| Date |
Event |
| 4 January to 5 March |
The promotion phase of the Anti-rodent Campaign 2010 is launched, targeting markets, market buildings, hawker bazaars, typhoon shelters, food premises, rear lanes close to food premises and other problematic spots identified in the territory. |
| 23 January |
The Department launches a pilot scheme to provide free ferry service to facilitate the public to scatter human ashes at sea. |
| 8 to 14 February |
Fourteen Lunar New Year Fairs are held in 12 districts. |
| 12 February |
The Centre for Food Safety and the Consumer Council release results of a joint study on microbiological quality of Chinese cold dishes in Hong Kong. |
| 14 to 28 February |
Lunar New Year Fairs are held at Che Kung Temple, Sha Tin, and Lam Tsuen, Tai Po. |
| 1 March |
Mong Kok Market is closed. |
| 1 to 26 March |
The first phase of the Anti-mosquito Campaign 2010 is launched to arouse public awareness and encourage community participation in mosquito control and prevention. |
| 10 to 30 March |
Applications for 218 Fixed Pitch (Other Classes) Hawker Licences are invited. |
| 15 March |
The Centre for Food Safety and the Consumer Council launch a new series of five articles on nutrition labelling in the CHOICE Magazine between March and July. |
| 8 and 9 April |
The Department invites rodent control experts from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of Patriotic Health Campaign Committee of Guangdong Province to visit Hong Kong and to share with their experiences on pest control. |
| 26 April to 2 July |
The second phase of the Anti-mosquito Campaign commences, focusing on the importance of eliminating mosquito breeding places during the rainy season. |
| 30 April |
The Centre for Food Safety releases results of the Hong Kong Population-Based Food Consumption Survey. |
| 17 May |
One-off Tenancy Transfer Scheme of Public Market Stalls is rolled out. |
| 8 June |
The Administration's decision to shelve the Poultry Slaughtering Centre is reported to the LegCo Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene. |
| 10 June |
The memorial e-service (memorial.gov.hk) is introduced to facilitate the public to pay tribute to the deceased at any time and from anywhere. |
| 28 June |
Food Safety Day 2010 with the theme "For Your Health, Count on the Nutrition Label 1+7" is staged at the Southorn Stadium. |
| End June |
Tang Lung Chau Market is consolidated from two floors into one single floor. |
| 1 July |
The Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling)(Amendment: Requirements for Nutrition Labelling and Nutrition Claim) Regulation 2008 comes into effect. |
| 6 July |
A series of food hygiene seminars for the trade and the public is conducted from July to December to promote food safety. |
| 12 July to 10 September |
The enhancement phase of the Anti-rodent Campaign is launched to sustain and consolidate the work carried out during the promotion phase and to strengthen rodent control in targeted areas. |
| 30 July |
The Centre for Food Safety releases results of a study on nitrate and nitrite in vegetables available in Hong Kong. |
| 1 August |
The Composite Food Shop Licence is introduced for traders selling and preparing for sale of various specified types of simple or ready-to-eat food items for consumption off the premises concerned. |
| 1 August |
The food room area ratio for licensed restaurants and factory canteens are relaxed. |
| 1 August |
The Liquor Licence Processing System is rolled out. It allows the trade to lodge on-line applications for liquor and club liquor licences, make electronic payment of related licence fees and track application status. |
| 1 August |
Extraction, supply, delivery or use of seawater from specified areas for keeping live seafood for human consumption in the course of food business is prohibited. |
| 1 August |
Neotame and steviol glycosides are added to the list of permitted sweeteners under the Sweeteners in Food Regulations. |
| 16 August to 8 October |
The third phase of the Anti-mosquito Campaign is launched to highlight the risk of dengue fever and Japanese encephalitis and sustain community effort in controlling the vectors. |
| 22 September to 7 November |
The Department takes immediate follow-up mosquito control measures to guard against breeding of dengue fever vectors in the wake of four reported cases of local dengue fever. |
| 24 September |
The Centre for Food Safety invites food traders to sign up to the Food Safety Charter 2010/11. |
| 27 September |
The Centre for Food Safety releases results of a study on nanotechnology and food safety. |
| 4 and 5 October |
Experts from the World Health Organization, Australia, Denmark, the Mainland and Hong Kong speak at the Veterinary Public Health Workshop organised by the Centre for Food Safety. |
| 15 October |
A pilot scheme to let out market stalls by short-term tenancy is introduced. |
| 22 October |
The Centre for Food Safety is designated as the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Risk Analysis of Chemicals in Food. |
| 25 October |
The permitted commodity list of small ice-cream vendors as sideline business is expanded. |
| 6 November |
Mr Clement Leung succeeds Mr Cheuk Wing-hing as the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene. |
| 12 November |
A series of food safety educational programme is organised for lunch box caterers from November to December. |
| 26 November |
The Centre for Food Safety releases results of a study on safety of melamine-ware available for use on local food premises. |
| 1 to 3 December |
The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene pays a visit to the hairy crab raising region in Suzhou, Jiangsu. He meets the officials of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) and local China Inspection and Quarantine Bureau to discuss inspection and quarantine of food exported to Hong Kong. |
| 6 and 7 December |
The Secretary for Food and Health, the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene and Controller of the Centre for Food Safety meet with the Minister of AQSIQ, Mr Zhi Shuping; inspect a cattle slaughtering and processing plant and a farm in Changchun, Jilin Province; and meet officials of the AQSIQ to finalise the chilled beef import protocol. |
| 15 December |
The Centre for Food Safety and the Consumer Council announce results of a joint study on acrylamide in some popular foods. The Centre for Food Safety releases results of a study on dietary exposure to acrylamide of Hong Kong adult population. |
| 15 December |
Extension of the options of ex-gratia payment under the voluntary surrender scheme for itinerant hawker licences for two years to 31 December 2012 is announced. |
| 23 and 24 December |
The Centre for Food Safety sets up an exhibition booth at the 45 th Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo to promote nutrition labelling and food safety. |
| 30 December |
The Centre for Food Safety announces results of a study on hepatitis E virus in fresh pig livers. |
| 31 December |
The first consignment of chilled beef from the Mainland arrives in Hong Kong. |
| End December |
Peng Chau Market is consolidated from two floors into one single floor. |
