Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene

Meeting on Tuesday, 8 April 2014, from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
in the Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

A G E N D A
(as at 2.4.2014)

I.

Confirmation of minutes


(2:00 pm - 2:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1215/13-14

-Minutes of the meeting held on 10 December 2013

II.

Information papers issued since the last meeting


(2:05 pm - 2:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1099/13-14(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 18.3.2014)

-Letter dated 17 March 2014 from Hon Claudia MO on the programme launched by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department to relocate stray cattle on Lantau Island and in Sai Kung

LC Paper No. CB(2)1155/13-14(01)
(issued on 24.3.2014)

-Administration's response to Hon WONG Kwok-hing's letter dated 6 March 2014 regarding the food safety of half-hatched duck eggs imported from Vietnam

LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/13-14(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 1.4.2014)

-Submission from a member of the public concerning the law enforcement by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department against illegal hawking

LC Paper No. CB(2)1217/13-14(01)
(issued on 1.4.2014)

-Administration's response to Hon Claudia MO's letter dated 17 March 2014 on regarding the programme launched by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department to relocate stray cattle on Lantau Island and in Sai Kung

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:10 pm - 2:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1220/13-14(01)
(issued on 1.4.2014)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1220/13-14(02)
(issued on 1.4.2014)

-List of follow-up actions

*Legend symbol denoting All other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of these items which involve legislative proposals.IV.

Further discussion on proposed updating of Schedule 1 to the Pesticide Residues in Food Regulation (Cap. 132CM)


(2:15 pm - 3:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1220/13-14(03)
(issued on 1.4.2014)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1220/13-14(04)
(issued on 1.4.2014)

-Updated background brief prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat

*Legend symbol denoting All other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of these items which involve legislative proposals.V.

Proposed legislative proposals to amend the liquor licensing regime


(3:00 pm - 3:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1220/13-14(05)
(issued on 1.4.2014)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1220/13-14(06)
(attached)

-Updated background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

RP02/13-14
(attached)

-Research report entitled "Liquor licensing system in selected places" prepared by Research Office, Information Services Division of LegCo Secretariat

*Legend symbol denoting All other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of these items which involve legislative proposals.VI.

Amendments to the Veterinary Surgeons Registration Ordinance (Cap. 529) - reporting on the outcome of consultation and briefing on the legislative proposals (for expanding the membership of the Veterinary Surgeons Board and streamlining its modus operandi)


(3:50 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1220/13-14(07)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1220/13-14(08)
(attached)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

VII.

Any other business


(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

* All other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of these items which involve legislative proposals.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 April 2014