Chicken prosecute the source of the bird again to plug loopholes in the chicken were to be separated as soon as possible to implement central slaughte

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Lau Fau Shan Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long a chicken farm found to have died of bird flu, the authorities have to sell accident  farms and chicken farms in the vicinity of a total of 80,000 chicken (another of the Cheung Sha Wan wholesale market of about 10,000 chickens, Have to sell ), the matter should be attached great importance to the authorities because it is close to 6 years, Hong Kong's chicken farms found to have died of bird flu for the first time. In Hong Kong for many years to build the impregnable fortress has been described as preventive measures for bird flu, but chicken farms in the link be broken, the authorities must find out the origin of the virus and take measures to strengthen the block.

Avian influenza outbreak in Hong Kong, began in 1997. Large-scale outbreak of avian influenza that year, 18 people were infected, of which 6 people were killed and the Hong Kong government slaughtered 1,300,000 chickens; Since then, bird flu has become endemic in Hong Kong, found that over the years a number of bird chicken, most recently this year June found a number of markets, chickens, and trigger the implementation of the Government's commitment to the retail level does not sell live chickens. However, the most recent bird found in Hong Kong chicken farms, to be traced back to January 2003, when the Yuen Long farm there are a number of chickens infected with avian virus, the Government  sales of 10,000 live chickens.

Vaccinated chickens are still infected

Unusual state of affairs

The Government has formulated a series of strict measures to prevent local and mainland chickens imported bird. The local chicken farms, provide for the installation of protective nets, the free vaccinations for chicken, chicken farms have strict health requirements. As in 2001 after the implementation of the quarantine system for live chickens from the Mainland, including to Hong Kong to the mainland registered farms; chicken export to Hong Kong to be vaccinated; chicken arrived at Lok Ma Chau and Man Kam To, to detect serum and chicken from the anus to make a quick test of the sample; Chicken wholesale markets and market reach, the point of re-sampling; wholesale market and monthly cleaning. The above measures has been described as a block of avian flu in Hong Kong impregnable fortress, in July this year to strictly implement the "day-ching", not to live chickens in markets overnight, the stronger should be the impregnable fortress.

However, Yuen Long chicken farm after the bird was found to show that there are loopholes in the impregnable fortress. The outbreak of the epidemic of poultry farms, dead chickens, not including the vaccination of chicken, "sentinel chickens" and the injection of chicken vaccine. It is understood that the breeder has not vaccinated, "sentinel chickens" for monitoring the epidemic has hit poultry farms in the benchmark, in their bird flu death, it is understandable; injected with a vaccine but also because of the chickens infected dead birds, On the state of affairs appears to be unusual. If the cross infection of the virus, the vaccine led to the failure,  situation will be more serious because the current vaccine can not make chicken immunity, unless immediate and effective to find new vaccines, or the threat of avian flu is more severe. I hope the authorities through gene sequencing, as soon as possible to find reasons to take effective measures to correspond.

The outbreak of the epidemic of poultry farms, is considered among the better facilities, strict management, the virus was still "into" kill a chicken, the chicken can be seen very high risk. At present, the most important thing is to know the origin of the virus in order to suit the remedy. In June this year, the avian virus found in a number of markets, ultimately did not know the origin of the virus, believed to be the only illegal smuggling of chicken to Hong Kong caused the accident chicken farms in Hong Kong, and if the root cause of the origin of the virus or not check out, Ultimately nothing will not help to strengthen measures to prevent.

Another point worth noting is that the owner of the farm accident that may have been caused by migratory birds and the relevant quarter. It is North birds flying south of the cold season, they went all the way to Hong Kong before, are in many parts of the Mainland; if North  birds with the avian virus to the south, the affected area should be not only in Hong Kong, southern China at least will There are like . In recent months, they are not aware of infected birds found in the mainland, the mainland has strengthened measures to prevent avian disease outbreak, which is on the down, if no infected birds is the result of a mix of other factors, and that is another matter.

Reduce the size of the investment attractiveness by

Government finance the construction of the Central Housing  chicken

On live chickens in Hong Kong, in late September this year after the completion of cross-licensing scheme, 56% of the chicken farmers, about 70 wholesale chicken stalls, about 72% of the chicken stalls and around 80 vehicles transported the chicken business has a license to produce, receive compensation , To cease operation. As for the government over the years to encourage local chicken farmers to build part of the chicken brand, including "the United States and Kerry chicken" and "Tai-chicken", due to the efforts of chicken farmers, some already have laid the foundation. This is the rare brands that if the farm industry, management in line with the Government's strict requirements do not stifle public health, these brands chicken, the Government should not drive people out, but chicken farmers should be encouraged to continue operating indefinitely, to Hong Kong trade of live chickens left behind the first-line high-quality incense.

Hong Kong people to separate the chicken did not achieve a comprehensive, but progress has been made clear, on the left to the market, if there are still people eat live chickens, the sheer number of live chicken industry also makes room for survival, the Government should also provide The necessary facilities to complete the chickens were separated ─ ─ the last part of the central slaughtering.

Now the city of Hong Kong's daily live chicken should be about more than 10,000 pieces per day had up to 6-10000-scale slaughter of chickens in the Central, of course, is no longer necessary, officials have said that due to a substantial reduction in the size, "the central large-scale chicken  Housing "can be advanced to 2010 or 2011. Due to the size of the fine, reduce the attractiveness to investors. Since it is impossible to make a comprehensive live away from Hong Kong, the Government should put in more resources to the construction of a central slaughtering facilities. Implementation of the chickens were separated, "the central large-scale chicken  room" is the only choice should be implemented as soon as possible.