Введение
Департамент правительства Гонконга
Hong Kong government department
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
Мотивами создания FEHD в основном послужили институциональный "системный сбой и халатность" в решении повторяющихся инцидентов, связанных с обращением с продуктами питания и инфекционными заболеваниями пищевого происхождения. Как отметил доктор Леонг Че Хун, бывший член Законодательного совета, в начале 1997 года Гонконг был на грани вспышки холеры, вызванной грязным и антисанитарным состоянием производителей продуктов питания, что усугубилось неспособностью Временных региональных и городских советов осуществлять надлежащий контроль после выдачи лицензий, а также несвоевременным вмешательством Департамента здравоохранения. Этот инцидент выявил институциональный пробел, который являлся, по сути, оперативным пробелом – "отсутствие руководства в вопросах всеобщего улучшения безопасности пищевых продуктов и гигиены окружающей среды", а также пробел в политике – "отсутствие центрального органа, ответственного за разработку политики в области безопасности пищевых продуктов и гигиены окружающей среды". Для устранения этих недостатков Законодательный совет принял законопроект 2 декабря 1999 года. Развитие событий
Hong Kong government department
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
Крупные структурные реформы
Hong Kong government department
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
Предлагаемая реорганизация FEHD
Hong Kong government department
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
В 2005 году действующий главный исполнитель Дональд Цанг в своем программном заявлении предложил реорганизовать правительственные департаменты и создать новый Департамент безопасности пищевых продуктов, инспекции и карантина. Предлагаемая реорганизация была обусловлена инцидентами, связанными с безопасностью пищевых продуктов, поступающих из материкового Китая в Гонконг, включая птицу, скот, морепродукты и другие непродовольственные товары на ежедневной основе. Предполагалось, что новый департамент объединит функции, выполняемые Департаментом сельского хозяйства, рыболовства и охраны природы и FEHD, включая мониторинг и контроль за импортируемыми и местными живыми пищевыми и непродовольственными животными, домашней птицей и птицами, а также безопасность овощей, мяса, морепродуктов и пищевых продуктов. Однако реорганизация так и не была реализована из-за сомнений и опасений законодателей относительно эффективности нового департамента в улучшении контроля качества продовольствия, поступающего из материкового Китая и других стран. Создание Центра по безопасности пищевых продуктов
Hong Kong government department
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
В 2006 году в рамках FEHD был создан Центр по безопасности пищевых продуктов. Целью агентства является обеспечение безопасности и пригодности продуктов питания для потребления посредством трехстороннего сотрудничества между правительством, торговлей продуктами питания и потребителями. Его создание было впервые предложено в 2005 году после серии инцидентов, связанных с безопасностью пищевых продуктов, включая вспышку Streptococcus suis и обнаружение малахитового зеленого в пресноводной рыбе. Реагирование на кризисы общественного здравоохранения
Hong Kong government department
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
Тяжелый острый респираторный синдром (ТОРС) в 2003 году
Hong Kong government department
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
Во время вспышки ТОРС в Гонконге FEHD создал около 3000 временных рабочих мест на шесть месяцев в ответ на пакет мер правительства по оказанию помощи населению. FEHD также ввел меры по облегчению финансового бремени (например, отсрочку арендной платы) для помощи арендаторам рынков во время вспышки. Кроме того, FEHD отвечал за предоставление услуг по гигиене окружающей среды, осуществляя очистку и дезинфекцию более 750 зараженных помещений во время вспышки. Вирус птичьего гриппа H5N1
Hong Kong government department
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
В июне 2008 года в образцах фекалий, взятых из птицеводческих киосков в районе Шам Шуй По, был обнаружен H5N1, в результате чего было уничтожено более 2000 птиц. В образцах окружающей среды, взятых на рынках Луэнь Во Хуэй, Ян Ой, Ап Лэй Чау и По Он Роуд, также был обнаружен вирус H5N1. В торговых точках, продающих живую птицу, была проведена тщательная очистка и дезинфекция, а вся нераспроданная птица была уничтожена. FEHD совместно с Департаментом сельского хозяйства, рыболовства и охраны природы проверил все киоски, продающие живую птицу, и магазины свежих продуктов, торгующие живой птицей, перед возобновлением продаж. Свиной грипп
Hong Kong government department
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
