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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) reminds poultry stall operators and the public that the first Rest Day for this month will fall on Thursday, July 10.

An FEHD spokesman said: "On the Rest Day, operators of market poultry stalls and fresh provision shops (FPS) must slaughter all live poultry remaining on their premises before noon, and suspend business in the afternoon and evening to carry out thorough cleansing and disinfection."

He urged all poultry stall retailers to strictly observe the Rest Day conditions.

"We wish to remind stall owners and licensees that they must not remove any live poultry from their premises to avoid slaughtering of the unsold live poultry before the start of the Rest Day.

"FEHD staff will inspect each poultry outlet on the rest day. Failure to comply with the Rest Day conditions will lead to immediate cancellation of FPS licence or termination of market stall tenancy," he warned.

The public is reminded that live poultry will still be on sale on the morning of July 10, though none will be sold from noon until the morning of July 11.

End/Tuesday, July 8, 2003

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