1.   All the poultry must be slaughtered and carcasses disposed of to minimize the risk of infecting other flocks, because the virus can be spread by air.

2.   Meanwhile, Mr Liu dismissed claims that new ways of slaughtering poultry would offend Muslim religious beliefs.

3.   Muslims say they often slaughter poultry in their kitchens but fear all poultry will soon have to be slaughtered in the central slaughterhouse.

4.   Poultry wholesalers criticized the government for not consulting them on the decision to slaughter all poultry at markets and complained of inadequate compensation.

5.   The councillor appealed to workers who had direct contact with chicken blood when they slaughtered the poultry recently to seek immediate medical screening.

6.   The re-opening of the market depends on when the poultry will be slaughtered and when mainland imports are resumed.