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Mainland provides first batch of registered freshwater fish farms
A spokesman for the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau said today (August 29) that
the Government had received a list of the first batch of registered freshwater
fish farms for supply to Hong Kong.
The list included 18 registered farms which were located in Shenzhen, Zhuhai and
Shunde, etc. The Government would make available information of other freshwater
fish farms as soon as possible.
The spokesman said: "We have informed the trade of the list. They can contact
the farms directly for arrangements of importing freshwater fish and aquatic
products.
"Both the Mainland and Hong Kong authorities are very concerned about the safety
of freshwater fish for supply to Hong Kong. Officials have held discussion on
how to strengthen the inspection and quarantine. The Food and Environmental
Hygiene Department and Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department had
met with the Shenzhen and Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureaux
respectively to discuss the safety issues of freshwater fish for supply to Hong
Kong."
Hong Kong officials also visited a fish farm in Zhongshan today to see for
themselves the monitoring procedures there.
Regarding the supply of freshwater fish from the Mainland, the spokesman
explained that the Mainland has not suspended the supply to Hong Kong.
"According to our understanding, the Mainland has supply of freshwater fish at
the moment. If there is market demand in Hong Kong, the Mainland farms are ready
to meet our demand on freshwater fish," the spokesman added.
Ends/Monday, August 29, 2005
Issued at HKT 21:51
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