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Collaboration agreement on equine inspection and quarantine for 16th Asian Games signed
The Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(HKSAR) Government and the State General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) signed a collaboration
agreement on equine inspection and quarantine for the 16th Asian Games
equestrian events.
Witnessed by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, and Vice
Minister of AQSIQ, Mr Wei Chuanzhong, the Permanent Secretary for Food and
Health (Food), Mrs Marion Lai, and the Deputy Director General of the
Department of Supervision on Animal and Plant Quarantine of the AQSIQ, Mr
Shi Zongwei, today (September 10) signed the "Collaboration Agreement on
Equine Inspection and Quarantine for the 16th Asian Games between the Food
and Health Bureau of the HKSAR Government and the Department of Supervision
on Animal and Plant Quarantine of the AQSIQ" in Guangzhou.
The 16th Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou from November 12 to 27 this
year. The equestrian event is one of the major events of the Asian Games,
and it is also the first international equestrian event hosted in the
Mainland. According to the collaboration agreement, both sides agree to work
closely on various areas of the equestrian events, including the
construction of an epidemic-free zone, the veterinary services,
transportation of horses, stable and competition venue management.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of the HKSAR
Government will provide technical support and training to the inspection and
quarantine authorities of the Mainland under the agreement. During the event
period, the AFCD's experts will also assist Mainland authorities in relation
to the quarantine of participating horses, to ensure the smooth running of
the equestrian events of the 16th Asian Games.
Ends/Friday, September 10, 2010
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