Hong Kong authorities announced on Saturday to stop processing applications for poultry meat and product imports from Norfolk of Britain.

The ban took effect immediately, said a statement by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of the government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

"The decision was taken following the confirmation of an outbreak of avian influenza H7N3 in a poultry farm in Norfolk," said a spokesman for the department.

"We will seek further information from the relevant authorities concerning the case," he said.

Source: Xinhua