Hong Kong: Hong Kong Suspends Imports of Small Mammals Amid Fears of COVID Transmissions

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HK2022-0003

Link to report:

Hong Kong: Hong Kong Suspends Imports of Small Mammals Amid Fears of COVID Transmissions

The Hong Kong government ordered the culling of 2000 hamsters in Hong Kong. The order was issued over fears of an animal-to-human transmission of the COVID-19 virus after a pet shop saleswoman tested positive for the Delta variant, and samples collected from hamsters at the pet shop were also positive. As a result, effective January 18, 2022, Hong Kong authorities have suspended the import of all small mammals (including hamsters) and it is currently reviewing import procedures. During the first eleven months of 2021, the value of Hong Kong’s global imports of small mammals grew 7.7 percent to $2.1 million.

COVID-19, Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, Hong Kong

Database Source:

Related Reports

View More
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Ukraine: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual

The biotechnology regulatory system in Ukraine is still not fully developed, but the country is gradually adjusting its domestic policies to align with European Union regulations.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Tunisia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Tunisia is continuing to postpone non-urgent matters in front of major political and economic reforms. As a result, Tunisia’s biosafety framework, which was drafted in 2014, remains on hold with no timeframe for a review and parliamentary vote.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly

Export prices of white and parboiled rice rose one percent from the previous week as exporters reportedly continued to secure the rice supplies to fulfill contract shipments.