Subcommittee on
Harmful Substances in Food (Amendment) Regulation 2005

Meeting on Tuesday, 8 November 2005 at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Updated agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(8:30 am - 8:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 288/05-06
(Issued on 3 November 2005)

-Minutes of meeting on 25 October 2005

II.Meeting with the Administration
(8:35 am - 10:25 am)

(a)Administration's response regarding the prosecutions in respect of compliance with the Harmful Substances in Food Regulations

LC Paper No. CB(2) 305/05-06(01)
(Issued on 4 November 2005)

-Letter dated 2 November 2005 from the Administration

(b)Amendment proposed by Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan

LC Paper No. CB(2) 315/05-06(01)
(attached)

-Letter dated 3 November 2005 from Assistant Legal Adviser 4 to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 315/05-06(02)
(attached)

-Reply dated 7 November 2005 from the Administration

III.Any other business
(10:25 am - 10:30 am)

Other relevant papers

Please refer to the Appendix.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
7 November 2005

Appendix

Relevant papers

Background information on the Amendment Regulation

HWF(F) CR 2/3231/05

-the Legislative Council Brief issued by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau in August 2005

LC Paper No. LS 121/04-05
(Issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2699/04-05 dated 6 October 2005 for the House Committee meeting on 7 October 2005)

-Legal Service Division Report on the Regulation

Appendix II to LC Paper No. CB(2) 141/05-06(01)
(Issued on 24 October 2005)

-Extract from the minutes of the House Committee meeting on 7 October 2005

LC Paper No. LS 108/04-05
(Issued on 29 August 2005 for the special meeting of the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene on 30 August 2005)

-Legal Service Division Report on the Amendment Regulation

LC Paper No. CB(2) 129/05-06(02)
(Issued on 20 October 2005)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

Paper(s) provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 129/05-06(01)
(Issued on 21 October 2005)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

Submissions

LC Paper No. CB(2) 130/05-06(01)
(Issued on 21 October 2005)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 10 October 2005 from 鰻魚製品商會

LC Paper No. CB(2) 130/05-06(02)
(Issued on 21 October 2005)
(Chinese version only)

-Further submission dated 14 October 2005 from鰻魚製品商會