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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (May 10) reminded operators of live poultry retail outlets to observe Rest Day conditions, or they would risk having their licences/tenancies cancelled or terminated.
¡@¡@ The appeal was made after FEHD officers today, acting on a complaint, found a fresh provision shop (FPS), at Stall No. 25, Shun Tin Estate Market, Kwun Tong, keeping six live chickens on a Rest Day.
According to the licensing conditions and tenancy agreements, no live poultry should be kept at the premises on a Rest Day while business should be suspended for thorough cleaning and disinfection.
"Keeping live chickens is a breach of Rest Day conditions and the department will consider cancelling the licence of the FPS in question," an FEHD spokesman said.
Ends/Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Issued at HKT 18:57
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