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He said: "The ordinances cover a number of aspects of food hygiene but have a common aim of ensuring food safety."
He said the presence of these ordinances could help maintain a fair competition between food traders as the unscrupulous ones would be punished.
Mr Leung said effective law enforcement was crucial in maintaining food safety. However, he stressed that food safety could not be achieved without the co- operation and participation of food traders.
During the campaign, a total of 24 seminars will be organised of which 20 of them are targeted at food traders.
Two separate seminars will be organised in collaboration with the Education Department for primary and secondary school teachers to enable them to relay health messages to their students.
The remaining two will be arranged for members of the public. Enrolment forms can be obtained from the various district offices, public libraries and district environmental health offices of the two municipal departments. Certificates of attendance will be awarded to participants after the conclusion of the campaign.
A 24-hour hotline 2723 0013 operated by the Department of Health will provide taped messages on the adoption of hygiene practices during the campaign period.
Callers can also leave their questions and telephone numbers with the hotline and staff from the Department's Health Education Unit will return call.
Furthermore, mobile broadcasting teams of the unit will be deployed to disseminate food hygiene messages in the territory.
Printed education materials such as leaflets and posters can be obtained free from the Health Education Unit of the Department of Health, eighth floor, Fa Yuen Street Complex, 123A Fa Yuen Street, or the environmental hygiene offices of the Urban Services and Regional Services Departments.
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