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Acting on reports of suspected intoxication in Macau, the Department of Health had collected seven brands of the product for testing.

Results available today showed that the levels of arsenic in three of the them had exceeded the level known to cause toxic effects.

Actions had been immediately taken to advise the importers to recall the products concerned.

Wholesalers and retailers of Chinese herbal medicine were urged to suspend selling the three brands of Niu Huang Chieh Tu Pien and to surrender them to the department for destruction.

Members of the public were asked not to purchase or use the brands mentioned above as they were considered not fit for consumption.

Meanwhile, the Department of Health would continue to collect samples of other brands of the product for testing and monitor the process of recall.

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More people satisfied with Govt overall performance: poll

Fifty-two per cent of the respondents were satisfied with the Government's overall performance, according to a public opinion survey conducted by the Home Affairs Branch (HAB) in September.

This represented an increase of three percentage points from 49 per cent in July, an HAB spokesman said today (Thursday) when releasing the latest findings of the bimonthly survey.

Fifty-six per cent of the respondents opined that the Government was concerned about public opinions on public affairs, which is five percentage points up from 51 per cent.

On the territory's future, 66 per cent of the respondents were confident that Hong Kong will continue to be prosperous and stable, up by five percentage points.