31.   Stall owner Yuen Yi-huen said he had lent his stall to a friend since the Cheung Sha Wan poultry market closed.

32.   There are two poultry markets in the housing complex.

33.   Trying to stamp out a bird flu virus that has sickened humans, health officials fanned out across Hong Kong on Wednesday and supervised extra cleanups at poultry markets.

34.   VISITING a poultry market is the strongest risk factor for catching bird flu, according to a joint study by US and Hong Kong health officials.

35.   Authorities ordered poultry markets closed for disinfecting.

36.   Authorities have also ordered that poultry markets be closed for two days every month for a thorough disinfecting.

37.   Meanwhile chicken sellers in one local market insisted sales had not been affected, despite reports that the poultry market had plummeted in recent days.

38.   The authorities have also imposed tighter controls on farms and markets since the outbreak and closed poultry markets for disinfecting.