Pork is sold at a wet market in Hong Kong, Dec 20, 2018. [Photo/IC] HONG KONG -- An African swine fever (ASF) case was confirmed at a slaughterhouse in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and about 6,000 pigs would be culled, a health official of the SAR government said late Friday. Sophia Chan, secretary for food and health of the HKSAR government, said it was confirmed Friday afternoon that ASF virus was found in a pig in the Sheung Shui slaughterhouse in the New Territories. An inter-departmental meeting was held to discuss the response action and follow up work. Chan said, in order to minimize the risk of ASF virus spreading from the slaughterhouse, all pigs in Sheung Shui slaughterhouse would be culled so that thorough cleansing and disinfection could be conducted. The operation of the Sheung Shui slaughterhouse will be suspended until the completion of the disinfection work, Chan said, adding that the SAR government would enhance the surveillance and testing of pigs. reebok crossfit rubber braceletsilicone braceletsplastic braceletsbeing human wristband onlinejac vanek rubber bracelet
The Wuhan section of the Yangtze River. [Xinhua] BEIJING - China has held 404 officials in 10 provincial regions accountable for environmental damage after inspections by central authorities from Oct. 30 to Nov 6, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. As of Nov 16, a total of 32 people have been detained and 33.25 million yuan (about 4.8 million US dollars) of fines were imposed following the environmental inspections, the ministry said in a statement. The inspected regions were Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Anhui, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Shaanxi. Inspectors uncovered a slew of problems, including inadequate implementation of measures to improve environmental protection. The inspections are part of China's campaign to fight pollution and environmental degradation as decades of growth have left the country with smog, polluted water, and contaminated soil. Tackling pollution is one of the three tough battles that China aims to win within three years. custom wristbands24 hour wristbandshow do you make rubber band braceletscustom charm braceletsbracelet making supplies<%2fcenter>
