HK holds exercise to prepare for avian flu outbreak

HONG KONG, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of Hong Kong on Thursday conducted a field simulation exercise to review its preparedness in case a poultry culling operation is required in response to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the territory.


Although local poultry farms have been free of HPAI since the end of 2008, Hong Kong must stay vigilant to prevent avian influenza as there have been HPAI cases in nearby regions from time to time," said the city's Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Alan Wong, after observing the exercise.
About 100 staff took part in the exercise. Representatives from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore were also present.
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Nazri says no objection to non-Malay PM

By Yow Hong Chieh
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — De facto law minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz says he has no problem with a non-Malay prime minister as long as the best man gets the job.
“If it happens that the best person is a non-Malay, so be it,” he told The Edge Financial Daily in an interview published today.
“I cannot say, ‘I’m Malaysian first, but the prime minister must be Malay.’ You can’t have your cake and eat it (too).”

“Yes, I am a Malaysian first and Malay next. Does any bigot have a problem with that?” the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department had said in an open letter to Utusan Malaysia last September.