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Mr. Joseph Lai Chi-keong (in Cantonese):—I do not know if I heard wrong. The Chairman said the intestine of cattle and pigs were burnt. Why are there still so many stalls selling offals on our streets? My question is what are we doing for control if offals are still sold on our streets? I wonder where these stalls get the offals, Mr. Chairman. Will the Health Select Committee give us a reply.
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):—Not Health, but Public Health Select Committee.
MR. JOSEPH CHAN YUEK-SUT (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, you have mentioned 'cat after cooking properly'. Cow offals are eaten in the boil, so there is no question of infection through consumption. Cow offal eaters can rest assured. Eating beef half done may cause a problem. So the best tactic is to eat after cooking properly.
Chairman (in Cantonese):—There is something else to add about why cow offals are sold on our streets. Intestines are inspected by our Health Inspectors and those suspected to carry bacteria are burnt. I did not say all offals are burnt. Indeed, if they are, why do we still have offals for sale? In any case, eating cow offals that are properly cooked may not be safe either. The high uric acid content is not good for some.
I think since we are not attending a lecture on medicine, but expressing concern for public health, we should go on to the next question.
(5) MR. Ronnie Wong Man-CHIU asked the following question:—'Regarding the offences committed by newspaper hawkers licensed by the Council, I have the following questions:
(a) Is the situation about licensed newspaper hawkers committing hawking offences serious (e.g. selling obscene articles or extending the hawking area illegally)?
(b) What penalties do the Council impose on the newspaper hawkers committing such offences?
(c) Has the Council ever cancelled the licences of newspaper hawkers who repeatedly commit offences under the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance Cap. 132? If yes, what is the number of cases in the past two years? If no, what are the reasons?'
MR. IP KWOK-Chung, CHAIRMAN OF THE MARKETS AND STREET TRADERS SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows:—This is a three-part question concerning offences committed by licensed newspaper hawkers.
The first part of the question asked about the seriousness of hawking offences by newspaper hawkers such as selling obscene articles and illegal extension of business.
According to Departmental records, most of the offences committed by the licensed newspaper hawkers are minor obstruction. In normal circumstances.
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Mr. Joseph Lai Chi-keong (in Cantonese):—I do not know if I heard wrong. The Chairman said the intestine of cattle and pigs were burnt. Why are there still so many stalls selling offals on our streets? My question is what are we doing for control if offals are still sold on our streets? I wonder where these stalls get the offals, Mr. Chairman. Will the Health Select Committee give us a reply.
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):-Not Health. but Public Health Select Committee.
MR. JOSEPH CHAN YUEK-SUT (in Cantonese):--Mr. Chairman. you have mentioned 'cat after cooking properly`. Cow offals are eaten in the boil, so there is no question of infection through consumption. Cow offal eaters can rest assured. Eating beef half done may cause a problem. So the best tactic is to eat after cooking properly.
Chairman (in Cantonese):—There is something else to add about why cow offals are sold on our streets. Intestines are inspected by our Health Inspectors and those suspected to carry bacteria are burnt. I did not say all offals are burnt. Indeed, if they are, why do we still have offals for sale? In any case. cating cow offals that are properly cooked may not be safe either. The high uric acid content is not good for some.
I think since we are not attending a lecture on medicine, but expressing concern for public health, we should go on to the next question.
(5) MR. Ronnie Wong Man-CHIU asked the following question:—'Regarding the offences committed by newspaper hawkers licensed by the Council, I have the following questions:
(a) Is the situation about licensed newspaper hawkers committing hawking offences serious (e.g. selling obscene articles or extending the hawking area illegally)?
(b) What penalties do the Council impose on the newspaper hawkers
committing such offences?
(c) Has the Council ever cancelled the licences of newspaper hawkers who repeatedly commit offences under the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance Cap. 132? If yes, what is the number of cases in the past two years? If no, what are the reasons?"
MR. IP KWOK-Chung, ChAIRMAN OF THE MARKETS AND STREET Traders SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows:-This is a three part question concerning offences committed by licensed newspaper hawkers.
The first part of the question asked about the seriousness of hawking offences by newspaper hawkers such as selling obscene articles and illegal extension of business.
According to Departmental records, most of the offences committed by the licensed newspaper hawkers are minor obstruction. In normal circumstances.
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