According to figures provided by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), the government has paid about 3.91 million patacas in compensation to suppliers affected by bird flu outbreaks since 2014, Central District Social Services Consultative Committee Deputy Convenor Un Sio Leng said yesterday.
Un made the remarks after a regular closed-door meeting of the committee with officials of the bureau at the Central District Residents Service Centre. The regular meeting was closed to the media.
Un said the officials told the committee that the government had to carry out seven poultry culls due to bird flu outbreaks since 2014, adding that a total of 89,496 chickens were culled.
Central District Social Services Consultative Committee Deputy Convenor Un Sio Leng (left) and fellow member Chan Wai Pan brief reporters after yesterday’s close-door meeting of the committee at the Central District Residents Service Centre. Photo: Debby Seng
