If the Yangtze River experiences a major flood, the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze will be turned into mudflats.
I don't know how many people will die then.
Although Afang had made every effort, she still hoped that all the efforts she and her purchasing team had made would be in vain.
Ideally, these disaster relief supplies would never be needed for disaster relief.
Ah Fang can finally relax a bit, but those at Longteng responsible for dealing with the spread of avian influenza are not so relaxed.
Wolong called Chen Dong to report: "The bird flu in Hong Kong is getting more and more serious. The Hong Kong Center for Disease Control and Prevention has been alerted. Currently, many chicken farms in places like Leofoo Hill and the New Territories have been forcibly closed."
"However, because their inspection methods are still ongoing, the authorities have been blocking information. Although the chicken farms have been closed during this period, the employees inside have been kept in the staff dormitories of the chicken farms. Some chicken farm owners and managers who are in other places have been detained in hotels near Leofoo Mountain."
Chen Dong asked with amusement, "Is this how Hong Kong tries to shut them up?"
If it were just lower-level officials concealing information about bird flu, that would be one thing, but even if the Hong Kong government knew that bird flu might have already spread, would they really try to silence those in charge?
"You can't hide fire with paper, how come they don't understand this principle?" Chen Dong sighed silently.
"How's Lin Zhiyuan's farm doing?" He turned his attention to the main topic.
Wolong picked up a document from the side and continued, "We purchased a total of 3 million chicks from our farm in the New Territories. These chicks have been at the farm since they hatched."
“All workers at our farm have obtained health certificates before starting work, and they have never left since. All external vehicles are disinfected before entering, and all external equipment, feed, etc. are tested to ensure they do not carry the flu virus before being used in the chicken coops.”
To ensure the safety of the chick, Lin Zhiyuan and Wolong considered almost every possible detail and blocked every possible route to prevent infection.
"In addition to purchasing chicks, we also purchased a batch of ducks from Southeast Asia. Ducks grow quickly and can be ready for market in about ten days. The second batch of ducks is already being hatched."
"In addition to chickens and ducks, we have also purchased 50,000 piglets. Currently, these 50,000 piglets are collectively tested for influenza every three days to ensure that none of the animals in the farm carry the influenza virus."
Hearing that Wolong and the others had made such meticulous arrangements, Chen Dong breathed a sigh of relief. "I feel very reassured leaving this matter to you."
Chen Dong mentally calculated the time and said to Wolong on the other end of the phone, "I believe the news of the bird flu outbreak will be out in the next few days."
The entire staff of Hong Kong's Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department were mobilized to conduct both overt and covert investigations at various chicken farms, collecting a considerable amount of data. However, due to the lack of direct instructions from higher authorities, official information has been kept under wraps.
In the New Territories, land is incredibly valuable, so Lin Zhiyuan's sudden decision to rent a large plot of land to raise chickens, ducks, and pigs is considered extremely bizarre by real estate developers.
The land that Lin Zhiyuan rented was relatively remote, but it was still in the New Territories, so the land rental price here was definitely higher than that in Leong Fu Shan.
After all, the New Territories have just been developed, and the land prices in the surrounding area are rising exponentially.
Nowadays, all businessmen, whether leasing or buying land, immediately renovate shops and build residential buildings and commercial centers as soon as they acquire the land.
However, when the people from Longteng arrived here, they actually used this precious land to raise chickens and ducks. In the eyes of real estate developers, this was a terrible waste.
"Where are they going to sell all these chickens, ducks, and pigs?"
"I don't know. It's supposed to be a farm, but I've only ever seen live animals being transported in, and I've never seen any chickens, ducks, or pigs being transported out."
"Who does business like that?"
As they drank tea, the group chatted amongst themselves. "Did that big boss of Longteng make a fortune in the Korean won market and then throw money around with it?"
Some people countered, "Even if you're going to throw money, don't do it in such an old-fashioned way."
"Using Hong Kong, where every inch of land is incredibly valuable, to build a farm—isn't that typical peasant thinking?"
An even more extreme person chimed in from the crowd, "I don't think the big boss of Longteng is very smart. The money he made in the stock market before was probably made by his subordinates."
"If they've built such a large farm in Hong Kong, will they continue to build farms in places like this in the future?"
Hahahaha!
Everyone burst out laughing upon hearing this.
Two days later, people began to go to the hospital and were found to be carrying the flu virus. Many of them developed pulmonary edema due to the avian flu virus and were in critical condition.
At this point, the owners of the chicken farms who were still being held in the hotel realized that things had gotten out of hand and that people were actually dying, so they all started to flee.
Hong Kong news media have been reporting that an unexplained chicken plague has broken out at a Hong Kong poultry farm. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has obtained this information and is actively investigating.
"There really has been an outbreak of chicken plague!" Everyone was stunned.
That afternoon, the Hong Kong Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department jointly released the results of their investigation into the avian influenza outbreak, confirming for the first time that an outbreak of avian influenza had occurred at a chicken farm in the Luk Fook Shan area of Hong Kong.
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