HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 15 February 1989
香港立法局 —————一九八九年二月十五日
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appeal to its conclusion. A similar provision exists in the Medical Practitioners (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations, made under Cap 161, in relation to the term of office of members of the Preliminary Investigation Committee.
Clause 3 contains a transitional arrangement whereby an appeal which is outstanding before this amendment is made can continue and be determined by the original tribunal.
Sir, I move that the debate on this motion be now adjourned.
Question on adjournment proposed, put and agreed to.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989
The SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE moved the Second Reading of: "A Bill to amend the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance".
He said: Sir, I move that the Public Health and Municipal Services (Amendment) Bill 1989 be read the Second time.
The Bill seeks to amend section 55 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance to enable the Governor in Council to make regulations—
empowering a health officer to permit the importation of such food as may be prescribed subject to conditions;
- enabling the inspection of imported food by a health inspector; and
empowering a health officer to impose conditions or issue such directions as may be necessary to ensure their fitness for human consumption.
The purpose of the proposed amendments is to create a firm legal basis for the control of the import of "game" intended for human consumption and the enforcement of such control by means of conditions and directions imposed by a health officer. After the Bill has been enacted, the Imported Meat and Poultry Regulations will be amended to provide for the proposed statutory control over the import of game.