Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
| 漁農自然護理署 | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Headquarters | 5/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon |
| Employees | 1,830 [2] |
| Annual budget | HK$897.5m (2008-09) [3] |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Environment and Ecology Bureau |
| Website | www.afcd.gov.hk |
| Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Yú Nóng Shǔ |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | jyu4 nung4 cyu5 |
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The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (
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It currently reports to the
History
The name and remit of the department was previously:
- 1946-1950 - Agriculture Department
- 1950-1960 - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry
- 1960-1964 - Agriculture and Forestry Department
- 1964-1973 - Agriculture and Fisheries Department[2]
Director
The department is headed by the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation (titled Director of Agriculture and Fisheries before 2000). The current director is Dr Leung Siu-fai.
List of directors
- Jack Cater (1964-1965)
- Edward Hewitt Nichols (Apr 1966 to Jan 1980)[3][4]
- Dr John Morrison Riddell-Swan (Mar 1980 to 1985 or later)[5][6]
- Lessie Wei (1997 to 2002)
- Alan Wong Chi-kong (17 Aug 2009 - 25 July 2015)[7][8]
- Dr Leung Siu-fai (July 2015 to present)[9]
History
In January 2022, the AFCD banned the importation of hamsters after some were infected with COVID-19; in January 2023, the AFCD lifted the ban, but required that imported hamsters test negative for the virus.[10]
See also
References
- ^ afcd.gov.hk - Import of Dogs and Cats
- ^ Hong Kong. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry. Annual departmental report, HKUL Digital Repository
- ^ Director of Agriculture and Fisheries to Retire, p12, HKGIS Daily Information Bulletin, 6 July 1979
- ^ [1]
- ^ John Morrison RIDDELL-SWAN, Legco Members database
- ^ Public health notice, Hong Kong Gazette No. 4/1985,11 Jan 1985
- ^ Senior appointments, Civil Service Bureau, 7 Aug 2009
- ^ Senior appointments, info.gov.hk, 20 July 2015
- ^ Biography: Dr. LEUNG Siu‐fai, HKU Faculty of Social Sciences
- ^ AFP (5 January 2023). "Hong Kong to resume hamster imports a year after mass cull over links to Covid outbreak". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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