Staff inside Sheung Shui slaughterhouse ahead of the cull. Photo: Felix Wong
African swine fever: hopes that Hong Kong pork supplies will resume by Thursday after biggest cull in half-century
- Slaughter of about 6,000 pigs in Sheung Shui, sparked by African swine fever case, gets under way
- The smaller Tsuen Wan slaughterhouse may restart supplies later this week
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Food and agriculture
Staff inside Sheung Shui slaughterhouse ahead of the cull. Photo: Felix Wong
More than a million pigs have already been killed in attempts to stop the spread of African swine fever in China. Photo: Reuters
Deadly in pigs but harmless to humans, why is African swine fever such a threat to China’s economy?
- With the first case of the disease confirmed in Hong Kong, we look at how the latest outbreak has spread since it first resurfaced last August
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China food safety
More than a million pigs have already been killed in attempts to stop the spread of African swine fever in China. Photo: Reuters