FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1987
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RABIES INOCULATION DRIVE IN FISHING PORTS
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A SPECIAL INOCULATION DRIVE WILL BE MOUNTED NEXT WEEK FOR FISHERMEN WHO WANT TO HAVE THEIR DOGS INOCULATED AGAINST RABIES.
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ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. THE DRIVE IS CONVENIENT AT THIS TIME FOR FISHERMEN AS MOST OF THEM WILL BE BACK IN PORT FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
IT WILL TAKE THE FOROM OF BOAT-TO-BOAT VISITS AND WILL LAST FOR NINE WORKING DAYS BETWEEN JANUARY 12 AND 23, FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM DAILY.
THE DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE INOCULATION TEAMS WILL VISIT THE FISHING PORTS OF ABERDEEN ON JANUARY 12 AND 13, SHAU KEI WAN ON JANUARY 15 AND 16, AND SHA TAU KOK AND CASTLE PEAK BAY ON JANUARY 19, 20 AND 21 RESPECTİVELY.
THE TEAMS WILL THEN CALL ON FISHING BOATS IN CHEUNG CHAU, SAM MUN TSAI AND SAI KUNG ON JANUARY 21, 22 AND 23.
THE SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT, DR NORMAN CHENG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE DRIVE IS PART OF GOVERNMENT' $ CONTINUING EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF THE DISEASE INTO HONG KONG,
+DOGS ON BOARD FISHING VESSELS ARE VULNERABLE TO RABIES BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THEIR BEING IN CONTACT WITH OTHER ANIMALS OUTSIDE HONG KONG,+
+ IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE INOCULATED AGAINST THE DISEASE EVERY THREE YEARS TO KEEP UP THEIR IMMUNITY, DR CHENG SAID.
IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE ITS DISTRICT ANTI- RABIES CAMPAIGN THIS MONTH IN TAI PO AND YUEN LONG.
FREE INOCULATION SERVICES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO DOG OWNERS IN TAI PO VILLAGES INCLUDING TAI PO KAU, CHUNG TSAI YUEN, SHAN TONG AND NEARBY SQUATTER AREA, TSIU HANG AND NEARBY SQUATTER AREA, CHEUNG SHUE TAN AND TAI PO MÉI.
YUEN LONG VILLAGES COVERED BY THE DISTRICT CAMPAIGN ARE YUEN KONG SAN TSUEN, YUEN KONG, TIN SUM, TAI WO, CHEUNG PO, HO PUI, KAP LUNG AND MA ON KONG.
DR CHENG URGED FISHERMEN AND VILLAGERS IN TAI PO. AND YUEN LONG TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE SPECIAL SERVICES TO HAVE THEIR DOGS INOCULATED.
+THE LAW REQUIRES ALL DOGS OVER FIVE MONTHS OLD TO BE LICENSED, INOCULATED AGAINST RABIES AND KEPT UNDER CONTROL AT ALL TIMES. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RENDER THE OWNER LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT, HE POINTED OUT.
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