Ensuring safety of poultry sent to HK, Macao

Staff members from Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau examine live poultry on a breeding farm in Guangzhou, on April 16, 2013. The bureau is taking measures to ensure the safety of poultry supplied to Hong Kong and Macao, such as examining registered poultry breeding farms, monitoring pathogens of bird flu, and inspection of live poultry before export. As of April 16, no H7N9 cases were found in the 39 registered poultry breeding farms under the bureau’s jurisdiction. [Photo/Xinhua]