FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1993
"AS FAR AS THE CONTROL OF THE HYGIENE CONDITION OF FOOD OUTLETS IS CONCERNED, THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS A FULL SET OF LICENSING PROCEDURES THAT REQUIRES ALL THE FOOD OUTLETS TO HAVE A SET ACCEPTABLE HYGIENE EQUIPMENT BEFORE THEY ARE GIVEN A LICENCE.
OF
HEALTH
ΤΟ ENSURE OBSERVED,"
"EVEN AFTER THE FOOD OUTLETS ARE GIVEN A LICENCE, INSPECTORS ARE DEPLOYED TO INSPECT THEIR HYGIENE CONDITION THAT THE REGULATIONS AND LICENSING CONDITIONS ARE STRICTLY PROFESSOR LEUNG SAID.
HE SAID A NEW PENALTY POINT SYSTEM WOULD BE IMPOSED ON THE LAW- BREAKING FOOD OUTLETS AND HE HOPED THAT THE HYGIENE STANDARD OF FOOD OUTLETS COULD THEN BE RAISED.
REGARDING THE MONITORING OF FOOD SAFETY, HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAD A SYSTEMATIC PROCEDURE ΤΟ
MONITOR FOOD
SAFETY.
UNDER THE PROCEDURE, ALL LOCAL AND IMPORTED FOOD SOLD IN THE MARKET WILL BE SAMPLED, INSPECTED AND EXAMINED ΤΟ ENSURE THAT THE FOOD MEETS ALL THE FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS.
THE EXHIBITION IS BEING HELD AT THE CITY HALL AND WILL LAST UNTIL TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 23). IT WILL THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL FROM FEBRUARY 26 TO MARCH 2.
THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN FROM 10 AM TO 5.30 PM
EXHIBITION HALL THEN BE HELD AT
DAILY. ADMISSION
IS FREE.
LATEST POPULATION FIGURE RELEASED
THE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF HONG KONG AT THE END OF DECEMBER WAS 5,902,100, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
1992
THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 79,600 PERSONS OR 1.4 PER CENT OVER END- 1991. IN END-1991, THE ESTIMATED POPULATION WAS 5,822,500.
THERE WERE 72.700 BIRTHS AND 30,400 DEATHS DURING 1992. NATURAL INCREASE, THAT IS, THE SURPLUS OF BIRTHS OVER DEATHS IN THIS PERIOD, AMOUNTED ΤΟ 42,300, ACCOUNTING FOR 53 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION GROWTH.
THE BALANCE OF TOTAL ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES INFLOW OF 37,300 PERSONS DURING THE SAME PERIOD.
SHOWED A NET
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