Monday, 02 February 2009
Ng Peng In, the member of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Management Committee said yesterday that they have established a "strict" bird flu inspection mechanism and no bird flu case was reported so far.
He also told media that the bureau would communicate and exchange latest information with the Health Bureau and revise the existing preventive measures when needed.
Meanwhile, he urged residents to be aware of the virus but said they did not need to be "overreacted".
According to yesterday's report, the dead goose and two ducks found on a beach near the Lantau Island in Hong Kong have tested positive for H5 virus.
The carcasses of the two fowls were decomposed when were discovered on the beach.
The Hong Kong government spokeswoman Suzanne Lee said “it wasn't clear which strain the poultry had.”
In addition, a 26 year old driver in Hong Kong suffered from fever and respiratory infection on Tuesday after disposing dead fowl bodies.
He has been hospitalised at the Prince Margaret Hospital but believed to have "a low chance of contagious", said the government spokeswoman in Hong Kong.
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