AFCD no longer issues verbal warnings for illegal feeding of wild animals until 6pm when a fixed penalty notice is issued | TVB News

Release date: 2024-09-01 23:16

Hong Kong and Macau

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The scope of illegal feeding of wild animals has been expanded to include wild pigeons. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department stated that enforcement will be implemented immediately from now on, and there will no longer be verbal warnings. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department stated that as of 6pm, a total of one fixed penalty notice of $5,000 had been issued. The number of wild pigeons at the wild pigeon black spots at Ma Tau Wai Road and Ma Hang Chung Road Sitting Garden in To Kwa Wan has been significantly reduced. Since August, the government has expanded the ban on illegal feeding of wild animals to include feral pigeons. If a citizen illegally feeds food, the maximum fine will be increased to NT$100,000 and imprisonment for one year, or a fixed fine of NT$5,000 may be imposed. Mr. He said: “There was no legislation before. Sometimes a lot of pigeons defecated and were very dirty. But now there is no more. In the past ten days or eight days. If there is no fine, it will not be a deterrent, so we will continue to do it.” Mr. Lin Pointed out: “Those people know that they will be fined, but they will feed them? Of course it is a deterrent, and they will be fined 5,000 yuan.” Similar to the situation on Ma Tau Wai Road, in other “black spots”, opposite Yuen Chow Estate in Sham Shui Po However, at the Choi Choi Road Playground in San Po Kong, the situation is the opposite. There are still a large number of pigeons basking in the sun and taking a shower, and they are not afraid of people at all. Citizen student Huang said: “I have seen more than 40 or 20 pigeons gathering together at most. (I think) it is a bit unhygienic. After all, white pigeons have bacteria.” Citizen Mr. Tian said: “It is similar to before. Maybe this policy has just been launched to promote me. I don’t think there are that many people, especially father-in-laws, mothers-in-law, and the elderly, who may not know about it.” The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said that the regulations have been in effect for one month and will work with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Leisure and Cultural Affairs Department from now on. The Department and the Housing Department have stepped up inspections in all districts in Hong Kong.