Borrison/hk-legicost huggingface dataset:
特區政府在教育方面投放甚多資源，但2019年的反修例風波席捲全港，為數甚多的大學生、中學生被煽動上街參與違法"黑暴"行為，嚴重破壞社會安寧，其中不少人涉及傷人、襲警、刑事毀壞、縱火等罪行，須承擔法律責任，令人慨嘆。
While the SAR Government has invested a lot of resources in education it is utterly regrettable that during the disturbances arising from the opposition to the proposed legislative amendment that swept across the territory in 2019 a large number of university and secondary students had been incited to take to the streets and take part in illegal black - clad violence which seriously breached public peace . Many of them had to assume legal responsibilities for crimes involving wounding assault of police criminal damage arson etc
此事亦暴露教育界存在不少問題，而通識科教育正是社會關注的焦點之一。
This incident also exposed the various problems in the education sector and the LS subject has become one of the focuses of attention of the community
不過，高中通識科長期備受爭議，更重要的原因是教材編撰及課堂講授基本上是放任自流，欠缺客觀的評核準則。
Nevertheless the senior secondary LS subject has long been criticized and a more notable reason is that the compilation of teaching materials and classroom teaching are basically given free reins without objective assessment criterion
部分教師的表現亦屬"專業失當"，還有些別有用心者肆意利用通識平台，向學生灌輸違法達義等扭曲的價值觀，甚至宣揚"港獨"等激進主張。
The performance of some teachers can be regarded as professional misconduct . Some others with ulterior motives have wantonly used the LS subject as a platform to instill into students distorted values such as achieving justice by violating the law as well as promote radical ideas such as Hong Kong independence
正如特首在施政報告中強調，"政府在教育工作的角色不只是提供資源，更是政策的制訂者、推行者及監管者"，對於通識科的流弊，當局確實有必要盡快撥亂反正。
As the Chief Executive stressed in the Policy Address the role of the Government in education is not merely a provider of resources but also a policy maker administrator and regulator . It is really vital for the authorities to set things right as soon as possible and rectify the shortcomings of the LS subject
此外，不少工商和專業界的朋友表示，時移世易，應充分利用改革通識科帶來的契機，進一步取消通識科為核心科目。
Furthermore many members of the business and professional circles said that time has changed and we should make full use of the opportunities brought by the reform of the LS subject to further remove the LS subject from the core subjects
高中學生不再必修必考，讓他們有更多時間修讀心儀的選修科，以及作出有利於個人未來發展的抉擇。
If senior secondary students are no longer required to take this compulsory study and examination subject they will have more time to take the desired elective subjects and make choices conducive to their future development
其中一個切實可行的方案是，加強科學、科技、工程和數學相關學科的教育。
One of the practical proposals is to strengthen education in STEM subjects namely Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
在進入21世紀後，全球已經進入以創新科技帶動的新經濟時代。
Having entered the 21 century the global community is in a new economic era driven by innovation and technology IT
面對新冠肺炎疫情前所未有的衝擊，我們有賴科技防疫抗疫，包括疫苗的研發。
In the face of the unprecedented impact of COVID - 19 we rely on IT to prevent and combat the epidemic including the development of vaccines
中央政府又大力支持港深合作建設粵港澳大灣區國際科技創新中心。
The Central Government also strongly supports the cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen in developing an international IT hub in the Greater Bay Area
預期本港未來的科研投放、創科發展機遇和科技人才需求都需要增加。
It is expected that investment in scientific research IT development opportunities and demand for technological talents will have to be increased in Hong Kong in the future
行政長官宣布撥款20億元設立為期5年的傑出創科學人計劃，吸引海外科研人才來港，但我們更需要在內部培育人才。
The Chief Executive announced the allocation of 2 billion for launching the five - year Global STEM Professorship Scheme to attract overseas research and development talents to Hong Kong . And yet there is a stronger need to cultivate local talents
財政司司長亦於2019年宣布預留4,000萬元，為本地大學STEM課程本科及研究生安排短期實習。
The Financial Secretary also announced in 2019 that 40 million would be set aside to subsidize short - term internships for undergraduates and postgraduates taking STEM programmes in local universities
今年年初推出的大灣區青年就業計劃亦特設約700個創科職位名額，鼓勵企業聘請本港大學畢業生在香港和另一大灣區城市，從事與創科相關的工作及接受在職培訓，以促進科技人才的培養與交流。
