December
Date Event
1 December 2002 The Department implements the alignment policy for all cooked food stall hawker licensees (other than those in public housing estates). All eligible licensees in Hong Kong can surrender their cooked food stall hawker licences for cancellation in exchange for a one-off ex-gratia payment of $60,000. The offer is valid for five years from 1 December 2002 to 30 November 2007.
2 December 2002

The import of chilled chickens from the Mainland resumes. All imported chilled chickens are subject to stringent controls starting from breeding on the farm, processing, transport, distribution and to retail sales in order to safeguard public health.

Chilled chickens from MainlandThe Department's staff imposing stringent controls on imported chilled chickens
15 December 2002

The Department stages an exhibition at the 37th Hong Kong Products Expo.

Staff explaining the Department's work at the ExpoOur exhibits at the ExpoVisitors are interested in our exhibits at the Expo
20 December 2002 Souvenirs to publicise the programme on HACCPThe Department launches a half-year publicity programme on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP).
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