume
HONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety today resumed the processing of applications for importing poultry from Saxony, Germany.

Thai Poultry Imports to HK Fully Resume
HONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety today resumed the processing of applications for importing poultry and poultry products from central-western Thailand.

HK Food Safety Authority Monitors US Ban
HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Center for Food Safety (CFS) is closely monitoring the situation about the recall of chicken drink products in the United States.

Hong Kong Reports Ten Cases of Bird Flu
HONG KONG - The veterinary authorities have sent an Immediate Notification to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) regarding ten outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) involving a total of 12 birds.

HK Officials Seize Smuggled Poultry Meat
HONG KONG - Local authorities in Hong Kong seized a large consignment of poultry meat that appears to have originated in South America and was on its way to China on 5 February. Food safety was a major concern, as were unpaid customs duty and taxes.

Wild Bird Carcasses Tested Positive for H5N1
HONG KONG - The carcasses of a goose and two ducks found on a beach have tested positive for the H5N1 subtype of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus.

H5 Virus Suspected in Three Dead Birds
HONG KONG - Preliminary tests on three bird carcasses collected in recent days indicate H5 avian influenza infection, the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department says. More tests are being conducted on the grey heron, peregrine falcon and ch...

More Dead Birds Found on Lantau
HONG KONG - The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department will enhance inspections on backyard poultry keeping after nine more bird carcasses were found in Sham Wat Wan and Sha Lo Wan on Lantau Island yesterday.

Chicken Feed Including Bird Flu Vaccine
HONG KONG - Using genetically modified (GM) rice, scientists believe thay may be able to produce poultry feed with a vaccine against H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Poultry Imports from Thailand Resume
HONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety has resumed processing applications for importing poultry and poultry products from Thailand, except the central west part of the country.

Drill Tests Designated-Clinic Arrangements
HONG KONG - More than 200 people from six organisations have participated in an exercise to test the arrangements for setting up designated clinics in the event of an outbreak of human cases of avian influenza.

Farms May be Using Wrong Bird Flu Vaccines
HONG KONG - Experts say that farmers are not using the right vaccine to protect their birds as the bird flu viru is mutating. The result is the latest outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

New Case of Bird Flu in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Total Ban on HK Poultry Imports
HONG KONG - After three dead chicken tested positive to the deadly H5 virus in Hong Kong, 80,000 chickens were slaughtered and emergency restrictions put into place.

Hong Kong Has Found More Tainted Eggs
HONG KONG - Authorities have reported finding more eggs originating in northern China contaminated with melamine.

HK Resumes British Poultry Imports
HONG KONG - Hong Kong has resumed importing poultry meat and products from the entire UK, lifting the import suspension on Oxfordshire and Warwickshire counties.

Food Samples Fail Safety Tests
HONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety tested 15,600 food samples in September and October and found 69 - just .04% - to be unsatisfactory.

HK Suspends Thai Poultry Import Applications
HONG KONG - The processing of applications for importing poultry and poultry products from Thailand to Hong Kong has been suspended following confirmation of an avian influenza case on a farm in the country.

Egg Prices to Remain High as Supplies Tighten
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's consumers will have to keep paying inflated prices for fresh eggs in the foreseeable future, according to the government and traders.

More Testing of Eggs, Meat for Melamine
HONG KONG - The government will start testing eggs and meat products imported from the mainland this week, after some eggs from Dalian were found to contain excessive levels of melamine on 25 October.

Melamine Found in Chinese Eggs
HONG KONG - The authorities have asked Beijing to investigate how melamine, an industrial chemical found in tainted milk formula, turned up in Chinese chicken eggs.

HK Suspends German Imports
HONG KONG - Applications for poultry imports from Germany have been suspended following the recent outbreak of bird flu there.