Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene

Meeting on Friday, 15 April 2005 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda



I.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1230/04-05(01)
(Issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1253/04-05 on 11 April 2005)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1230/04-05(02)
(Issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1253/04-05 on 11 April 2005)

-List of follow-up actions

II.Information paper(s) issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1189/04-05
(Issued on 1 April 2005)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on breakdown of applications for ex-gratia payments under the voluntary scheme for surrender of live poultry retail licences/tenancies by markets and districts; and response on whether Housing Department market stallholders can terminate their market tenancies prematurely if they choose to join the voluntary surrender scheme for live poultry retailers

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1285/04-05(01)
(Issued on 14 April 2005)

-Administration's responses on the tailor-made retraining courses for ex-live poultry retail workers

III.Prohibition of abstraction of seawater from specified areas adjacent to the coast
(10:50 am - 11:25 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1230/04-05(03)
(Issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1253/04-05 on 11 April 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration

Paper previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2) 149/04-05(04)
(Issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 152/04-05 on 4 November 2004 for the regular meeting on 9 November 2004)

-Background brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

IV.Enhanced control measures on the sale of imported chilled meat at retail level
(11:25 am - 12:00 noon)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1230/04-05(04)
(Issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1253/04-05 on 11 April 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. LS49/04-05
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Legal Service Division on "One shop one licence"

Papers previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2) 986/04-05(01)
(Issued on 2 March 2005)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on "Progress on the importation of chilled pork from the Mainland"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 566/04-05(05)
(Issued on 5 January 2005 for the regular meeting on 11 January 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Import of Chilled Pork from Mainland"

V.Labelling scheme on nutrition information
(12:00 noon - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1230/04-05(05)
(Issued on 8 April 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1263/04-05(01)

-Background brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

VI.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
15 April 2005