The Hong Kong government has drawn up a comprehensive plan to reduce the risk of an avian influenza outbreak. The plan has just been submitted to the Legislative Council for discussion. The suggested measures include; (1) reduce live poultry population in Hong Kong complemented by a voluntary surrender scheme for live poultry farmers and wholesalers, (2) adopt regional slaughtering of live poultry, (3) terminate live poultry trade in the event of an outbreak of avian influenza in Hong Kong.