FEHD провел операции по очистке и дезинфекции в отеле Metro Park в районе Ван Чай, где почти 300 человек находились на карантине после первого подтвержденного импортированного случая свиного гриппа у человека. Финансовый комитет Законодательного совета одобрил финансирование в размере 99 миллионов долларов США для улучшения гигиены окружающей среды в сообществе. Пандемия COVID-19 в Гонконге (2020 г. – настоящее время)
Hong Kong government department
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
FEHD совместно с полицией проводит совместные операции для обеспечения соблюдения антиэпидемиологических правил в отношении предприятий общественного питания и их клиентов, населения и т.д., включая Положение о профилактике и борьбе с заболеваниями (требования и указания) (бизнес и помещения) (глава 599F) и Положение о профилактике и борьбе с заболеваниями (пропуск вакцинированных) (глава 599L) и т.д. Вместе с Полицейской силой Гонконга, Департаментом труда, соответствующими районными управлениями и Департаментом досуга и культуры FEHD проводит операции в общественных местах в выходные и праздничные дни. FEHD также проводит образовательную и информационную работу, напоминая домашних работников о необходимости соблюдать правила, связанные с COVID-19, такие как ношение масок и запрет на собрания в общественных местах. В связи с пандемией COVID-19 FEHD внедрил меры в своих общественных туалетах, такие как усиление дезинфекции и очистки, а также поэтапная установка сенсорных дозаторов для дезинфицирующих средств для рук и сенсорных дезинфицирующих средств для сидений унитазов. На эти туалеты также было нанесено антимикробное покрытие. FEHD также договорился с подрядчиками по уборке об усилении предоставляемых услуг в определенных районах. В апреле 2021 года FEHD запустил веб-страницу (https://www.fehd.gov.hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP.html), содержащую соответствующую информацию и инструменты для помощи предприятиям общественного питания и предприятиям, подлежащим планированию, в понимании деталей работы во время пандемии. В июле 2022 года в связи с реорганизацией Секретариата правительства FEHD перешел в подчинение Бюро по охране окружающей среды и экологии.
Hong Kong government department
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
The motivations behind FEHD's establishment were mostly because of an institutional “system failure and negligence” to address repeated incidents in food handling and food borne infectious diseases. As Dr. Leong Che hung, former Legislative Council member noted, Hong Kong was on the verge of a cholera outbreak caused by filthy and unhygienic states of food manufacturers earlier in 1997, which was exacerbated by the Provisional Regional and Urban Councils’ failure to oversee the actual operations after issuing licences, and the Department of Health's failure to step in in time. The incident exposed the institutional gap, which was clearly an operational gap of “lack of leadership in the overall improvement of food safety and environmental hygiene” and a policy gap of a “central body responsible for policy formulation of food safety and environmental hygiene.”. To address these deficiencies, the Legislative Council passed the bill on 2 December 1999. Development
Major structural reforms
Proposed reorganization of the FEHD
In 2005, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang addressed in his Policy Address to reorganise government departments and establish a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department. The proposed reorganization was motivated by the food safety incidents of Mainland food supplies to Hong Kong including poultry, livestock, marine products and other non staple food on a daily basis. The new department proposed to consolidate functions that were performed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the FEHD, including the monitoring and controlling of imported and local live food and non food animals, poultry and birds, and the safety of vegetables, meat, seafood and food products. However, the reorganisation was never implemented due to doubts and concerns by legislators as to the effectiveness of the new department in improving quality control of Mainland and foreign food supplies. Establishment of the Centre for Food Safety
In 2006, the Centre for Food Safety was established under FEHD. The purpose of the agency is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. Its establishment was first proposed in 2005, after a chain of food safety incidents of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis and freshwater fish contaminated with malachite green. Response to public health crisis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003
