Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene

Meeting on Tuesday, 14 December 2004 at 2:00 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meetings
(2:00 pm - 2:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 289/04-05
(Issued on 29.11.2004)

-Minutes of the meeting on 26 October 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2) 361/04-05
(Issued on 8.12.2004)

-Minutes of the meeting on 9 November 2004

II.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(2:05 pm - 2:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 362/04-05(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2) 362/04-05(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

III.Information paper(s) issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2) 401/04-05(01)
(Issued on 10.12.2004)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on "Extension of public market rental freeze"

IV.Monitoring of food businesses operating under provisional licences and issuing of closure orders by the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene
(2:10 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 362/04-05(03)
(to follow)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 362/04-05(04)
(to follow)

-Background brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

*V.Public Health and Municipal Services (Amendment) Bill
(2:35 pm - 3:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 362/04-05(05)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 362/04-05(06)
(attached)

-Background brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

VI.Mandatory scheme to regulate coral reef fish
(3:00 pm - 3:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 362/04-05(07)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 75/04-05(07)
(Issued for the meeting on 26 October 2004 vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 75/04-05 on 21 October 2004)

-Background brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

VII.The need for setting up a framework for mandatory food recall in Hong Kong
(3:25 pm - 3:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 362/04-05(08)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

VIII.Administration of urn grave cemeteries
(3:50 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 362/04-05(09)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 362/04-05(10)
(attached)

-Extract from Issue No. 4 of Reporting Year 2004/2005 from Office of The Ombudsman, Hong Kong issued on 4 November 2004
IX.Any other business
(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)


* All other LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 December 2004