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# HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
## ADDRESS OF CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):- Ladies and gentlemen, may I now call the meeting to order. The Chairman Dr. LEUNG is on business out of town so I am chairing the meeting today. I wish to announce that a former member who served on the Council for the period 1962–1966 Dr. K. S. Lo passed away on the 5 May. May I ask members to stand up for one minute to pay our final tribute to Dr. Lo. (One minute silence). Please be seated.
## MINUTES
### CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 11 APRIL 1995
The minutes of the meeting held on 11 April 1995 were confirmed.
## PAPER
The following paper was laid on the table:
Report to the Urban Council by the Secretary, for the month of April 1995.
## QUESTIONS
(1) Mr. Wong KWOK-HING asked the following question (in Cantonese):— number of incidents involving contaminated vegetables reoccurred in early March in Hong Kong. It is reported that the contaminated vegetables, including “Gau Gei', have been smuggled across the border. What are the real causes of these incidents and how can we plug the loopholes leading to this problem? Have we pursued the matter to find out who is responsible for these incidents? Are there any publicity and educational campaign for the public on preventive measures?
MR. JOSEPH CHAN YUEK-SUT, CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese):— Mr. Chairman, this three part question concerns the control of contaminated vegetables. The first part asks about the causes and investigation results of the incidents which occurred in early March.
2. In the period between 8 and 13 March 1995, there were seven cases of food poisoning relating to the consumption of pesticide contaminated vegetables. A total of 16 persons were affected. Of these cases, five were suspected to be related to 'Gau Gei' or matrimony vine.
3. Investigation revealed that the victims in these three cases purchased their vegetables from mobile hawkers, which made follow up actions very difficult. Of the remaining four cases, samples were taken from suspected sources but further laboratory tests yielded negative results.