Page 342 of 654
Page 342 of 654
054
338
HONG KONG PROVISIONAL URBAN COUNCIL
shops are asked, they say the goods are not theirs and when the hawkers are asked, they too deny that they are theirs. In the end, the goods are being deserted on the street. I wish to ask the Chairman of the Select Committee whether in the review, the following can also be examined: (1) How many cases of unclaimed goods are there? (2) Can confiscation of unclaimed goods be achieved with one simple process under our existing legislation so that the work of hygiene and management staff has the prompt coordination of the law?
MR. JOSEPH CHAN YUEK-SUT (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, for goods placed in a public place, we may charge the owners for obstruction of public place under section 4A of the Summary Offences Ordinance. For unclaimed goods, the normal practice is that the Department's staff would stick a notice to them and then remove them if they remained unclaimed after 10 minutes
(6) MS. ADA WONG YING-KAY asked (in Cantonese):-The Council is responsible for issuing restaurant licences and inspecting their hygiene conditions. However, the canteens and restaurants in some public organizations (including government departments and hospitals) are not within the ambit of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance and hence they need not apply for licences. I would like to ask:
(a) Does the Urban Services Department have information on the number of such canteens and restaurants?
(b) If such canteens are open for public patronage, does the Department have the power to inspect and prosecute them? In the past year, were any prosecutions taken out in this regard?
(c) How are the food hygiene and the overall hygiene conditions of such canteens monitored? How often do Health Inspectors inspect them? (d) Will the Department review the policy for monitoring such canteens?
MR. JOSEPH CHAN YUEK-SUT, Chairman of THE PUBLIC Health SELECT COMMITTEE, replied (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, Ms. WONG's four-part question concerns the control of canteens operated by public organizations such as government departments and hospitals.
On the first part of the question, according to departmental records, there are 109 staff canteens within government buildings and hospitals in the Provisional Urban Council area.
On the second part of the question, under the definition of 'food business' as prescribed in bylaw 4 of the Food Business (Urban Council) Bylaws, Cap. 132, staff canteens set up in government buildings and public organizations for the exclusive use of the persons employed in the workplace are exempted from licensing. Nevertheless, the canteens are still subject to the same normal health requirements as applicable to general restaurants. Where the Department finds staff canteens open for public patronage, the Department will warn the operators and ask the management to exercise tighter control over the canteen
Page 343 of 654
Page 343 of 654
£654
Page 342 of 654
Page 342 of 654
054
338
HONG KONG PROVISIONAL URBAN COUNCIL
shops are asked, they say the goods are not theirs and when the hawkers are asked, they too deny that they are theirs. In the end, the goods are being deserted on the street. I wish to ask the Chairman of the Select Committee whether in the review, the following can also be examined: (1) How many cases of unclaimed. goods' are there? (2) Can confiscation of unclaimed goods be achieved with one simple process under our existing legislation so that the work of hygiene and management staff has the prompt coordination of the law?
MR. JOSEPH CHAN YUEK-SUT (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, for goods placed in a public place, we may charge the owners for obstruction of public place under section 4A of the Summary Offences Ordinance. For unclaimed goods, the normal practice is that the Department's staff would stick a notice to them and then remove them if they remained unclaimed after 10 minutes
(6) MS. ADA WONG YING-KAY asked (in Cantonese):-The Council is responsible for issuing restaurant licences and inspecting their hygiene conditions. However, the canteens and restaurants in some public organizations (including government departments and hospitals) are not within the ambit of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance and hence they need not apply for licences. I would like to ask:
(a) Does the Urban Services Department have information on the number oj
such canteens and restaurants?
(b) If such canteens are open for public patronage, does the Department have the power to inspect and prosecute them? In the past year, were any prosecutions taken out in this regard?
(c) How are the food hygiene and the overall hygiene conditions of such
canteens monitored? How often do Health Inspectors inspect them? (d) Will the Department review the policy for monitoring such canteens?"
MR. JOSEPH CHAN YUEK-SUT, Chairman of THE PUBLIC Health SELECT COMMITTEE, replied (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, Ms. WONG's four-part question concerns the control of canteens operated by public organizations such as government departments and hospitals.
On the first part of the question, according to departmental records, there are 109 staff canteens within government buildings and hospitals in the Provisional Urban Council area.
On the second part of the question, under the definition of 'food business' as prescribed in bylaw 4 of the Food Business (Urban Council) Bylaws, Cap. 132. staff canteens set up in government buildings and public organizations for the exclusive use of the persons employed in the work place are exempted from licensing. Nevertheless, the canteens are still subject to the same normal health requirements as applicable to general restaurants. Where the Department finds staff canteens open for public patronage, the Department will warn the operators and ask the management to exercise tighter control over the canteen
£654
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.