News from Hong Kong

19-02-2013 08:50 AM
HK bans import of poultry products from Germany
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (February 19) that, in view of a notification from t...
13-12-2012 08:26 AM
How agriculture has spelled prosperity for Southeast Asia
The story of the Asian Tigers (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan) and how they were able to transform their economies into some of the most...
13-07-2012 07:10 AM
Gene-swapping vaccines spawn lethal poultry virus
Three vaccines used to prevent respiratory disease in chickens have swapped genes, producing two lethal new strains that have killed tens of thousands...
06-04-2012 10:59 AM
Bird flu warning after carcass find
Poultry farmers and pet shops have been reminded to take precautions against avian flu after preliminary tests found that a dead Oriental magpie robin...
15-07-2011 08:09 AM
Hong Kong buzzing with hives
In the corner of a Hong Kong rooftop, amid the shining glass and steel of the city’s high rise skyline, stands a humble wooden box on legs - a b...
08-02-2011 09:17 AM
Dead duck tests H5N1 in Hong Kong
A duck carcass found in Tai O, Hong Kong, was tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza virus...
07-02-2011 08:12 AM
Hong Kong samples dioxin in German imports
Hong Kong ceased testing all German food products for dioxin, switching Feb. 1 to sample checks after more than 100 tests for the chemical were negati...