Food and Environmental Hygiene Department , or
FEHD (食環署) for short, is a department of Hong Kong Government, reporting to the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau. It is The department is responsible for
foodFood is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal, including humans, for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants, animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol...
hygieneHygiene, refers to the set of practices associated with the preservation of health and healthy living. Hygiene is a concept related to medicine, as well as to personal and professional care practices related to most aspects of living, although it is most often associated with cleanliness and...
and environmental hygiene. It replaced part of the role of the Urban Council and the
Urban Services DepartmentUrban Services Department was a government department in Hong Kong. It carried out the policies and managed the facilities of the former Urban Council.After being abolished with the Urban Council in 1999, its functions were inherited by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Leisure...
, and the Regional Council and the
Regional Services DepartmentRegional Services Department was a government department in Hong Kong. It carried out the policies and managed the facilities of the former Regional Council...
.
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department , or
FEHD (食環署) for short, is a department of Hong Kong Government, reporting to the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau. It is The department is responsible for
foodFood is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal, including humans, for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants, animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol...
hygieneHygiene, refers to the set of practices associated with the preservation of health and healthy living. Hygiene is a concept related to medicine, as well as to personal and professional care practices related to most aspects of living, although it is most often associated with cleanliness and...
and environmental hygiene. It replaced part of the role of the Urban Council and the
Urban Services DepartmentUrban Services Department was a government department in Hong Kong. It carried out the policies and managed the facilities of the former Urban Council.After being abolished with the Urban Council in 1999, its functions were inherited by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Leisure...
, and the Regional Council and the
Regional Services DepartmentRegional Services Department was a government department in Hong Kong. It carried out the policies and managed the facilities of the former Regional Council...
.
The Chief Executive announced in October 2005 in his
policy addressPolicy address is the annual address by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong . It used to be addressed in October, on the opening of the Legislative Council...
the plan to restructure the department into a new Food Safety, Inspection and Quarantine Department, with the responsibility of environmental hygiene transferred to the
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation DepartmentThe Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department , formerly Agriculture and Fisheries Department before 2000, of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for agriculture and fisheries in Hong Kong, conservation projects and issues, and managing the country parks and special areas...
.
Re-organisation of Policy Bureaux
Because of Re-organisation of Policy Bureaux, which will be effective on July 1, 2007, FEHD was divided into two bureaux:
- Food and Health Bureau
Food and Health Bureau is a government bureau that manages health programmes and immunisation programmes in Hong Kong.It oversees policies on food and health issues. The Department of Health, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, and the...
- Environment Bureau
Health Education Exhibition and Resources Centre
It now manages
Health Education Exhibition and Resources CentreHealth Education Exhibition and Resources Centre was opened on 17 May 1997 in Hong Kong. It is under the management of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Government of Hong Kong.-History:...
in
Kowloon ParkThe Kowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. The park is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department.-History:...
.