TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1986
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ANTI-RABIES DRIVE TO START IN SHA TIN, TAI PO ******
A DISTRICT CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED IN SHA TIN AND TAI PO THIS MONTH TO INOCULATE DOGS AGAINST RABIES, AN AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).
THE DRIVE IS PART OF GOVERNMENT'S ON-GOING MEASURES TO PREVENT THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF THE KILLER-DISEASE INTO THE TERRITORY.
THE CAMPAIGN WOULD BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND JANUARY 31 WHEN THE DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE INOCULATION TEAM WILL VISIT VILLAGES IN THE TWO DISTRICTS FROM 10 AM TO 3 PM DAILY.
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VILLAGES SELECTED IN SHA TIN ARE SHAN HA WAI, TSOK POK HANG, FUI YIU HA, SHA TIN WAI, TO SHEK TSUEN, CHAP WAI KON, NGAU PEI SHA, SIU LEK YUEN, WONG NAI TAU, TAI CHI, TAI NAM LIU, SHEK KWU LUNG, A KUNG KOK, MUI TSZ LAM, TAI SHUI HANG, MA ON SHAN, WU KAI SHA, SHA TIN TAŬ AND SHA TIN TAU SUN TSUEN.
TAI PO VILLAGES ARE CHEUNG UK TI, SAM UK KA, PUN SHAN CHAU, TA TIT YAN, SHEUNG WONG YI AU, HA WONG YI AU, TAI PO KAU, CHUNG TSAI YUEN, CHEUNG SHUE TAN AND TAI PO MEI.
DOG OWNERS OF THESE VILLAGES ARE URGED TO MAKE USE OF THE FREE SERVICES TO HAVE THEIR DOGS INOCULATED AGAINST RABIES.
+AFTER AN ANIMAL HAS BEEN INOCULATED, A LICENCE WILL BE ISSUED TO THE DOG OWNER FREE OF CHARGE.
+THOUGH CATS ARE NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED TO BE INOCULATED, IT IS ADVISABLE THAT THEY SHOULD ALSO RECEIVE VICCINATION TO ENSURE IMMUNITY AGAINST THE DISEASE, HE SAID.
SINCE OCTOBER 1980, MORE THAN 237 000 DOGS AND 2 970 CATS
HAD BEEN INOCULATED AGAINST THE DISEASE.
THE SPOKESMAN WARNED THAT THE DOGS AND CATS ORDINANCE PROVIDED FOR A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 PLUS SIX-MONTH IMPRISONMENT FOR PEOPLE KEEPING A DOG OVER FIVE MONTHS OLD WITHOUT A VALID LICENCE.
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