The first Hong Kong bird flu crisis began in March 1997, when about 7,000 chickens at three agriculture were destroyed strain H5. To contain an outbreak, the Hong Kong government ordered the slaughter of all birds. In general, the first outbreak resulted in 18 confirmed cases of H5N1 in humans, resulting in six deaths. The decision to slaughter chickens was controversial at the time. Poor coordination and inefficiency characterized by first selecting and undermined the credibility of the government of Hong Kong. The crisis has put pressure on the Executive, Mr. Tung Chee-wa, to find new solutions to curb bird flu. Against the background of the first bird flu crisis, the environment and food bureau and the Hong Kong government have faced repeated outbreaks of bird flu in May 2001 and February 2002. With the repetition of bird flu, the opportunity for the Hong Kong government to show the public how he learned to manage the ongoing crisis. "Hide
by Gilbert Wong, Millie Kwan, Maria Ho Source: University of Hong Kong, 18 pages. Publication Date: October 22, 2002. Prod. #: HKU232-PDF-ENG
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