VATIS UPDATE Article

As per the Imported Game, Meat and Poultry Regulations (Cap. 132AK), it is now an offence to bring any poultry eggs or eggs into Hong Kong without a health certificate and the written permission of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD). In 2014 and 2015, there were outbreaks of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (AI) in Europe, the American continents and different parts of Asia. Such outbreaks are expected to occur from time to time.

The World Organisation for Animal Health has recommended that an international veterinary certificate should accompany the import of poultry eggs for human consumption for control of AI. The same import requirement has been imposed in many jurisdictions, including the European Union (EU), USA and Singapore. To further protect Hong Kong from the AI threat, the Government has amended ‘Cap. 132AK’ to control the import of poultry eggs for protecting public health.