Import of poultry meat and products from areas in India, Vietnam, Russia, Poland and Korea suspended
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A CFS spokesman said that Hong Kong has currently established protocols with India and Vietnam for the import of poultry eggs but not for poultry meat, while a protocol has been established with Russia for the import of poultry meat but not for poultry eggs. According to the Census and Statistics Department, in the first nine months of last year, Hong Kong imported about 3.25 million poultry eggs from Vietnam, but no eggs from India; about 142 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Russia; about 9,900 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and about 21.32 million poultry eggs from Poland; and about 740 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 8.9 million poultry eggs from Korea.
"The CFS has contacted the Indian, Vietnamese, Russian, Polish and Korean authorities over the issues and will closely monitor information issued by the OIE and the relevant authorities on the avian influenza outbreaks. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said.
Ends/Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Issued at HKT 18:22
Issued at HKT 18:22
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