Hong Kong environment chief rejects relaxed quarantine rules for imported pets

Hong Kong environment chief rejects relaxed quarantine rules for imported pets

Hong Kong’s environment chief has ruled out flexible quarantine arrangements, including at home, for imported cats and dogs, but will consider extending hours and increasing the number of checkpoints for pet transport from mainland China. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan told a Legislative Council meeting on Wednesday that existing quarantine facilities are sufficient…

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Call for Hong Kong to fix border internet issues, protect rural areas

Call for Hong Kong to fix border internet issues, protect rural areas

Boosting internet connectivity at border checkpoints and raising environmental awareness in rural areas are among the improvement measures suggested by observers based on lessons learned from this year’s “Labour Day” golden week holiday for Hong Kong authorities. The recommendation comes after tourists struggled to generate QR code tickets for their trains due to an overloaded…

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Hong Kong to press on with premium food branding push, set up certification system

Hong Kong to press on with premium food branding push, set up certification system

Hong Kong authorities will press on with a branding push for premium food through the unification of production standards and the establishment of a credible certification system in the next 12 months. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Tuesday it hoped the branding would cover different kinds of food such as agriculture, fisheries…

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Hong Kong customs seizes HK$5 million of dried seafood from mainland-bound Tesla

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$5 million of dried seafood from mainland-bound Tesla

Customs officers have detained a 53-year-old driver at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge checkpoint after discovering more than HK$5 million (US$643,290) worth of dried seafood delicacies, such as bird’s nests and fish maw, concealed in his mainland China-bound Tesla. Officers said on Thursday that the electric vehicle had been modified to create additional storage space. They…

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