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The Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn, leading a delegation of the Development Bureau (DEVB) started her visit to Shanghai today (December 19), together with a delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Development.
The delegations called on the Shanghai Water Authority (SWA) in the afternoon. They met with its Director General, Mr Shi Jiaming, and his fellow officials to learn about their efforts in maintaining the city’s resilience, flooding control and relevant emergency handling measures, as well as to exchange views on related issues. Ms Linn said that in the face of extreme weather, apart from enhancing the handling capacity of existing infrastructures and expediting relevant infrastructure projects, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government had taken forward advance planning and engineering study with a view to building Hong Kong into a livable and resilient city.
For the experience exchange, the DEVB and the SWA emphasised that it would not be practical to pursue a design standard that could mitigate all flooding risk without taking account of cost consideration. Rather, the capacity of flooding control should be enhanced through urban planning and flooding prevention management, while the whole society should be well prepared for relevant contingency plans. Ms Linn thanked the SWA for sharing their experiences and views, and looked forward to further exchanges between the governments of the two sides on relevant issues in the future.
In the evening, the delegations had dinner and exchanged views with representatives from the Hong Kong communities in Shanghai. Ms Linn commended that Hong Kong people living in Shanghai have played an important role in the co-operation between the two cities and made significant contributions to promote economic and cultural exchanges. She looked forward to more opportunities of co-operation and development between the two cities in the future.
The delegations will continue their visit in Shanghai tomorrow (December 20).
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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The delegation of the Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Development began the three-day study visit to Shanghai today (December 19), to learn about the urban planning and management, new areas development, heritage conservation and revitalisation, and emergency response and disaster prevention work in Shanghai, as well as to observe through site visits the municipality’s coastal and riverside development.
After arriving in Shanghai in the afternoon, the delegation visited the Shanghai Water Authority and exchanged views with the representatives of Shanghai Water Authority on issues relating to building a resilient city, flood emergency response work and implementation of infrastructure projects. Members were briefed that the Shanghai Water Authority is responsible for the construction and operation of urban waterworks and the formulation of plans for prevention and control of flood and drought hazards, etc. The delegation wished to make reference to Shanghai Municipal’s experience to further enhance relevant infrastructural facilities in Hong Kong.
In the evening, the delegation had dinner with the representatives of Hong Kong organisations based in Shanghai to gain a better understanding of their work, businesses and lives there.
The delegation will continue its study visit to Shanghai tomorrow (December 20).
The delegation visits Shanghai from December 19 to 21. Led by the Chairman of the LegCo Panel on Development, Mr Tony Tse, a total of 16 Members participated in the study visit. Deputy delegation leader is the Deputy Chairman of the Panel, Mr Lau Kwok-fan. The Development Bureau’s delegation led by the Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn, also joins the study visit.
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 19) urged the public not to consume a kind of raw milk cheese imported from France due to possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). The trade should stop using or selling the affected product immediately if they possess it.
Product details are as follows:
Product name: Plate of 5 Medals Winner Assorted Cheeses (with 4 Types of Raw Milk Cheese) (Le Plateau des Médaillés)
Brand: CANTOREL (Saveurs de Terroirs)
Place of origin: France
Net weight: 310 grams
Best-before dates: November 28, 2023 to January 9, 2024
Batch: all lots
Importer: City Super Limited
“The CFS through its Food Incident Surveillance System noted a notification from the Rappel Conso of France that the above-mentioned product is being recalled in France due to possible contamination with STEC. Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted local importers for follow-up. A preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported into Hong Kong the affected batches of the product concerned,” a spokesman for the CFS said.
The importer concerned has stopped sale and removed the affected batches of the product from shelves and initiated a recall according to the CFS’s instructions. Enquiries about the recall can be made to the importer’s hotline at 2736 3866 during office hours.
“People will contract STEC-causing gastro-intestinal disease through consumption of contaminated water or undercooked and contaminated foods. Intestinal bleeding and serious complications such as hemolytic uraemic syndrome may also develop in some people,” the spokesman said.
The spokesman urged consumers not to consume the affected batches of the product if they have bought any. The trade should also stop using or selling the product concerned immediately if they possess it.
The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, and will continue to follow up and take appropriate action. The investigation is ongoing.
