| The first consignment, weighing about nine metric tonnes in total, of chilled beef imported from the Mainland arrived in Hong Kong today (December 31). The Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Food), Mrs Marion Lai; the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Mr Clement Leung; and the Controller of the Centre for Food Safety, Dr Constance Chan, attended the kick-off ceremony of the first consignment of the Mainland chilled beef imported into Hong Kong at Nanshan agricultural products wholesale market in Shenzhen this morning. Photo shows (from left) the Deputy Director-General of the Shenzhen Science and Technology, Industry, Trade and Information Committee, Mr Wang Xiaochun; Mr Clement Leung; the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade of Ministry of Commerce, Ms Jiang Fan; the Director General of the Import and Export Food Safety Bureau of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, Mr Yu Taiwei; the Director-General of the Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Mr Liu Shengli; Mrs Marion Lai; the Deputy Director-General of Jilin Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Mr Qin Baiying; Dr Constance Chan; and a representative of the registered chilled beef processing plant in the Mainland at the ceremony. |
