***********************************************************
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene conducted a visit to Cheung Sha Wan (CSW) Wholesale Vegetable Market and CSW Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market today (May 27) to better understand the operation of the wholesale markets.
Members first visited CSW Wholesale Vegetable Market and received a briefing on the operation of the market by officers of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. They also visited the Pesticide Residues Testing Laboratory and the Controlled Environment Hydroponic Research and Development Centre.
Members then visited CSW Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market and observed the segregation zone for local and imported poultry so as to learn more about the segregation measures in the wholesale market.
Members participating in the visit included Chairman of the Panel, Dr Helena Wong; Deputy Chairman of the Panel, Mr Steven Ho; Panel members Mr Alan Leong and Ms Claudia Mo.
Ends/Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Issued at HKT 21:14
NNNN
