The Housing Department has taken specific measures to reduce the nuisance caused by wild House Crows in public housing estates, the Secretary for Health, Welfare & Food says. 

These include trimming overgrown trees, washing the open spaces vulnerable to the stay of the wild birds on a frequent basis, as well as playing sound devices and deploying security guards to frighten the birds away by pointing torches or other lighting devices at trees. 

Speaking in the Legislative Council this afternoon, Dr Yeoh Eng-kiong said these measures were found to be quite effective.

One of the best ways to deal with feral bird nuisances is to avoid feeding them so they will not congregate and create nuisances.

Since October 2003, the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department has started to take stringent enforcement action against feral bird feeders who litter public places. 

The department has also asked other enforcement departments to take action against feral bird feeders found in their venues. 

From October 2003 to mid-February this year, the Government has issued 51 fixed penalty notices to people who littered public places while feeding feral birds.