The new air-conditioned Mong Kok Cooked Food Market opens.
24 October
An antioxidant, calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetate, is included in the First Schedule of the Preservatives in Food Regulations.
24 October to 10 December
To sustain the momentum of the third phase of the Anti-mosquito Campaign, the Department launches a Hong Kong-wide operation focusing on improving mosquito control measures around village houses, passenger, cargo and container terminals, old tenement buildings and other problem spots.
24 to 25 October
A Veterinary Public Health Workshop is held with scientists and government officials from the Mainland, Canada and Hong Kong invited as speakers.