Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene

Meeting on Tuesday, 8 January 2008, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)682/07-08
(issued on 21 December 2007)

-Minutes of meeting on 13 November 2007

II.Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting
(2:35 pm - 2:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)693/07-08(01)
(issued on 24 December 2007)

-Information note provided by the Administration on the extension of the voluntary surrender scheme for itinerant hawker licences

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(2:40 pm - 2:45 pm)

Appendix I to LC Paper No. CB(2)711/07-08
(to follow)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

Appendix II to LC Paper No. CB(2)711/07-08
(to follow)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Amendment to the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations
(2:45 pm - 3:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)711/07-08(01)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

V.Introduction of a composite licence for the manufacture and sale of various types of ready-to-eat food items
(3:15 pm - 3:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)711/07-08(02)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)711/07-08(03)
(to follow)

-Background brief entitled "Food business licensing" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*VI.Rationalization of the time limit for prosecutions against unauthorized building works in premises licensed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
(3:55 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)711/07-08(04)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)711/07-08(05)
(attached)

-Extracts from the Executive Summary of the Office of The Ombudsman's report on direct investigation on monitoring of cases with statutory time limit for prosecution by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department issued on 22 March 2007 and the minutes of the regular meeting on 10 April 2007 on the proposal to amend the relevant legislation in relation to unauthorised alteration to approved layout of licensed premises

VII.Any other business
(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

* All other LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of these items which are legislative proposals.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 January 2008