EEB and its departments consulted with delegation from General Administration of Customs of People’s Republic of China (with images)
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The Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB) and its departments (consisting of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) and the Government Laboratory) satisfied and exchanged views with a delegation from the General Administration of Customs of individuals’s Republic of China (GACC) from November 18 to 20 in Hong Kong.
The delegation from the GACC was led by its Vice Minister, Mr Zhao Zenglian. Agents of the EEB and its departments consulted with Mr Zhao and the Deputy Director General of the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs of the GACC, Mr Zhang Xiaohui, to examine accomplishments of cooperation in cooperation locations of both sides, such as food security, food trade in between Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong, assessment and quarantine, and boosting performance in the clearance treatments. They likewise exchanged views on additional deepening partnership.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, revealed thankfulness for the GACC’s constant assistance and for sending out the delegation to Hong Kong to exchange views on locations of cooperation, with the goal of collectively driving forward the deal with numerous fronts.
The GACC verified the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s regulative deal with protecting food security. The GACC likewise stressed that it will continue to support the stability and security of Hong Kong’s food supply, and will collaborate with the EEB to promote premium advancement of the food trade in between Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong.
Throughout their check out to Hong Kong, the delegation from the GACC likewise checked out the FEHD Headquarters, the Airport Food Inspection Office under the Centre for Food Safety, the Government Laboratory, the AFCD’s Animal Management and Animal Welfare Building Complex, and Wan Chai Market to find out about the work of the EEB and its departments.