Port
Date
Sha Tau Kok
January 20
Aberdeen
January 20 and 21
Sam Mun Chai
January 21 and 22
Shau Kei Wan
January 22 and 23
Castle Peak Bay
January 23 and 24
Cheung Chau
January 27 and 28
January 28 and 29
Sai Kung
The drive, a regular exercise since 1980, is intended to help fishermen who find little time to take their dogs to an inoculation centre or a government kennel for vaccination.
An AFD senior veterinary officer, Dr Leslie Sims, said the drive was part of the Government's continuing effort to prevent rabies in Hong Kong.
"Hong Kong has enjoyed rabies-free status since July 1989. It is a status which we intend to maintain," said Dr Sims.
He stressed that rabies was a deadly disease transmissible from animals to human beings. Dogs on fishing vessels are particularly vulnerable because of their possible contacts with other animals outside Hong Kong.
Under the Rabies Ordinance, all dogs more than five months old are required to be inoculated against rabies, microchipped and licensed. Failure to do so will render the owner liable to a maximum fine of $10,000. A licence fee of $70 will be charged per dog.
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