Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene
Subcommittee to Study the Streamlining of Food Business Licensing

Meeting on Tuesday, 28 June 2005 at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Research report on "Licensing of food business"
(2:30 pm - 2:45 pm)

LC Paper No. RP08/04-05
(English version issued on 23 June 2005 vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2071/04-05, Chinese version issued on 27 June 2005 vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2119/04-05)

-Research report provided by the Research and Library Services Division

II.Meeting with the Administration and deputations on recommendations on streamlining of food business licensing from the Economic and Employment Council Subgroup on Business Facilitation
(2:45 pm - 4:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1999/04-05(01)
(Issued on 20 June 2005)

-Paper provided by the Economic and Employment Council (EEC) Subgroup on Business Facilitation Secretariat on "Report on the Licensing and Regulatory Review of the Food Retail Business"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2047/04-05(01)
(Issued on 22 June 2005)

-Letter dated 21 June 2005 from the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food providing the Administration's response to the recommendations of the EEC Subgroup on Business Facilitation on its review of food retail business

Deputations

  1. A S Watson Group - PARKnSHOP

  2. Dairy Farm Company Limited - Wellcome
    [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2094/04-05(01)] (attached)

  3. Circle K Convenience Stores (HK) Limited

III.The Administration's response to suggestions to improve the food business licensing regime
(4:05 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2047/04-05(02)
(Issued on 22 June 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Proposed streamlining measures for food business licensing"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2047/04-05(03)
(Issued on 22 June 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Administration's responses to suggestions to streamline food business licensing"

Paper previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1546/04-05(03)
(Issued on 13 May 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Proposed Measures to Improve the Food Business Licensing Regime"

Relevant paper

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(12)
(Issued on 29 March 2005)

-Paper prepared by LegCo Secretariat on "Views and suggestions made by deputations at the meeting on 5 March 2005"

IV.Any other business
(4:40 pm - 4:45 pm) Other relevant papers

Please refer to the Appendix.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
27 June 2005

Appendix

Relevant papers

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 960/04-05(01)
(Issued on 25 February 2005)

-Paper provided by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB) on "Existing food business licensing procedures and measures taken/to be taken to streamline the licensing system"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 960/04-05(02)
(Issued on 25 February 2005)

-Paper provided by the Home Affairs Department on "Procedures of processing of Certificate of Compliance for Club houses"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 960/04-05(03)
(Issued on 25 February 2005)

-Paper provided by the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit of the Financial Secretary's Office on "Work progress in streamlining food business licensing undertaken by the Subgroup on Business Facilitation, Economic and Employment Council"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(02)
(English version issued on 29 March 2005, Chinese version issued on 31 March 2005)

-Paper provided by the HWFB on "Number of food business licence applications and time taken for processing applications"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(03)
(Issued on 29 March 2005)

-Paper provided by HWFB on "Certification system for issue of provisional food business licence"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(04)
(Issued on 29 March 2005)

-Paper provided by the Buildings Department on "Work of the Buildings Department in processing applications for food business licences"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(05)
(Issued on 29 March 2005)

-Paper provided by the Fire Services Department on "Work of the Fire Services Department in processing applications for food business"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(06)
(Issued on 29 March 2005)

-Paper provided by the Home Affairs Department on "Processing of Certificate of Compliance for Club-houses"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(07)
(Issued on 29 March 2005)

-Paper provided by HWFB on "Licensing of food businesses at Langham Place, Mongkok"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(08)
(Issued on 29 March 2005)

-Paper provided by HWFB on "Fees for food business licences"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(09)
(Issued on 29 March 2005)

-Paper provided by the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit of the Financial Secretary's Office on "Private sector involvement in cinema licensing"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(10)
(Issued on 29 March 2005)

-Paper prepared by Health, Welfare and Food Bureau on "Liquor licensing procedures"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(11)
(Chinese version only)
(Issued on 29 March 2005)

-Letter dated 12 March 2005 from the Secretary to the Liquor Licensing Board

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1342/04-05(01)
(Issued on 21 April 2005)

-Letter dated 14 April 2005 to the Financial Secretary to convey the Subcommittee's views on ways to make the licensing system for food businesses more effective

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1546/04-05(04)
(Issued on 13 May 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Withdrawn/Abandoned cases of food business licence applications"

Papers provided by LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2) 629/04-05
(Issued on 12 January 2005)

-Outline of research study on food business licensing prepared by Research and Library Services Division of the Legislative Council (LegCo) Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2) 751/04-05(01)
(Issued on 26 January 2005)

-Background brief prepared by LegCo Secretariat on "Food business licensing"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 751/04-05(02)
(Issued on 26 January 2005)

-Extract from the minutes of meeting of the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene on 14 December 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1155/04-05(01)
(Issued on 29 March 2005)

-Paper prepared by the Legislative Council (LegCo) Secretariat on "Requests to the Administration for additional information and statistics on food business licensing pursuant to the meeting on 2 March 2005"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1526/04-05(01)
(Issued on 10 May 2005)

-Extract from the minutes of the meeting between Legislative Council (LegCo) Members and Yau Tsim Mong District Council members on 13 February 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1526/04-05(02)
(Issued on 10 May 2005)

-Summary of the concerns about liquor licensing raised by the Wan Chai District Council (WCDC) members at the meeting between LegCo Members and WCDC members on 5 May 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1526/04-05(03)
(Issued on 10 May 2005)

-Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene on 29 October 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1546/04-05(02)
(Issued on 13 May 2005)

-Extract from the Administration's response to concerns raised by the Panel at the meeting on 29 October 2001

Submissions

LC Paper No. CB(2) 966/04-05(02)
(Issued on 25 February 2005)

-Written submission from A S Watson Group - PARKnSHOP (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1007/04-05(01)
(Issued on 4 March 2005)

-Written submission from Association of Restaurant Managers Limited (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 999/04-05(01)
(Issued on 4 March 2005)

-Written submission from California Red Limited (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 966/04-05(06)
(Issued on 25 February 2005)

-Written submission from De Rodeo Catering Limited (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1007/04-05(02)
(Issued on 4 March 2005)

-Written submission from Hong Kong Catering Industry Association (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 751/04-05(03)
(Issued on 26 January 2005)

-Written submission from Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants & Related Trades (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 966/04-05(01)
(Issued on 25 February 2005)

-Written submission from Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants & Related Trades (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 966/04-05(03)
(Issued on 25 February 2005)

-Written submission from Hong Kong Japanese Restaurants Association (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 966/04-05(05)
(Issued on 25 February 2005)

-Written submission from King Bakery (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1007/04-05(03)
(Issued on 4 March 2005)

-Written submission from Maxim Caterers Limited (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 999/04-05(02)
(Issued on 4 March 2005)

-Written submission from Swire Beverages Limited (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 966/04-05(04)
(Issued on 25 February 2005)

-Written submission from Tao Heung Holding Limited (Chinese version only)