Subcommittee on
Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling)
(Amendment) Regulation 2004

Meeting on Monday, 14 June 2004 at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda



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

LC Paper No. CB(2)2740/03-04
(issued on 11 June 2004 vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2741/03-04)

-Minutes of meeting on 31 May 2004

II.Meeting with the Administration
(2:35 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2626/03-04(04)
(issued on 4.6.2004)(a replacement sheet for the summary of relevant legislation in overseas countries (attached))

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 31 May 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)2755/03-04(01)
(issued on 11.6.2004)

-Assistant Legal Adviser's letter of 4 June 2004 to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2770/03-04(01)
(attached)

-the Administration's response to the Assistant Legal Adviser's letter of 4 June 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)2770/03-04(02)
(attached)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the Subcommittee meeting on 3 June 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)2770/03-04(03)
(attached)

-Additional information provided by the Administration on the consultation exercise conducted in 2000(The submissions attached to the report are restricted to members)

Relevant papers

File Ref : HWF(F) 5/1/8

-Legislative Council Brief issued by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau in May 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)2548/03-04(02)

-Marked-up copy of the Regulation

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

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix)



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 June 2004

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued



Background information on the Bill

LC Paper No. LS 77/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2470/03-04 dated 20 May 2004 for the House Committee meeting on 21 May 2004)

-Legal Service Division Report on the Regulation

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2548/03-04(01)


-Background brief on the Regulation prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2548/03-04(03)

-Extract from the minutes of the House Committee meeting on 21 May 2004

Submissions received

Annex to LC Paper No. LS 77/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2470/03-04 dated 20 May 2004 for the House Committee meeting on 21 May 2004)

-Submissions from Hong Kong Retail Management Association, The Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. and PARKnSHOP

LC Paper No. CB(2)2621/03-04(01)
(issued on 2.6.2004)

-Submission from Consumer Council

LC Paper No. CB(2)2621/03-04(02)
(issued on 2.6.2004)(English version only)

-Submission from Professor Jean WOO, Director of School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)2624/03-04(01)
(issued on 2.6.2004)(English version only)

-Submission from Hong Kong Food Science and Technology Association Limited

LC Paper No. CB(2)2624/03-04(02)
(issued on 2.6.2004)(English version only)

-Submission from Heineken Hong Kong Ltd

LC Paper No. CB(2)2624/03-04(03)
(issued on 4.6.2004)(English version only)

-Submission from The Hong Kong Food Drink and Grocery Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)2624/03-04(04)
(issued on 2.6.2004) (Chinese version only)

-Submission Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants & Related Trades

LC Paper No. CB(2)2626/03-04(01)
(issued on 4.6.2004) (English version only)

-Submission from Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

LC Paper No. CB(2)2626/03-04(02)
(issued on 4.6.2004) (English version only)

-Submission from Hong Kong Suppliers Association Co. Ltd.

LC Paper No. CB(2)2626/03-04(03)
(issued on 4.6.2004)

-Further submission from Hong Kong Retail Management Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)2655/03-04(01)
(issued on 7.6.2004) (English version only)

-Submission from The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 June 2004