date:Jun 18, 2014
3 after an animal was found to be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Only deboned beef from all beef cattle and certain bone-in beef from cattle less than 30 months of age could be exported to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong partially reopened its market in December 2005 to allow imports of deboned US beef from cattle aged 30 months or younger produced under a special program for Hong Kong. The country also expanded access to include certain bone-in cuts from cattle less than 30 months