DGCA Leads Delegation to Attend 11th Airline Operations Safety Symposium in Zhoushan

DGCA attends the 11th Airline Operations Safety Symposium in Zhoushan

The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ms Clara Wong, yesterday (November 10) led a Civil Aviation Department (CAD) delegation to attend the 11th Airline Operations Safety Symposium in Zhoushan. The two-day symposium is one of the initiatives under the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program. It serves as an important platform for exchanges and co-operation in areas including aviation safety, flight standards and airworthiness. The Chief Engineer of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Mr Zhu Weimin, and the President of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Stanley Pun, also attended.

This year's symposium focused on maintenance safety and quality control. More than 200 representatives from regulatory authorities, aircraft and component manufacturers, maintenance organisations and the industry attended. The experts discussed and shared insights on topics including aircraft maintenance safety and quality control; safety management systems in maintenance organisations; and the exploration and application of relevant innovative technologies.

In her keynote speech, Ms Wong said that Hong Kong's aircraft maintenance team has built rich expertise over the years. With professional aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, they have earned the recognition of airlines worldwide and obtained aircraft maintenance organisation approvals from various civil aviation authorities. Looking ahead, CAD will maintain a close and longstanding partnership with the CAAC and other civil aviation authorities, thereby promoting the safe and healthy development of the industry. At the same time, CAD will continue to leverage its unique advantages of enjoying the strong support of the motherland while being closely connected to the world, actively integrate into the nation's civil aviation development strategy, proactively align with the National 15th Five-Year Plan Outline and promote the synergistic and collaborative development of aviation resources between the Mainland and Hong Kong, thereby contributing to the advancement of the nation's aviation industry to a higher level, underpinned by safe and efficient operations.

Ms Wong will return to Hong Kong this afternoon (November 11).

The Director-General of Civil Aviation, Ms Clara Wong, delivered a keynote speech at the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program 11th Airline Operations Safety Symposium in Zhoushan yesterday (November 10). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Director-General of Civil Aviation, Ms Clara Wong, yesterday (November 10) led a Civil Aviation Department delegation to attend the 11th Airline Operations Safety Symposium in Zhoushan. Photo shows Ms Wong (front row, thirteenth right) pictured with the representatives from regulatory authorities, aircraft and component manufacturers, maintenance organisations and the industry. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Director-General of Civil Aviation, Ms Clara Wong, delivered a keynote speech at the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program 11th Airline Operations Safety Symposium in Zhoushan yesterday (November 10). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Prepackaged milk sample detected with colony count exceeding legal limit

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 11) that a sample of prepackaged milk was found with a colony count exceeding the legal limit. The affected batch of the product has been marked and sealed, and has not entered the market. The CFS is following up on the incident.

Product details are as follows:

Product name: UHT Skimmed Milk

Brand: Meadows

Place of origin: Australia

Volume: 1 litre per pack

Best-before date: May 29, 2027

Importer: The Dairy Farm Company Limited

Manufactured by: Nature's Dairy Australia Pty Ltd

"The CFS collected the above-mentioned sample at the import level for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test results showed that the sample contained a colony count of 10 or more, exceeding the legal limit under the Milk Regulation (Cap. 132 AQ)," a spokesman for the CFS said.

The CFS has informed the importer concerned of the irregularities. An investigation revealed that the affected batch of the product is still stored in the importer's warehouse. It has not entered the local market. The CFS will temporarily suspend the permission granted earlier to the importer to import the product concerned for sale. Other types of similar products of the same brand being sold in the market are not affected.

"The fact that the colony count exceeds the legal limit indicates unsatisfactory hygienic conditions, but does not mean it would lead to food poisoning," the spokesman added.

The CFS will continue to follow up the incident to safeguard food safety and public health.