Around 700 employment places designated for IT posts were provided under the Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme launched earlier this year to encourage enterprises to recruit local university graduates to take up IT posts and receive on - the - job training in Hong Kong and other cities in the Greater Bay Area with a view to promoting IT talent cultivation and exchanges
本港對青年科技人才的需求只會有增無減，為了配合這個發展趨勢，必須推廣並加強STEM教育，給予學生更大的選科空間，並為他們營造更多發展機遇。
Since the demand for young IT talents in Hong Kong will only continue to increase STEM education must be promoted and strengthened to cope with the growing trend so as to give students more space for subject selection and more development opportunities
主席，通識教育科是自2009年起推行的新高中課程的四大必修科目之一，在2012年第一屆香港中學文憑考試正式開考。
President the subject of Liberal Studies LS is one of the four compulsory core subjects under the New Senior Secondary curriculum implemented since 2009 and was formally included as an examination subject in the first Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination in 2012
教育局當時的理念，是希望學生運用從其他學科獲取的知識和概念來探究當代議題，並且讓學生培養獨立思考、多角度思維和正面價值觀，以及發展探究式學習能力。
The objective of the Education Bureau EDB back then was to enable students to apply the knowledge and concepts acquired from other subjects to explore contemporary issues develop the ability to think independently from multiple perspectives cultivate positive values and conduct inquiry - based learning
然而，通識科被視為香港教育史上最具爭議性的學科。
However the subject of LS is considered the most controversial one in the history of education in Hong Kong
對於此學科考核形式怪異、獨立專題探究造假、評分準則欠缺客觀標準、課程範圍過於廣泛，以及師資培訓專門性存疑等，社會上一直爭論不休。
There have been ongoing debates in society arising from the subjects idiosyncratic assessment format fraud in Independent Enquiry Study IES lack of objective criteria in grading and overly extensive curriculum . The specialty of the training provided for teachers was also called into doubt
近年社會上更有強烈不滿聲音，指通識科導致年青人變得激進。
In recent years there has been strong resentment in society that the LS subject has made the young people radical
前特首董建華先生說他任內推行的通識教育完全失敗，而且間接造成大批年青人反對政府的局面。
Former Chief Executive TUNG Chee - hwa said that the introduction of LS during his tenure was a complete failure and had indirectly led to the situation in which a large number of young people oppose the Government
林鄭特首在2020年11月出席一個電台節目時指出，通識科沒有課程框架，教科書亦無須經過審批，因此是一個大問題。
Chief Executive Carrie LAM pointed out in a radio programme in November 2020 that a big problem of the LS subject was the absence of a curriculum framework and the textbooks were not subject to vetting and approval
她又表示通識教育由第一天起已出現問題，而在其任內第四份施政報告中，她提出要糾正通識科的異化現象，並認為通識科將批判性思維異化為事事反對。
She also said that problems with LS had arisen since day one . In the fourth Policy Address in her term of office she proposed to rectify the deviation from the objectives of the subject and reckoned that LS had turned critical thinking into indiscriminate opposition
主席，我相信本會內與我年齡相若的同事，均沒有接受這種港式通識教育。
President I believe in this Council colleagues of similar age with me have not studied this Hong Kong - style LS
事實上，每個人的體會、獨立思考、多角度思維、正面價值觀及探究式學習能力，是需要通過生活、學習、工作經歷及與不同的人和事接觸後逐步累積和感悟而成，不可能只透過修讀一個學科便達到這個境界。
As a matter of fact each persons abilities to understand to think independently from multiple perspectives to develop positive values and to conduct inquiry - based learning were acquired by gradual accumulation and perception through life experience learning work experience and contact with different people and things . It is impossible to achieve this simply by taking one subject
單單具備批判性思維是絕不足夠的。
A critical mind alone is absolutely insufficient
通識科其中一章是"今日香港"，教材和試題也會論及普世價值和香港的核心價值。
One of the modules of LS is Hong Kong Today under which the teaching materials and examination questions cover universal values and the core values of Hong Kong
長久以來，我們很多時候會把西方國家標榜的核心價值視為普世價值。
For a long time we have often regarded the core values upheld by Western countries as universal values
在潛移默化下，西方即普世，自己國家、民族的核心價值則被淹沒了。
Under such subtle influence values of the West have become universal values whereas the core values of our own country and nation have been drowned out
