Area
Hong Kong SAR of China
Commodity Group
Meat
Commodity
Poultry meat
Date
01/03/2014
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Import ban
Description
Implemented several measures to prevent the spread of the H7N9 virus. Closed its broiler wholesale market and culled over 20 000 birds; suspended live chicken imports from Mainland China for four months, effective February 18, 2014, to protect its domestic live bird markets.
