Suspension of the import of equine animals from Malaysia to Hong Kong and revised export certificates for permanent import, temporary import, transit/transhipment and re-entry shipments of horses into Hong Kong

In view of the new outbreak of African Horse Sickness (AHS) in Malaysia as notified to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on 2 September 2020, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has imposed suspension, with immediate effect, on permanent import, temporary import, transit/transhipment and re-entry shipments of horses from Malaysia to Hong Kong, China as well as suspension on the residency recognition of horses in Malaysia during the 60 days prior to export from other scheduled countries/region until further notice.