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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1993
THE WHOLE OPERATION IS EXPECTED то LAST SEVEN WORKING DAYS UNTIL JANUARY 19.
THEY WILL VISIT THE FISHING PORTS IN SHA TAU KOK ON JANUARY 11; SHAM MUN CHAI AND ABERDEEN ON JANUARY 12 AND 13; CASTLE PEAK BAY AND SHAU KEI WAM ON JANUARY 14 AND 15: AS WELL AS CHEUNG CHAU AND SAI KUNG ON JANUARY 18 AND 19.
THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER, DR K K LIU, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE DRIVE WAS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK OF RABIES IN HONG KONG,
"THE TERRITORY REGAINED THE RABIES-FREE AREA STATUS ON JULY 10, 1989 BY HAVING SUCCESSFULLY PREVENTED THE OUTBREAK OF ANY INDIGENOUS RABIES CASE SINCE JULY 10, 1987, HE SAID.
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NEVERTHELESS, HE STRESSED THAT RABIES WAS A DEADLY DISEASE TRANSMISSIBLE FROM ANIMALS TO HUMAN.
DOGS ON FISHING VESSELS ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE BECAUSE OF THEIR POSSIBLE CONTACTS WITH OTHER ANIMALS OUTSIDE HONG KONG.
"IT IS, THEREFORE, IMPORTANT THAT FISHERMEN'S DOGS ARR INOCULATED AGAINST THE DISEASE AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS TO KEEP UP THEIR IMMUNITY, DR LIU ADDED.
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HE CALLED ON FISHERMEN WHO OWN DOGS TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE SPECIAL INOCULATION SERVICE.
"SINCE THE DRIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN 1980, A TOTAL OF 4,645 DOGS OWNED BY FISHERMEN HAD BEEN INOCULATED, HE SAID.
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UNDER THE DOGS AND CATS ORDINANCE, ALL DOGS OVER FIVE MONTHS OLD ARE REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED AND INOCULATED AGAINST RABIES. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RENDER THE OWNER LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.
RED PACKETS AND NEW YEAR POSTERS FOR EASTERN RESIDENTS
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A BATCH OF "KUNG HEI FAT CHOY" POSTERS AND RED PACKETS WILL DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE ON MONDAY (JANUARY 11) AT ITS PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE ON GROUND FLOOR, EASTERN LAW COURTS BUILDING. 29 TAI ON STREET, SAI WAN HO.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF FESTIVAL SOUVENIRS IS ONE OF THE SERVICES BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S WORKING GROUP ON LUNAR NEW YEAR LIGHTS TO HERALD THE YEAR OF THE COCK.
EACH PERSON MAY GET AT MOST TWO POSTERS AND 20 LAISEE PACKETS.
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