1.   Hong Kong has not traced the origin of the flu, but has banned live poultry from mainland China.

2.   The chicken, we concluded, had escaped from a live poultry market about four blocks away.

3.   The physician had no known contact with live poultry.

4.   Although most live poultry in Hong Kong is imported from China, it is unclear when and where the birds were infected, Fukuda said.

5.   But Hong Kong officials said the ban on live poultry applied to Taiwan and other countries hoping to capitalise on the ban on mainland birds.

6.   But the researchers warned against any rush to shut live poultry markets.

7.   However, she had been to a live poultry market in the New Territories before falling ill.

8.   LIVE poultry markets will continue to carry the threat of the bird flu virus, an influential expert has warned.

9.   Lorry drivers who transport live poultry also will get the one-time ex-gratia payment.

10.   One of the new rules requires that chicken stall owners store live poultry in stainless steel cages which must be cleaned every day.