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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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July 25, 2006
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Health
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16 ill with food poisoning
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Centre for Health Protection

The Centre for Health Protection is investigating the food poisoning of 16 people who ate at a Mong Kok hotel.

 

The four men and 12 women, aged 32 to 61, came down with diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vomiting and fever after a lunch buffet on July 22.

 

Ten sought treatment from private doctors or public hospitals. One was admitted to Yan Chai Hospital. All are stable.

 

Initial investigations indicate a bacterial outbreak. Further checks are underway.