正如教育局指出，現時的通識科課程開放而富彈性，容易被少數人士自行解讀演繹。
As pointed out by EDB the current LS curriculum is open and flexible and can easily be misinterpreted by a minority of people
局長剛才指出了很多為人詬病的地方，包括過多時事討論，加上學生缺乏有系統的知識，以致討論流於泛泛而談；受公開試擬題方向的倒流效應所影響，討論呈現二元對立，而且過分聚焦於政治議題；錯誤解讀批判性思考，以為是代表敢於挑戰權威，凡事傾向批判，忽略了須建基於事實作出審慎思考判斷的原則。
The Secretary has just mentioned various criticisms of it including too much emphasis on discussion of current affairs and such discussions being too general due to students lack of systematic knowledge; such discussions being polarized and too focused on political issues as a result of the backwash effect of the direction of question setting in the public examination; and misinterpretation of critical thinking as a readiness to challenge authority and criticize and object indiscriminately at the expense of the principle of adopting facts as the basis of careful thinking and judgment
課程已推行超過10年，在課程內容、教學策略以至評估考核方面都有惡化的趨勢，因此有迫切需要進行改革。
After the curriculum has been implemented for more than a decade problems relating to its content teaching strategies and even assessment are getting worse . There is an urgent need to reform the subject
然而，我感謝並樂見現屆政府改革通識教育的決心和行動。
Nonetheless I am grateful and delighted to see the determination and efforts of the current - term Government to reform LS
特首在去年11月發表施政報告時提議改革通識科。
In the Policy Address delivered in November last year the Chief Executive proposed a reform of the LS subject
一天之後，教育局正式宣布通識科要改革及重新冠名，不再設有獨立專題研習，公開考試評級亦只設"及格"及"不及格"等。
One day later EDB formally announced that the subject would be reformed and renamed IES would be removed and the result of the public examination would be marked as pass or fail
今年2月，教育局再次發出通函，表示通識科將由現時的6個單元改為3個主題，包括"'一國兩制'下的香港"、"改革開放以來的國家"，以及"互聯相依的當代世界"。
EDB issued another circular memorandum again in February this year stating that LS is no longer comprised of six modules but three themes namely Hong Kong under One Country Two Systems Our Country since Reform and Opening - up and Interconnectedness and Interdependence of the Contemporary World
根據建議，公開考試的試題會增設多項選擇題，試卷的第二部分是資料回應題，由兩份卷改為一份卷，並刪去延伸回應題。
It is proposed that the public examination will include multiple choice questions whereas Part B will be data - response questions . There will be one paper instead of two and extended - response questions will be removed
教育評議會其後建議把通識科易名為"國民與社會科"，以加強國民教育，並鼓勵高中生多前往中國內地考察。
Education Convergence subsequently suggested renaming LS as Nationals and Society to strengthen national education and encourage senior secondary school students to participate more in study tours to Mainland of China
我認為上述多項建議都是着眼於撥亂反正。
In my view many of the above mentioned proposals seek to put things right
主席，我很感謝葛珮帆議員今天提出原議案，以及梁美芬議員和郭偉强議員提出修正案。
President I am very grateful to Ms Elizabeth QUAT for proposing the original motion today and to Dr Priscilla LEUNG and Mr KWOK Wai - keung for proposing the amendments
他們認為學校課程檢討專責小組較早前提交的報告，完全沒有回應社會的關注，當中提出的建議亦過於保守，不符合現今社會的期望。
They opine that the report presented by the Task Force on Review of School Curriculum earlier has completely failed to respond to community concerns and the overly conservative recommendations put forth therein have also fallen short of the community expectations
因此，他們提出多項建議，以徹底改革通識科。
They have therefore put forth a number of suggestions to thoroughly reform the LS subject
我支持該3位議員今天提出的原議案和兩項修正案。
I give my support to the original motion and the two amendments proposed by the three Members today . I so submit
謹此發言。多謝主席。
Thank you President
我也會支持其他修正案，我謹此陳辭。
I also give my support to other amendments . I so submit
主席，我首先要感謝何俊賢議員提出修正案。
President first of all I have to thank Mr Steven HO for proposing his amendment
我認為這已經達到了我提出議案的目的，就是拋磚引玉，讓大家參與討論，促請政府制訂全面鄉郊發展的政策。
In my view this has already achieved my purpose of moving this motion which is to arouse Members interest in and encourage their discussion on this subject with a view to urging the Government to formulate a comprehensive rural development policy
何俊賢議員的修正案主要是補充我的議案內容，原則上與我的議案沒有太大分別，他只是更關注漁農業的發展。
