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SFH on avian influenza

Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, after attending a special meeting of the Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene today (January 29):

Reporter: (On supply of live chickens.)

Secretary for Food and Health: Regarding the long term decision on how to arrange live chicken supply to the local market or whether we should maintain such an arrangement is a long term question that we would look into. It is not an urgent matter that we would need to decide today.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)

Ends/Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Issued at HKT 15:59

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