Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene

Meeting on Tuesday, 10 March 2015, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 9.3.2015)

I.

Confirmation of minutes


(2:30 pm - 2:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)945/14-15
(issued on 3.3.2015)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 13 January 2015

II.

Information papers issued since the last meeting


(2:32 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)873/14-15(01)
(issued on 16.2.2015)

-Referral from the Public Accounts Committee on food labelling and nutrition labelling of infant and special dietary foods

LC Paper No. CB(2)922/14-15(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 26.2.2015)

-Letter dated 23 February 2015 from Hon WONG Kwok-hing concerning the smuggling of vegetables with excessive pesticide residues from the Mainland to Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)951/14-15(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 3.3.2015)

-Letter dated 27 February 2015 from Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen concerning the presence of ethanol in a prepacked Ribena blackcurrant drink and the follow-up actions of the Centre of Food Safety and the Hospital Authority on the incident

LC Paper No. CB(2)979/14-15(01)
(issued on 9.3.2015)

-Administration's response to the letter dated 23 February 2015 from Hon WONG Kwok-hing regarding the smuggling of vegetables with excessive pesticide residues from the Mainland to Hong Kong

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:35 pm - 2:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)952/14-15(01)
(issued on 3.3.2015)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)952/14-15(02)
(issued on 3.3.2015)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.

Report on the Food Surveillance Programme for 2014


(2:40 pm - 3:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)952/14-15(05)
(issued on 3.3.2015)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)952/14-15(06)
(issued on 3.3.2015)

-Updated background brief prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat

V.

Update on the latest development on the supply of public niches and regulation of private columbaria


(3:15 pm - 3:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)952/14-15(07)
(issued on 4.3.2015)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)952/14-15(08)
(issued on 3.3.2015)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

*Legend symbol denoting All other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of this item which relates to a legislative proposal.VI.

Review on fees and charges for certain services provided by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department


(3:55 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)952/14-15(03)
(issued on 3.3.2015)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)952/14-15(04)
(issued on 3.3.2015)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

VII.

Any other business


(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

Proposed extension of period of work of the Subcommittee on Issues Relating to Public Markets

LC Paper No. CB(2)952/14-15(09)
(issued on 3.3.2015)

-Paper on "Proposed extension of period of work of the Subcommittee on Issues Relating to Public Markets" prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

Proposed extension of period of work of the Subcommittee on Hawker Policy

LC Paper No. CB(4)598/14-15
(issued on 4.3.2015)

-Paper on "Proposed extension of period of work of the Subcommittee on Hawker Policy" prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

* All other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of this item which relates to a legislative proposal.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
9 March 2015