Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Matjhabeng Local Municipality, South Africa

The Centre for Food Safety has contacted the South African authorities over the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the World Organisation for Animal Health on avian influenza outbreaks

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 10) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in Matjhabeng Local Municipality, South Africa, it has banned the…

Hong Kong and Nigeria sign Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons

This is the 17th TSP agreement the HKSAR has entered into with other jurisdictions

The Secretary for Security, Mr John Lee, and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Abubakar Malami, today (September 11) represented the Governments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Federal Republic of Nigeria respectively in signing a…

Import and sale of raw oysters harvested in Zwembesi Farms of South Africa suspended

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 31) that the import into and sale within Hong Kong of raw oysters harvested in Zwembesi Farms of South Africa has been suspended with immediate effect. The trade should also stop using or selling…

Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality and Abaqulusi Local Municipality, South Africa

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 24) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality and Abaqulusi Local Municipality, South…

Grant approved for drought victims in Ethiopia

The grant, together with those approved earlier, will take the accumulative value of grants for drought victims in Africa to $18.585 million, among which $13.651 million is deployed for victims in Ethiopia

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved from the Disaster Relief Fund a grant of $1.523 million to Plan International Hong Kong for providing relief to drought victims in Ethiopia.   Announcing the grant today…

Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 31) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of high pathogenic H5 avian influenza in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it has banned the…

Grant approved for drought victims in Ethiopia

Announcing the grant today (May 25), a spokesman for the Government said that the grant will be used to provide water to victims, health centres, health posts and schools in the affected communities

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved from the Disaster Relief Fund a grant of $7.488 million to Oxfam Hong Kong for providing relief to drought victims in Ethiopia.   Announcing the grant today (May…

Hong Kong signs agreements with Portugal and South Africa on automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters

Hong Kong has signed agreements with Portugal and South Africa for conducting automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters (AEOI), a Government spokesman said today (April 3).   "We have been seeking to expand Hong Kong's AEOI network with our tax treaty partners. The signing of agreements with…

Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Uganda and areas in Germany, India and Japan

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 17) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in the State of Bavaria in Germany and Kottayam District in Kerala State…

Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Egypt and areas in Poland and Ukraine

The CFS has contacted the Polish, Ukrainian and Egyptian authorities over the issues and will closely monitor information issued by the OIE on avian influenza outbreaks in the countries concerned

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 16) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in Egypt and Odessa and Chernovtsy Oblasts in Ukraine, and a notification…