Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Hong Kong: LCSD temporary closure of the birds in Yuen Long Park Tower

LCSD temporary closure of the birds in Yuen Long Park Tower (Hong Kong Wen)
2008-12-09 (19:42)

In response to Yuen Long farm chickens were found infected with bird flu, the department spokesman said today that the Department of Yuen Long Park Tower as a result of the birds at infected farms within a radius of three kilometers, in accordance with the Food and Health Bureau guidelines immediately closed until further notice.

The Department will put up notices in the park to remind visitors of the arrangement.

The department's senior veterinary staff and has been closely monitoring the four with the Park Aviary, Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens and Kowloon Park and Yuen Long Park in 1500 about the health of the birds to To ensure that they are healthy.

The spokesman said the department had kept birds in good health so far has not found any infected cases, the tower is closed birds preventive measures.

The Department has also stepped up cleansing and disinfection of the Aviary, three times daily cleaning and disinfection in order to ensure public health, has also reminded staff to strictly abide by the clean-up bird droppings and dead bodies of birds to deal with the code.

LCSD has been keeping under the birds or wild birds may congregate sites put up posters to remind the public not to touch birds or their droppings.

LCSD urged members of the public for their own health  would like not to feed wild birds.

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