Mainland live chicken imports will rise from 35,000 to 50,000 a day September 26 to 28 to meet Mid-Autumn Festival demand.

The Health, Welfare & Food Bureau will bolster inspection and quarantine measures to ensure imported birds are healthy for consumption.

The bureau earlier said daily imports would rise from 30,000 to 35,000 between August 16 and September 30.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, daily import quantity will be scaled back to 30,000 on October 1.