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October
1 October A paper on controlling the illegal use of beta-agonist in pigs in Hong Kong is presented at the International Symposium on Safe Pork in Greece.
2 October
Posters displayed to warn the public of $1,500 fixed penalty fine for dirtying public places through feeding feral birds.
The Department begins taking stringent enforcement action against those who dirty public areas while feeding feral birds.
6 October
Anti-mosquito talks for residents near local dengue fever case.
A local dengue fever case is reported resulting in intensified vector control work at the victim's home, and in places where the victim has visited to prevent the spread of the disease. The efforts are successful and only one local case of dengue fever is reported in 2003.
10 October
Upgraded mosquito control measures near pig farms and migratory bird spots following confirmation of local Japanese encephalitis case.
A local Japanese encephalitis case is reported. Mosquito control work is intensified in a two-kilometre area around the patient's residence, and around pig farms and in other areas where migratory birds gather. The concerted efforts of all parties curb the spread of the disease.
13 October
2003 to January
2004		 To sustain the momentum of the Anti-mosquito Campaign and to reduce the risk of a recurrence of dengue fever, the Department launches a series of territory-wide thematic operations focusing on enhanced mosquito control works at village houses, passenger and cargo/container terminals and old tenement buildings.
16 October A Veterinary Public Health Workshop is held on controlling outbreaks of serious zoonotic diseases and the role of veterinary drugs in food safety. Scientists and government officials from Singapore, France, Australia and Canada are invited as speakers.

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