A ban on live poultry imports from mainland China has been extended in Hong Kong for four months to guard against the potentially deadly H7N9 avian flu officials confirmed.
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After four months "we will liaise with mainland authorities about the supply of live poultry to Hong Kong", he said.
Before the import ban, local birds were mixed with those from mainland China in the city's only wholesale market, in the Cheung Sha Wan district.
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Since December Hong Kong has reported five human H7N9 infections, of whom three have died.
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