NEWS
Smuggled fertilised eggs from China containing infected chicken embryos could be the origin of the latest bird flu outbreak at a Hong Kong poultry farm. There seems to be a connection between the outbreak and smuggled fertilised eggs.
Smuggling has grown since Hong Kong banned the import of one-day-old chickens from China earlier this year to prevent cross-border infection.
The eggs, imported ostensibly for sale as food, contain embryos less than a week from hatching which could have contracted the bird flu virus from their mothers.
However, Wong Yee-chuen, owner of the farm where the outbreak occurred, denied having smuggled any fertilised eggs from China.
OPINIONS
I think that it is very irresponsible of the owner of the farm to smuggle fertilised egg from china as these eggs have been banned and the chicks could have contracted the bird flu virus from their mothers. If people eat the ‘illegal’ eggs, may contract the deadly disease, bird flu. It is unbelievable that because of money, people can smuggle eggs that could have contracted bird flu! Since bird flu cannot be cured, I hope that no one smuggle these ‘illegal’ eggs.
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Dear Amanda,
I totally agree with you. You can also take note of the following points/questions to help you.
- I think the fertilised eggs are not really for sale as eggs. Usually, the farmers will hatch them. The news hinted that they are smuggled to replace one day old chicks remember? You can comment on why farmers resort to smuggling to lay their hands on chicks. Find out how such a ban affect their livelihood and comment on whether such a ban is fair to them.
- Another potential danger of such successful smuggling is that Hong Kong farmers can then export such chickens to other countries with the use of Hong Kong as the country of origin. Comment on such practice and how it can affect the livelihood of all Hong Kong farmers in future.
1) I think the farmers smuggle the eggs to hatch chicks to replace those chicks who contracted bird flu. The ban is unfair to the farmers as the farmers sell chicks or sell the chicken's eggs to earn a living. When the ban is imposed, some farmers may loose their rice bowl.
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