During the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, FEHD created about 3,000 temporary jobs for six months in response to the Government's package of relief measures to help the community. FEHD also introduced relief measures (e. g. rental waiver) to help market tenants during the outbreak. Further, FEHD was responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services by providing cleansing and pest control services and disinfecting over 750 infected units during the outbreak. H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
In June 2008, faecal samples from poultry stalls in Sham Shui Po were tested positive of H5N1, more than 2,000 poultry were culled. Environmental samples from Luen Wo Hui Market, Yan Oi Market, Ap Lei Chau Market and Po On Road Market were tested positive of H5N1. The live poultry retail outlets underwent thorough cleaning and disinfection, all unsold poultry in the outlets were slaughtered. FEHD, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, inspected all live poultry stalls and fresh provision shops selling live poultry before the resumption of sale. Swine Influenza
FEHD conducted cleansing and disinfection operations in Metro Park Hotel in Wan Chai with almost 300 people under quarantine after the first confirmed imported case of human swine influenza. A funding of $99 million was approved by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council to enhance the environmental hygiene of the community. COVID 19 Pandemic in Hong Kong (2020 present)
FEHD has been conducting joint operations with the Police to take enforcement measures against parties like catering businesses and their customers, general public, etc. according to the anti epidemic regulations, including the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L), etc. Together with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department, relevant District Offices and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, FEHD has conducted operations at public places during weekends and public holidays. FEHD has also carried out educational and publicity work, and reminded domestic helpers to comply with the COVID 19 related regulations, such as mask wearing and prohibition of gatherings in public places. In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, FEHD has implemented measures at its public toilets, such as enhancing disinfection and cleansing services, and installing in phases sensor type hand sanitisers and sensor type toilet seat sanitisers. Anti microbial coating was also applied to these toilets. FEHD also arranged cleaning service contractors to strengthen services provided in certain areas. In April 2021, FEHD launched a webpage (https://www. fehd. gov. hk/english/events/covid19/vaccine bubble FP. html) that provides relevant information and working tools to help catering premises and scheduled premises operators to understand the operation details during the pandemic. In July 2022, due to the re organization of the Government Secretariat, FEHD has changed to report to the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
Кладбища и крематории
Департамент управляет десятью общественными кладбищами: Гонконгским кладбищем, кладбищем Маунт-Кэролайн, Новым кладбищем Коулун № 8 (Кладбищем для урн Diamond Hill), тюремным кладбищем (Стенли), кладбищем Во Хоп Шек, кладбищем Чхун Чау, кладбищем Тай О, кладбищем Муи Во Лай Чи Юэн и двумя кладбищами в Сэнди Ридж. Он обслуживает шесть государственных крематориев (на мысе Коллинсон на острове Гонконг, Diamond Hill в Коулуне, Фу Шань, Квай Чун, Во Хоп Шек и Чхун Чау в Новых Территориях) и одиннадцать общественных колумбариев (на мысе Коллинсон и Вонг Най Чун Роуд на острове Гонконг, Diamond Hill в Коулуне, Фу Шань, Квай Чун, Цан Цуй, Во Хоп Шек, Чхун Чау, остров Ламма, Пэн Чау и Лай Чи Юэнь в Новых Территориях).
The department manages ten public cemeteries: Hong Kong Cemetery, Mount Caroline Cemetery, New Kowloon Cemetery No. 8 (Diamond Hill Urn Cemetery), Prison Cemetery (Stanley), Wo Hop Shek Cemetery, Cheung Chau Cemetery, Tai O Cemetery, Mui Wo Lai Chi Yuen Cemetery and two cemeteries in Sandy Ridge. It operates six government crematoria (at Cape Collinson in Hong Kong Island, Diamond Hill in Kowloon, Fu Shan, Kwai Chung, Wo Hop Shek and Cheung Chau in the New Territories) and eleven public columbaria (at Cape Collinson and Wong Nai Chung Road in Hong Kong Island, Diamond Hill in Kowloon, Fu Shan, Kwai Chung, Tsang Tsui, Wo Hop Shek, Cheung Chau, Lamma Island, Peng Chau and Lai Chi Yuen in the New Territories).
Стенды на ярмарке лунного Нового года
В ноябре 2023 года FEHD заблокировала победные заявки членов Демократической партии, которые намеревались участвовать в торгах за места на предстоящей Ярмарке Лунного Нового года. FEHD также препятствовала победе сторонников демократии в торгах за места в 2017 и 2021 годах.
In November 2023, the FEHD blocked winning bids from members of the Democratic Party, who were looking to have bid on stalls for the upcoming Lunar New Year Fair. The FEHD had also blocked pro democracy figures from winning bids on stalls in 2017 and 2021.