The amendment of Mr Steven HO simply supplements my motion . In principle his amendment does not differ greatly from my motion but he only pays more attention to the development of agriculture and fisheries industries
他在修正案提出推動休閒漁農業發展，研究容許在沙頭角海魚養殖區進行休閒垂釣的可行性，以及研究修改過時法例及予以合適空間，支援受鄉郊發展影響的重要設施，包括搬遷菜站、合作社及農場等。
In the amendment he proposes promoting the development of leisure agriculture and fisheries studying the feasibility of allowing recreational fishing in the marine fish culture zone in Sha Tau Kok STK and conducting a study to amend outdated legislation and offering suitable spaces to support essential facilities affected by rural development including relocation of vegetable depots vegetable marketing cooperative societies and farms
我在動議議案時的演辭中已經提到，沙頭角的根本問題在於其所在的禁區是否得以開放。
In my speech for moving the motion I have already mentioned that the fundamental problem of STK lies in whether the restriction of the frontier closed area where it is located can be relaxed
禁區一天不解禁，普羅市民要前往都不容易，更不用說在海魚養殖區進行休閒垂釣，發展多元經濟，何議員的建議亦只會是緣木求魚。
As long as the restriction is not relaxed public access to STK will not be easy not to mention allowing recreational fishing in the marine fish culture zone and diversifying economic development there and Mr HOs proposal will only be attempting an impossible task
何議員的修正版本與我的原議案的根本差異，主要在於他立足於點，即漁農的問題，而我則立足於面，即新界全局，因此不會陷入以偏概全的死胡同中。
As regards the basic difference between Mr HOs amendment and my original motion his focus is on the issue of agriculture and fisheries while I am looking from the wider perspective of the New Territories as a whole . Therefore we will not be caught in the blind alley of overgeneralization
如果各位議員同意我的議案和觀點，則何議員的修正已在其中，懇請各位支持我的議案。
For those Members who agree with my motion and viewpoints please note that the essence of Mr HOs amendment has already been incorporated in my motion . I urge Members to support my motion
我亦要申報我有投資農業。
I also need to declare that I have some agricultural investments
香港都市化的過程，並非要消滅鄉郊社會，而制訂全面鄉郊發展政策，亦非為窒礙都市化的進程，而是要在促進城鄉共融的前提下，讓香港整體發展能更好、有效及有序地融入大灣區。
The process of urbanization in Hong Kong does not aim at eliminating the rural community while the formulation of a comprehensive rural development policy is meant not to hinder the progress of urbanization but to facilitate better more effective and orderly integration of the overall development of Hong Kong into the Greater Bay Area on the premise of achieving urban - rural symbiosis
完善而具前瞻性的鄉郊發展政策，將會令"一國兩制"下的香港更多姿多采。
A sound and forward - looking rural development policy will make Hong Kong an even more colourful place under the principle of one country two systems
我感謝15位議員的發言，豐富了我的議案。
I am grateful to the 15 Members who have spoken and given input on my motion
我現在向各位提出的待決議題是：劉業強議員動議的議案，經何俊賢議員修正後，予以通過。
I now put the question to you and that is That the motion moved by Mr Kenneth LAU as amended by Mr Steven HO be passed
主席，我首先要澄清一些相關標準。
President I must first clarify some of the relevant standards concerned
《2018年食物攙雜規例》在保障食物安全和食物供應之間取得平衡，而新標準絕對足夠保障本港市民的食物安全和公眾健康。
The Food Adulteration Regulations strike a balance between safeguarding food safety and food supply and there is no question that the new standards will adequately safeguard Hong Kong peoples food safety and public health
我在之前的發言中已清楚說明我們的立場及理據，並多謝何俊賢議員和邵家輝議員對《修訂規例》的支持，亦明白部分議員的意見。
I have clearly laid down our position and arguments in my previous speech . I thank Mr Steven HO and Mr SHIU Ka - fai for supporting the Regulations . And I appreciate the views expressed by some Members
我現在請黃碧雲議員答辯。
I now call upon Dr Helena WONG to reply
主席，金屬在環境中天然存在，金屬污染物可循自然環境進入食物鏈，又或在食物生產過程中污染食物。
President metals are naturally present in the environment . Metallic contaminants may enter the food chain through environmental contamination or in the food production process
因此，食物中可能含有微量的金屬污染物，所以《食物攙雜規例》規管食物中金屬雜質含量。
Food may therefore contain trace amounts of metallic contaminants . For this reason the Food Adulteration Regulations Cap
現行《規例》就各類食物的金屬雜質含量上限的標準，主要是我們在1983年修訂該《規例》時訂立的，參考了當時的國際相關標準、本港市民當時的膳食習慣，以及風險評估結果。
