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Question No. 5

that food sold here is safe.

DR. IP :

has

I

Rage

disagree with what the

Secretary said, because I think there is a

difference.

However, I would like :to

ask whether

there is any difference between

cooked food which is

prepared from animals

slaughtered in

the local abattoirs, and cooked

meat from animals not slaughtered

in

local

abattoirs?

If

there is,

then how does Government distinguish between these

two types of cooked meat at the point of sale?

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE

Sir, I am

afraid on this rather subtle point, I shall have

to consult my colleague, the Secretary for Municipal

Services, and write to Dr. IP. (See Annex II)

MR. CHAN KAM-CHUEN :

Sir, how do the inspecting

not

officers know that these cooked meats are, dog meat,

ref

horse meat or meat from an endangered species ?

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE : Sir, I am sure

that if one is an inspector for this purpose, one

either by training or experience becomes

or experience becomes aware of

the different types of meat and how to recognise

them.