Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene

Meeting on Tuesday, 14 June 2005 at 2 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(2:00 pm - 2:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1860/04-05(01)
(Issued on 8 June 2005)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1860/04-05(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions (Position as at 13 June 2005)

II.Information paper(s) issued since last meeting


LC Paper No. CB(2) 1852/04-05(01)
(Issued on 7 June 2005)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on "Anti-mosquito measures in rear lanes and private streets"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1874/04-05(01)
(Issued on 9 June 2005)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on the findings of FEHD's investigation into the presence of Vibrio Cholerae in a fish stall inside a supermarket in Pok Fu Lam upon completion of the investigation

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1874/04-05(02)
(Issued on 9 June 2005)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on enforcement problems arising from the definition of "potential mosquito breeding ground"; and breeding places identified by District Anti-Mosquito Task Force which were government land and the measures taken to eliminate the breeding places

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1874/04-05(03)
(Issued on 9 June 2005)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on the latest statistics on the number of retraining courses for unemployed live poultry retail workers whose employers had surrendered their licences/tenancies and the number of attendees

III.Policy on fixed-pitch (cooked food or light refreshment) hawker licences
(2:05 pm - 2:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1860/04-05(03)
(Issued on 8 June 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration

*IV.Voluntary surrender of licences/tenancies scheme for the live poultry industry
(2:55 pm - 3:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1675/04-05(01)
(Issued on 25 May 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Extension of the period for applicants under the voluntary scheme to surrender their live poultry retail licences/tenancies"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1860/04-05(04)
(Issued on 8 June 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Surrender of licences/tenancies by live poultry farmers, wholesalers and transporters"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1860/04-05(05)
(attached)

-Background brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

Papers previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1042/04-05(01)
(Issued on 11 March 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Comprehensive plan of action to deal with the global problem of avian influenza"

HWF CR3/3821/05
(Issued on 7 June 2005)

-Legislative Council Brief provided by the Administration on "Surrender of licences/tenancies by live poultry farmers, wholesalers and transporters"

#V.Follow-up discussion on the proposed labelling scheme on nutrition information
(3:45 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1860/04-05(06)
(Chinese version issued on 8 June 2005, English version issued on 9 June 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Follow-up discussion on the proposed labelling scheme on nutrition information"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1860/04-05(07)
(Issued on 10 June 2005)

-Background brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

Paper previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1794/04-05(01)
(Issued on 3 June 2005)

-Summary of views and suggestions expressed/made by deputations on the proposed labelling scheme on food nutrition at the meeting on 10 May 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1230/04-05(05)
(Issued on 8 April 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Way Forward for the Labelling Scheme on Nutrition Information"

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

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

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 June 2005