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Agriculture: HK to stop pig farming
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-04-05 14:14
Hong Kong plans to cease pig farming permanently under a 941.7-million-HK
dollar (US$121 million) scheme so as to improve sanitary situation, said the
territory's authorities on Tuesday.
The ex-gratia payment will be used
to compensate pig farmers who choose to surrender their licenses voluntarily,
said the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (HKSAR).
The scheme is aimed to reduce the number of pig farms in
Hong Kong, thereby reducing associated public health and environmental pollution
problems.
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