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The following is issued on behalf of the Road Safety Council:

     The Road Safety Council (RSC), Traffic Kowloon West Headquarters of the Hong Kong Police Force and the Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol (Kowloon West Region) successfully held the Smart Driving Bus Parade 2018 this evening (December 5), starting at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre’s Piazza C.

     The event was officiated by the Chairlady of the Road Safety Campaign Committee of the RSC, Ms Rebecca Ma; the Acting Senior Superintendent of Police, Traffic Kowloon West, Hong Kong Police Force, Mr Chung Hung-yip; the Regional Commander, Kowloon West of the Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol, Mr Gavin Lam; the Chairman of the Yau Tsim Mong Road Safety Campaign Organising Committee, Mr Paul Law; the Chairman of the Sham Shui Po Road Safety Campaign Committee, Mr Wong Kam-choi; the Vice Chairman of the Kowloon City Road Safety Campaign Committee, Mr Sunny Chung; and the Promotion Officer Kowloon West of the Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol, Ms Tse Suet-sum.

     After an opening ceremony, the guests took an open-top bus through the Tsim Sha Tsui area to distribute road safety leaflets to deliver the “No Drug and No Drink Driving” message to road users. A Mobile Breath Test Centre and police motorcycles were also exhibited at the venue. read more

     Hong Kong Customs today (December 5) held a seminar at the Customs Headquarters Building to introduce the Customs’ trade facilitation measures to the logistics industry.

     An introduction to the four trade facilitation measures by Customs, namely the Hong Kong Authorized Economic Operator Programme, the Wine Exports to Mainland – Wine Facilitation Scheme, the Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Scheme and the Single E-lock Scheme was presented at the seminar. The seminar highlighted the measures’ expected merits both within and outside Hong Kong to the industry.

     In the opening remarks, the Assistant Commissioner (Boundary and Ports) of Hong Kong Customs, Ms Louise Ho, encouraged the industry to get hold of the opportunities of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area development.

     In order to enhance the industry’s knowledge about the latest development of cross-boundary logistics measures in the Mainland, Hong Kong Customs also invited representatives from the Guangdong Sub-Administration, General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China to speak at the seminar on the relevant facilitation measures launched by the Mainland Customs.

     Around 200 representatives from various sectors including airlines, cargo terminal operators, express couriers, freight forwarders, and logistics and trade federations joined the seminar.

     The first seminar on trade facilitation measures, held in May last year, was well received. To tie in with national developments such as the Belt and Road Initiative and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Customs will continue to organise seminars of different kinds with a view to providing the latest information for the industry.

     Hong Kong Customs has been playing an important role in facilitating trade and putting in place various measures to create a favourable business environment, with a view to further strengthening Hong Kong’s status as a major logistics hub in the Asia-Pacific region.

    

     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 5) that a loose-packed dried shrimp sample was found to contain a preservative, sulphur dioxide, at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case.
      
     “The CFS collected the abovementioned dried shrimp sample from a retail outlet in Tin Shui Wai for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained sulphur dioxide at a level of 44 parts per million (ppm), exceeding the legal limit of 30 ppm,” the spokesman said.
      
     The CFS has informed the vendor concerned of the irregularity and is tracing the source of the affected product.
      
     Sulphur dioxide is a commonly used preservative in a variety of foods including dried vegetables, dried fruits, pickled vegetables and salted fish products. This preservative is of low toxicity. As it is water soluble, most of it can be removed through washing and cooking. However, susceptible individuals who are allergic to this preservative may experience breathing difficulties, headache and nausea after consumption.
      
     The spokesman reminded the food trade that the use of preservatives in food must comply with the Preservatives in Food Regulation (Cap 132BD). Offenders are liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and six months’ imprisonment upon conviction.
      
     The CFS will continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. Investigation is ongoing. read more

     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 5) announced that a trace amount of malachite green was found in a grass carp sample. Follow-up is in progress.  &nbsp… read more

     The auction of Hong Kong Flower Show 2019 commercial stalls was conducted smoothly today (December 5) at Lockhart Road Sports Centre in Wan Chai. Fifty-four stalls were successfully let at the auction, bringing in total revenue… read more