Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene
Meeting on Tuesday, 12 May 2015, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex
Revised agenda
(as at 11.5.2015)
| I. | Confirmation of minutes(2:30 pm - 2:32 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)1392/14-15
(issued on 11.5.2015) | - | Minutes of the meeting held on 10 February 2015
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| II. | Information papers issued since the last meeting(2:32 pm - 2:35 pm) | ||
| LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1304/14-15(01) and (02)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 21.4.2015) | - | Letters dated 16 and 17 April 2015 respectively from Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki and Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen concerning the linkage between consumption of contaminated berries and the rise in hepatitis A cases in 2015
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1334/14-15(01)
(issued on 27.4.2015) | - | Administration's response to Dr Hon Kenneth CHAN Ka-lok's letter dated 20 March 2015 on the handling of unsold food by the stall tenants of public markets
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1432/14-15(01)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 8.5.2015) | - | Letter dated 5 May 2015 from Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan on food safety surveillance mechanism
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1433/14-15(01)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 8.5.2015) | - | Letter dated 6 May 2015 from Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan on pesticides residues in tea leaves and flora tea
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1442/14-15(01)
(issued on 11.5.2015) | - | Administration's response to Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan's letter dated 20 March 2015 on issues relating to the penalties under section 52 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132) and the enforcement situation of the Demerit Points System for licensed food premises
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1448/14-15(01)
(issued on 11.5.2015) | - | Administration's response to the letters dated 16 and 17 April 2015 respectively from Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki and Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen expressing their concerns about the linkage between consumption of contaminated berries and the rise in hepatitis A cases in 2015
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1449/14-15(01)
(issued on 11.5.2015) | - | Administration's response to Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan's letter dated 9 March 2015 concerning that an importer was found illegally importing 10 boxes of carrots from Chiba, Japan, for sale in Hong Kong and about the actions to be taken by the Administration to prevent similar incidents from happening again
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1450/14-15(01)
(issued on 11.5.2015) | - | Administration's response to Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen's letter dated 1 April 2015 on issues relating to the import of food products to Hong Kong from the five prefectures of Japan affected by the Fukushima nuclear power plant incident in Japan in 2011
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1451/14-15(01)
(issued on 11.5.2015) | - | Administration's response to Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan's letter dated 8 April 2015 concerning that some smoke salmon manufactured by Polyfood Food Service Co. Ltd. were detected with Listeria monocytogenes and about the follow-up actions taken by the Centre for Food Safety on the incident
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| III. | Date of next meeting and items for discussion(2:35 pm - 2:40 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)1394/14-15(01)
(issued on 8.5.2015) | - | List of outstanding items for discussion
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1394/14-15(02)
(issued on 8.5.2015) | - | List of follow-up actions
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| IV. | Matters arising(2:40 pm - 2:50 pm) Consideration of an overseas duty visit | ||
| IN09/14-15
(attached) | - | Information note on regulation of food truck operations in selected places prepared by Research Office, Information Services Division of the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat
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| V. | Implementation of the Food Safety Ordinance (Cap. 612)(2:50 pm - 3:30 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)1394/14-15(03)
(issued on 5.5.2015) | - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1394/14-15(04)
(issued on 8.5.2015) | - | Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat
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| VI. | Dengue and Japanese encephalitis vector surveillance programme and Anti-mosquito Campaign 2015(3:30 pm - 3:55 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)1394/14-15(05)
(issued on 6.5.2015) | - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1394/14-15(06)
(issued on 5.5.2015) | - | Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat
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| VII. | Measures to enhance training and protection of law enforcement officers of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department(3:55 pm - 4:25 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)1394/14-15(07)
(issued on 6.5.2015) | - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1394/14-15(08)
(issued on 5.5.2015) | - | Information note prepared by the LegCo Secretariat
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| VIII. | Any other business(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm) | ||
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 May 2015