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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