Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene

Meeting on Tuesday, 17 May 2011, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 12 May 2011)

I.Confirmation of minutes
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1731/10-11
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1732/10-11 on 11 May 2011)

-Minutes of meeting on 8 March 2011

II.Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting
(10:50 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1546/10-11(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 14 April 2011)

-Letter from a group of students of the University of Hong Kong on regulating the use of trans fats in food catering dated 11 April 2011

LC Paper No. CB(2)1574/10-11(01)
(issued on 19 April 2011)

-An information note provided by the Administration on its decision to further extend the rental freeze of public market stalls for 18 months until 31 December 2012

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(10:55 am - 11:00 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1730/10-11(01)
(issued on 11 May 2011)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1730/10-11(02)
(issued on 11 May 2011)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Update on monitoring of radiation contamination of food products imported from Japan and Mainland China
(11:00 am - 11:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1730/10-11(03)
(issued on 11 May 2011)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1730/10-11(04)
(English version - issued on 11 May 2011) (Chinese version - attached)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*V.Imported Game, Meat, Poultry and Poultry Egg Regulation under the Food Safety Ordinance
(11:30 am - 12:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1730/10-11(05)
(issued on 11 May 2011)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1730/10-11(06)
(issued on 11 May 2011)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

* VI.Ex-gratia allowance for trawler owners, voluntary buying out of trawler vessels and one-off grants to local deckhands affected by the trawl ban
(12:05 pm - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1730/10-11(07)
(issued on 11 May 2011)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1730/10-11(08)
(attached)

-Updated background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VII.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

* All other Hon Members of LegCo are invited to join the discussion of this item

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 May 2011