{"id":751,"date":"2017-10-03T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T07:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apcf-infosite-dev.hkust.edu.hk\/?page_id=751"},"modified":"2020-07-19T14:12:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T06:12:36","slug":"hong-kongs-code-of-practice-for-care-and-use-of-animals-for-experimental-purposes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apcf-infosite.hkust.edu.hk\/?page_id=751","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong’s Code of Practice for Care and Use of Animals for Experimental Purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Preface to The Code of Practice for Care and Use of Animals for Experimental Purposes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Research in Hong Kong is well respected. Along with this, the need to ensure
\nthat research using animals complies with the internationally accepted concepts of
\nReplacement, Reduction and Refinement in the use of research animals has never
\nbeen greater or more important.<\/p>\n

The Code of Practice for Care and Use of Animals for Experimental Purposes
\nthat has been developed by the Animal Welfare Advisory Group and produced by the
\nAgriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department is one part of the overall strategy
\nbeing adopted by universities, private research laboratories and the HKSAR
\nGovernment to better ensure that research being performed in Hong Kong institutions
\nis carried out using animals in a humane manner, with the least number of animals
\nrequired, and, where possible, using non-animal alternatives.<\/p>\n

The Animal Welfare Advisory Group would like to thank Dr Tony James of The
\nChinese University of Hong Kong and Dr KS Lo of The University of Hong Kong
\nand other members of the team in developing the Code, the members of Animal
\nWelfare Advisory Group for providing advice and guidance and those institutions,
\nindividuals and the staff of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and
\nDepartment of Health who provided much valuable input into the various drafts of the
\nCode thereby enabling the production of the final document. It is hoped that this
\ndocument will be seen as a valuable resource and will be used to ensure that research
\nusing animals in Hong Kong is justified and humane.<\/p>\n

Mr Nelson LAM
\nChairman, Animal Welfare Advisory Group
\nDecember 2004
\nHong Kong<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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