Question No. 5
that food sold here is safe.
DR. IP :
has
I
Rage
disagree with what the
Secretary said, because I think there is a
difference.
However, I would like :to
ask whether
there is any difference between
cooked food which is
prepared from animals
slaughtered in
the local abattoirs, and cooked
meat from animals not slaughtered
in
local
abattoirs?
If
there is,
then how does Government distinguish between these
two types of cooked meat at the point of sale?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE
Sir, I am
afraid on this rather subtle point, I shall have
to consult my colleague, the Secretary for Municipal
Services, and write to Dr. IP. (See Annex II)
MR. CHAN KAM-CHUEN :
Sir, how do the inspecting
not
officers know that these cooked meats are, dog meat,
ref
horse meat or meat from an endangered species ?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE : Sir, I am sure
that if one is an inspector for this purpose, one
either by training or experience becomes
or experience becomes aware of
the different types of meat and how to recognise
them.