Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene

Meeting on Tuesday, 9 May 2006 at 2:00 pm
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Further revised agenda

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

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1849/05-06
(Issued on 26 April 2005)

-Minutes of special meeting on 31 October 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1928/05-06

-Minutes of regular meeting on 14 March 2006

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

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1905/05-06(01)
(Issued on 3 May 2005)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1905/05-06(02)
(Issued on 3 May 2005)

-List of follow-up actions

III.Information paper(s) issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1770/05-06(01)
(Issued on 19 April 2006)

-Supplementary information provided by the Administration on the calculation of ex-gratia payment to pig farmers under the proposed voluntary surrender scheme

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1786/05-06(01)
(Issued on 20 April 2006)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on food poisoning incidents in 2005 by types of cases and a comparison with those in 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1895/05-06(01)
(Issued on 2 May 2006)

-Administration's response to written questions raised by Hon Tommy CHEUNG on the Sheung Shui Poultry Slaughtering Plant

* IV.General improvement works to five markets
(2:10 pm - 2:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1905/05-06(03)
(Issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1919/ 05-06 on 4.5.2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration

* V.Revision of fee for animal/bird exhibition licence
(2:45 pm - 3:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1926/05-06(01)

-Paper provided by the Administration

VI.Ochratoxin A in food
(3:20 pm - 3:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1905/05-06(04)
(Issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1919/ 05-06 on 4.5.2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration

VII.Monitoring of the sale of genetically modified food in Hong Kong
(3:40 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1905/05-06(05)
(Issued on 3 May 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1905/05-06(06)
(Issued on 3 May 2005)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1804/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)
(Issued on 24 April 2006)

-Letter dated 19 April 2006 from Greenpeace

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1905/05-06(07)
(Chinese version only)
(Issued on 3 May 2005)

-Letter dated 27 April 2006 from Greenpeace to the Panel Chairman

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1905/05-06(08)
(Chinese version only)
(Issued on 3 May 2005)

-Letter dated 27 April 2006 from Greenpeace to Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1919/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)
(Issued on 4 May 2005)

-Letter dated 3 May 2006 from Greenpeace to the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1982/05-06(02)
(Chinese version only)
(Tabled at the meeting)

-Letter dated 4 May 2006 from Greenpeace to the Panel Chairman

VIII.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
9 May 2006