Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene

Meeting on Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 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)514/07-08
(to follow)

-Minutes of special meeting on 12 October 2007

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)484/07-08(01)
(issued on 3 December 2007)
(Chinese version only)

-An e-mail from the Hong Kong Dietitians Association (HKDA) enclosing its press release on a survey conducted by HKDA and Hong Kong Nutrition Association on the proposed food labelling scheme

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

Appendix I to LC Paper No.CB(2)516/07-08
(to follow)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

Appendix II to LC Paper No.CB(2)516/07-08
(to follow)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Food Safety Bill
(2:45 pm - 3:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)516/07-08(01)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)516/07-08(02)
(to follow)

-Background brief entitled "New food safety legislation" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*V.Labelling scheme on nutrition information
(3:25 pm - 4:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)516/07-08(03)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)516/07-08(04)
(to follow)

-Background brief entitled "Labelling scheme on nutrition information" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)484/07-08(01)
(issued on 3 December 2007)
(Chinese version only)

-An e-mail from the Hong Kong Dietitians Association (HKDA) enclosing its press release on a survey conducted by HKDA and Hong Kong Nutrition Association on the proposed food labelling scheme

#VI.Creation of an Administrative Officer Staff Grade "C" post in the Food Branch of the Food and Health Bureau
(4:05 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)516/07-08(05)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

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

Dates of the overseas duty visit to France and the United Kingdom

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

# All other LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of this item which is a financial proposal.


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
5 December 2007