Chapter I - Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

Keep Clean Ambassador Ah Tak Facebook page is launched to promote keeping Hong Kong clean.

Newly designed litter containers with smaller openings are introduced for trial use.

The Centre for Food Safety releases results of a joint study with the Consumer Council on "Sodium Content in Soups".

Mainland medical entomologist, Professor Yu Yixin, exchanges views and experiences with departmental staff and local academics on the prevention and control of biting midges.

The Centre for Food Safety organises Junior Chefs' Culinary Ideas of Salt and Sugar Reduction Competition to promote practical ways to reduce salt and sugar in food. Officiating guests are trying dishes prepared by finalists.