The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat: The Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Transport observed the demonstration of functions of eTraffic Ticket Platform at the Police Headquarters today (Ju… read more
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 24) announced that a trace amount of metabolite (AOZ) of furazolidone (a type of nitrofurans), a non-permitted veterinary drug, was found in a sample of prepackaged frozen shrimp. Members of the public should not consume the affected batch of the product. The trade should also stop using or selling the affected batch of the product immediately if they possess it. The CFS is following up on the case.
Product details are as follows:
Product name: (Not available in English)
Place of origin: Vietnam
Packer: Cheung Kee Sea Products (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Net weight: 250 grams
Best-before date: December 30, 2025
A spokesman for the CFS said, “The CFS collected the shrimp sample from an online shop for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that it contained AOZ at a level of 9.2 parts per billion.”
“The CFS has informed the vendor concerned of the irregularity and instructed it to stop sale and remove from shelves the affected batch of the product. According to the CFS’s instructions, the packer has initiated a recall on the affected batch of the product. Members of the public may call its hotline at 2858 9262 during office hours for enquiries about the recall of the product concerned,” the spokesman added.
The CFS will alert the Vietnamese authorities and the trade, and will continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. An investigation is ongoing. read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) will hold a meeting on Wednesday (June 26) at 11am in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, the Second Reading debates on the Extension of Government Leases Bill, Marine Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Bill, Shipping Legislation (Electronic Certificates and Electronic Documents) (Amendment) Bill 2024 and Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions for Intellectual Property Income) Bill 2024 will resume. If the Bills are supported by Members and receive their Second Reading, they will stand committed to the committee of the whole Council. After the committee of the whole Council has completed consideration of the Bills and their reports are adopted by the Council, the Bills will be set down for the Third Reading.
On Members’ motions, Mr Chan Chun-ying will move a motion on enacting dedicated laws and regulations to regulate greenwashing. The motion is set out in Appendix 1. Mr Luk Chung-hung and Dr Hoey Simon Lee will move separate amendments to Mr Chan Chun-ying’s motion.
Mr Martin Liao will move a motion on establishing sound industry and supply chains and related services and developing Hong Kong into a multinational supply chain management centre. The motion is set out in Appendix 2. Dr Johnny Ng, Dr Kennedy Wong, Dr Wendy Hong and Dr Hoey Simon Lee will move separate amendments to Mr Martin Liao’s motion.
Members will also ask the Government 22 questions on various policy areas, six of which require oral replies.
The agenda of the above meeting can be obtained via the LegCo Website (www.legco.gov.hk). Members of the public can watch or listen to the meeting via the “Webcast” system on the LegCo Website. To observe the proceedings of the meeting at the LegCo Complex, members of the public may call 3919 3399 during office hours to reserve seats. read more
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (June 24) announced that the monthly gravidtrap index for Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in May was 13 per cent, at Level 2, indicating that the distribution of Aedes… read more
The Deputy Secretary for Justice, Mr Cheung Kwok-kwan, will depart for Urumqi, Xinjiang, tomorrow (June 25) to attend the 8th China-Eurasia Expo on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
Mr Cheung said that, with the Belt and Road Initiative entering its second decade, Hong Kong’s participation in the Expo under the country’s support fully demonstrates that Hong Kong, as the only common law jurisdiction within the country, can contribute to the development of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Mr Cheung will return to Hong Kong on June 26. read more