132V regulate the levels of metallic contamination in food . In the existing Regulations the standards for maximum levels of metallic contaminants in various foodstuffs were mainly established when the Regulations were amended in 1983 having taken into account the then prevalent international standards dietary habits of the local population and the results of risk assessment studies
經過這麼多年，國際間基於科學實證，以及"風險為本"的原則對食物中金屬雜質含量上限的標準已經有所改變，本港市民的膳食習慣同樣亦已改變，現行《規例》對食物中金屬雜質含量的某些標準已不是最適合現今本港社會。
After so many years the international standards for maximum levels of metallic contaminants in food which are based on scientific empirical evidence and the risk - based principle have changed . Certain standards for metallic contaminants in food specified in the existing Regulations have ceased to be the most appropriate for Hong Kong society nowadays
我們必須強調，釐定食物安全標準的原則，應該以科學理據為基礎，訂定適當及足夠保障食物安全及公眾健康的上限，在保障食物安全和食物供應之間取得平衡，不一定是越嚴格越好。
We must stress that the principle of determining food safety standards should be founded on scientific evidence so as to establish appropriate maximum levels that are sufficient for securing food safety and public health while striking a balance between safeguarding food safety and food supply . Greater stringency may not necessarily be better
過於嚴格，長遠對食物供應、價格，以及消費者的選擇等均有影響，對市民和業界並無好處，亦有違國際公平貿易的原則。
Overly stringent standards will in the long run affect food supply prices and consumer choices etc bringing no benefit to the people and the trade while violating the principle of international fair trade
《修訂規例》所建議的各類食物的金屬雜質含量上限，是食物及衞生局及食物環境衞生署食物安全中心參考了國際間最新的相關標準，以及充分考慮到本港市民的膳食習慣和風險評估結果而訂定。
The maximum levels for metallic contaminants in various foodstuffs proposed in the Amendment Regulation are established by the Food and Health Bureau and the Centre for Food Safety CFS under the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department after drawing reference from the latest international standards and thorough consideration of the dietary habits of the local population and the results of risk assessment studies
《修訂規例》的其中一個目的，是把本港就食物中金屬污染物的規管要求與國際標準更接軌，好處是確保本港市民在食物安全及公眾健康方面的保障媲美國際標準，亦同時確保香港繼續得到多元化的食物供應。
One of the objectives of the Amendment Regulation is to better align the regulatory requirements for metallic contaminants in food in Hong Kong with the international standards . The merit of doing so is to ensure the protection afforded to the local population in terms of food safety and public health is on a par with international standards while also securing Hong Kong with continuous and diversified food supply
食品法典委員會的標準是國際公認及獲廣泛採納的標準，所以當有可供參考的食品法典委員會標準時，我們會採納食品法典委員會的標準，除非我們在評估本港市民的膳食習慣，以及評估風險後，認為有科學理據就某些食物不採納食品法典委員會的相關標準，才會另訂標準。
The standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Codex are internationally recognized and widely adopted . Hence when there are available Codex standards for reference the Codex standards would be adopted unless after assessing the dietary habits of the local population and conducting a risk assessment study there are scientific justifications for not doing so for certain foods; then different standards would be adopted
此外，就一些香港市民經常食用而食品法典委員會未有訂定相關標準的食物，我們會以"科學為本"的原則訂定適合本港的標準。
Moreover as regards foods frequently consumed by the local population but not covered in the Codex standards we will establish standards appropriate to the local setting in keeping with the science - based principle
我們去年6月至9月期間就修訂建議諮詢了立法會食物安全及環境衞生事務委員會及公眾，公眾及事務委員會普遍支持我們提出的修訂方案及原則。
Between June and September last year we consulted the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene of the Legislative Council and the public on the amendment proposals . The public and the Panel generally support the amendment proposals and principles proposed by us
我們今年6月把《修訂規例》提交立法會省覽，進行先訂立後審議的程序。
In June this year the Amendment Regulation was tabled before the Legislative Council and subject to the negative vetting procedure
立法會的小組委員會在討論後對《修訂規例》並無異議，亦沒有就《修訂規例》提出任何修訂。
The Subcommittee of the Legislative Council raised no objection to the Amendment Regulation after discussion and had not proposed any amendment to it
