Hong Kong's Ocean Park to send two ill sturgeons back to mainland China

Leslie Tang, Channel NewsAsia 7 Jan 09;

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Ocean Park has decided to send two sturgeons, which became ill under their care, back to mainland China.

The rare fish were from a batch of 10 given by the mainland to mark the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Three of the fish have already died, marking a diplomatic embarrassment for Hong Kong.

Ocean Park had been transitioning the sturgeons from freshwater to saltwater and the fish have not adapted well.

The two sick fish will be transferred back to a freshwater facility on the mainland. As for the remaining five sturgeons, Ocean Park said it is still deciding what to do.
- CNA/so

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