SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1983
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LECTURES ON FOOD HYGIENE FOR NT RESTAURANT OPERATORS
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A SERIES OF LECTURES ON HOW TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM THE DANGER OF FOOD-BORNE DISEASES ARE NOW BEING HELD AT NORTH DISTRICT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
ORGANISED BY THE HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE FIRST OF FOUR DAY-LONG LECTURES AND AN OPEN FORUM TO BE HELD AT THE NORTH DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE IN SHEUNG SHUT, WILL BEGIN TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE LECTURES WERE ARRANGED FREE OF CHARGE FOR RESTAURANT LICENSEES, MANAGERS, CHEFS AND SUPERVISORS OF FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS IN SHEUNG SHUI, FANLING AND SHA TAU KOK.
MORE THAN 40 MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY STAFF OF THE NORTH DISTRICT LICENSED FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS ATTENDED THE COURSE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE AIM IS TO PROMOTE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FOOD HYGIENE AND THEIR APPLICATION IN COMMERCIAL PRACTICE SO THE PARTICIPANTS COULD PASS ON THE IR KNOWLEDGE TO FELLOW WORKERS AFTER ATTENDING THE COURSE.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TALKS WILL BE ON PREVENTION OF FOOD POISONING AND THE ATTENDANTS WILL BE LEARNING THE CAUSES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF FOOD POISONING AND THE METHODS OF PREVENTION.
THE COURSE IS ALSO INTENDED TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL HYGIENE, PARTICULARLY THOSE WORKING IN RESTAURANTS AS FOOD HANDLERS.
THE TALKS, TO BE GIVEN BY EXPERIENCED HEALTH INSPECTORS OF THE NTSD, WILL ALSO DEAL WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF FOOD POISONING, FOOD HANDLING PRACTICES, SUPPLY OF CLEAN FOOD, CLEANLINESS OF UTENSILS AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND LOCAL FOOD BUSINESS LAWS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE FILM AND SLIDE PRESENTATIONS, VISUAL DISPLAY AND LIVE SPECIMENS INCLUDING MEDIA PLATES SHOWING COLONY GROWTH OF BACTERIA FROM A COUGH AND A DROP OF LIQUID FROM A DISH CLOTH.
THROUGH THIS, PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTUALLY OBSERVE CERTAIN TYPES OF BACTERIA THAT CAUSE HEALTH HAZARDS.
AT THE END OF THE COURSE, AN OPEN FORUM WILL BE ARRANGED FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DISCUSS PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE SANITATION OF FOOD PREMISES WITH THE HEALTH INSPECTORS.
MEANWHILE, ANOTHER FOOD HYGIENE TRAINING COURSE IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN TAI PO NEXT MONTH.
LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 200 SUPERVISORY STAFF OF FOOD TRADE AND RESTAURANTS AT SHA TIN, SAI KUNG, YUEN LONG, KWAI CHUNG AND TSUEN WAN ATTENDED A SIMILAR TRAINING COURSE ORGANISED BY THE NTSD.
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