《修訂規例》的覆蓋面相當廣，被納入規管的金屬污染物數量將由現時的7種增至14種，而適用於不同食物的金屬污染物含量上限 數目會由現時19個增至144個，當中85個是參考食品法典委員會標準訂定的，而其餘59個沒有可供參考的食品法典委員會標準，這亦是我們基於有關食物對本港市民的重要性而額外訂立的，進一步確保食物安全。
The Amendment Regulation covers a very wide scope . The number of metallic contaminants being brought under regulation will increase from the current 7 to 14 and the number of maximum levels for metallic contaminants applicable to various foodstuffs will increase from the current 19 to 144 among which 85 levels are established by drawing reference from the Codex standards whereas the remaining 59 levels are without any available Codex standard as reference . Such levels are additionally established on the basis of the significance of relevant food to the local population with a view to further assuring food safety
在144個建議上限中，89個較現行《規例》的標準更嚴格，25個是新訂的標準，而22個與現行標準相同。
Among the 144 proposed maximum levels 89 levels are more stringent than the existing standards in the Regulations 25 levels are newly established standards and 22 levels are the same as the existing standards
我們以"科學為本"訂定所有標準，有需要時我們毫不猶豫地嚴格執行，但當現行標準已變得過於嚴格時，我們亦會提出恰當並且絕對足夠保障食物安全，以及公眾健康的新標準。
We have established all standards on scientific grounds and when necessary we will effect stringent enforcement without hesitation . But when the existing standards have become excessively stringent we will propose new standards that are appropriate and definitely sufficient for protecting food safety and public health
這144個建議上限中，沒有任何一個低於食品法典委員會的標準。
None of the 144 proposed maximum levels is lower than the Codex standards
食品法典委員會於2006年就精米中鎘含量的標準定為每公斤0.4毫克，於年就小麥和葉菜類蔬菜中鎘含量的標準定為每公斤0.2毫克，就糙米至今沒有訂定鎘含量的標準。
Codex set the standard for cadmium content in polished rice at 0.4 mgkg in 2006 and that in wheat and leafy vegetables at 0.2 mgkg in 2005 . To date no standard has been established for cadmium content in husked rice
保障食物安全和公眾健康是我們的首要考慮，我們不會盲目跟隨食品法典委員會的標準，而是充分考慮本港市民近年的膳食習慣，以及食安中心的風險評估結果，才建議將上述4類食物中鎘的含量上限稍為上調。
Protection of food safety and public health is our prime consideration . We would not blindly follow the Codex standards but only slightly adjust upward the standard for cadmium content in the aforementioned four food groups after comprehensive consideration of the dietary habits of the local population in recent years and the results of risk assessment studies conducted by CFS
食安中心根據近年研究本港市民膳食習慣所得的數據而計算的健康參考值及進行的風險評估顯示，本港市民從膳食攝入鎘致健康受影響的可能甚低。
The health - based guidance value calculated on data gathered through CFS studies on the dietary habits of the local population in recent years and results of risk assessment studies so conducted indicate that it is most unlikely that the health of the local population will be affected by the intake of cadmium through diet
就精米而言，我們沒有採納食品法典委員會就鎘含量每公斤0.4毫克的標準，因為該標準對本港而言未必能提供足夠保障，所以我們建議每公斤0.2毫克，較食品法典委員會標準嚴格，是因為我們堅守科學理據的原則，充分考慮本港市民食用大米習慣的改變及風險評估結果。
As regards polished rice we have not adopted the Codex standard for cadmium of 0.4 mgkg on the grounds that such a standard may not suffice to afford adequate protection to Hong Kong . Therefore we propose a standard of 0.2 mgkg which is more stringent than the Codex standard because we strictly adhering to scientific justifications have thoroughly considered the change in rice consumption habits of the local population and the results of risk assessment studies
過去多年，本港市民食用大米的分量減少了，大米亦並非本港市民攝入鎘的主要來源。
Over the years the rice consumption in Hong Kong has decreased . Also rice is not the main source of cadmium intake of the local population
在6個閘口把關下，我們相信未來進口香港的精米、糙米、小麥和葉菜類蔬菜4類食品的品質會較現時更有保證。
Given the gate - keeping efforts in respect of six metallic contaminants we believe there will be greater assurance of the quality of the four food groups namely polished rice husked rice wheat and leafy vegetables imported into Hong Kong in the future
我們亦明白部分市民可能會擔心《修訂規例》就上述4類食品鎘的含量上限稍作調整，對健康會造成影響，但這方面的擔心並不需要。
We also understand that some members of the public may worry that the minor adjustment in the maximum levels for cadmium content in the aforementioned four food groups proposed in the Amendment Regulation will affect their health . But such a worry is unnecessary