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March 5, 2006
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Hong Kong keeps alert against bird flu

HONG KONG, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong government Sunday continues to be on high alert against bird flu as a man in the neighboring Guangdong province died of H5N1.

An expert in Guangdong province confirmed that the man, aged 32, caught fever and pneumonia symptoms last month and died of H5N1 infection.

Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said in Beijing that Hong Kong already has taken measures to prevent a possible breakout of bird flu, and the government will keep close ...

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