The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 25) urged the public not to consume a batch of sauce imported from France due to possible sealing defects that may affect health. The trade should stop using or selling the affected batch of product concerned immediately if they possess it.

     Product details are as follows:

Product name: Delice de Courgettes a la menthe Bio 
Brand: JEAN D'AUDIGNAC
Place of origin: France
Net weight: 90 grams
Best-before date: September 30, 2025
Lot number: L266-22
Importer: Repertoire Culinaire Hong Kong Limited

     A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Commission, according to information from the French authorities, the above-mentioned product is being recalled due to possible sealing defects that may affect health. Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted the local importer concerned for follow-up. A preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported into Hong Kong the affected batch of product concerned."

     The importer concerned has stopped sales, has removed the affected product from shelves and has initiated a recall according to the CFS's instructions. Members of the public may call the hotline of the importer at 5939 3645 during office hours for enquiries.

     The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, and continue to follow up and take appropriate action. The investigation is ongoing.

     A woman who went missing in Hung Hom has been located.

     Chung Yee-lam, aged 55, went missing after she was last seen on To Kwa Wan Road on November 21 afternoon. Staff of a caring home made a report to Police on the same day.

     The woman was located on Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui on November 23 morning. She sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
 
     The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Matters Relating to the Development of Smart City visited Tseung Kwan O Hospital (TKOH) today (November 25) to learn about the latest situation of the Hospital Authority (HA) in promoting the development of "Smart Hospital".
 
     Members first received a briefing by representatives of TKOH on its "Smart Hospital" projects. Members noted that TKOH was one of three public hospitals designated by the HA for the development of a "Smart Hospital", which aimed to support administrative operations and clinical management of hospitals through the application of technologies such as big data analysis and artificial intelligence, thereby enhancing the quality and efficiency of healthcare services while ensuring patient safety.
 
     Members then visited the specialist out-patient clinic, a ward and an operating theatre of the hospital to understand how the HA's mobile application "HA Go" provides personalised services to patients, as well as the application of 5G technology in operating theatres, including assisting senior doctors in remotely monitoring the progress of medical surgeries and providing guidance. Members also noted that the electronic vital signs system used in the hospital's "Smart Ward" was equipped with functions such as alerts on abnormal conditions, which, together with the electronic bed panel in the ward, would enable clinical staff to monitor the medical needs and conditions of the patients in a more effective manner.
 
     Before concluding the visit, Members visited the "Smart Pharmacy" to learn about the paperless mode of operation of the pharmacy and the use of Internet of Things technologies and automated systems to enhance dispensing efficiency and accuracy. Members also exchanged views with representatives of the HA and the hospital regarding the challenges of further automation of services.
 
     Members who participated in the visit were the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Matters Relating to the Development of Smart City, Ms Elizabeth Quat, Subcommittee members Mr Chan Siu-hung and Ms Carmen Kan.

        

     A spokesman for the Development Bureau (DEVB) said today (November 25) that the two contractors involved in the fatal industrial incidents that happened on November 22, one at a public housing construction site in Tung Chung and the other one at a private maintenance worksite in Central, were under the List of Approved Contractors for Public Works and the List of Approved Suppliers of Materials and Specialist Contractors for Public Works (the Lists) respectively.
      
     The DEVB, being the party to procure services for public works, attaches great importance to the site safety performance of all construction sites under the purview of contractors on the Lists (regardless of whether the sites are public works construction sites or not). The DEVB issued notifications to the two contractors concerned today to suspend them from tendering for public works contracts in the "Buildings" and "Lift, Escalator and Passenger Conveyor Installation" categories respectively with immediate effect pursuant to the regulating regime. Each of the contractors concerned has to conduct an independent safety audit to review its safety management system. Taking cognisance of the outcome of the independent safety audit, each contractor is required to submit an improvement action plan and implement improvement measures, with a view to demonstrating that it has an effective safety management system before the lifting of the suspension from tendering can be considered. The suspension from tendering is not only confined to future tender exercises, but is also applicable to tender exercises with procedures initiated but not concluded.
      
     The Labour Department is investigating these two industrial incidents and will handle them in accordance with the law. Subject to the investigation findings, the DEVB may impose further regulating actions on the contractors concerned later on, including an extension of the period of suspension from tendering for public works contracts, and even removal from the Lists.

     Hong Kong Customs yesterday (November 24) detected a drug trafficking case involving baggage concealment at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 24 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $5.4 million.
      
     Two male passengers and two female passengers, aged between 21 and 29, arrived in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. During Customs clearance, Customs officers found a total of about 24kg of suspected cannabis buds inside their check-in suitcases. They were subsequently arrested.
      
     An investigation is ongoing.
      
     Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department also reminds members of the public to stay alert and not participate in drug trafficking activities for monetary return. They must not accept hiring or delegation from another party to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong. They are also reminded not to carry unknown items for other people.
      
     Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.
      
     Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
      
     Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).