FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1993
FINANCIAL SECRETARY VISITS LONDON
HAMISH MACLEOD,
LEAVE WILL
FOR
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR LONDON TONIGHT (FRIDAY) FOR A DUTY VISIT.
MR
THE FOREIGN THE MINISTER ALASTAIR GOODLAD
AND OF
HE
BE WILL
MEETING SENIOR OFFICIALS AT THEY INCLUDE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND THE TREASURY. STATE WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, AND THE ECONOMIC SECRETARY, MR ANTHONY NELSON.
MR MACLEOD WILL ALSO BE MEETING PROMINENT FINANCIERS AT A LUNCH TO BE HOSTED BY THE HONG KONG LONDON, MR JOHN YAXLEY.
LUNCHEON POLITICAL
ON JUNE 23, HE WILL ADDRESS A KONG ASSOCIATION ON THE ECONOMIC AND HONG KONG DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD.
BUSINESSMEN AND COMMISSIONER
IN
MEETING OF THE HONG CHALLENGES FACED BY
MR MACLEOD'S PROGRAMME ALSO INCLUDES MEETINGS WITH THE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SIR ANDREW HUGH SMITH GOVERNOR OF BANK OF ENGLAND, THE RT HON LORD ROBIN LEIGH-PEMBERTON
THE GOVERNOR-DESIGNATE, AND
MR EDDIE
AND GEORGE,
OFFICIALS.
OTHER SENIOR
HE WILL ALSO BE SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA AND VISIT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON.
MR MACLEOD WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ABSENCE, THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY.
ON JUNE 26. DURING HIS MR DONALD TSANG, WILL BE
FOOD SUPPLY REGULARLY INSPECTED
TO ENSURE THAT FOOD SUPPLIED ΤΟ RESIDENTS IS WHOLESOME AND PROPERLY LABELLED, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGULARLY CARRIES OUT A FOOD SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME AND TAKES FOOD SAMPLES FOR TESTS.
DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, THE HYGIENE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT TOOK 6,563 FOOD SAMPLES FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.
REPORTS REVEALED THAT 6,514 SAMPLES WERE SATISFACTORY WHILE 49 WERE UNSATISFACTORY, THIS CONSTITUTED 0.75 PER CENT, MAJORITY OF WHICH WERE DUR TO COLOURING MATTER, PRESERVATIVES AND METALLIC CONTAMINATION.
AS FOR THE RESULTS OF BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION, OUT OF THE 2,302 SAMPLES TAKEN, 2,204 WERE SATISFACTORY WHILE 98 WERE UNSATISFACTORY WITH A PERCENTAGE OF 4.26. MAJORITY OF WHICH SHELLFISH, MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS.
WERE
THE DIVISION CARRIED OUT 39 PROSECUTIONS AND ISSUED 30 WARNING
LETTERS.
/AS FOR