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Hansard 3 April 2001 3 Apr 2001 Legislative Assembly 145 TUESDAY, 3 APRIL 2001 Mr SPEAKER (Hon. R. K. Hollis, Redcliffe) read prayers and took the chair at 9.30 a.m. ASSENT TO BILL Mr SPEAKER: Order! I have to inform House that I have received from His Excellency the Governor a letter in respect to assent certain bills, the contents of which will incorporated in the records of Parliament— (sgd) Peter Arnison GOVERNOR Message No. 1/01 The Governor acquaints the Legislative Assembly that a Bill intituled: 'A Bill for an Act to amend the Officials in Parliament Act 1896' having been passed by the Legislative Assembly, and having been presented for the Royal Assent, was assented to by the Governor, in the name of Her Majesty, on the Twenty-third day of March, 2001. The Governor now transmits the Bill to the Legislative Assembly, to be numbered and forwarded to the proper Officer for enrolment, in the manner required by law. Government House, Brisbane, 3 April 2001 PETITIONS The Clerk announced the receipt of the following petitions— Trinity Inlet Mr Pitt from 493 petitioners, requesting the House to preserve the land to the south and east of Cairns, encompassing the Trinity Inlet and surrounding areas and hillslopes at East Trinity in perpetuity, through the declaration of a Cairns Wetlands Park, as an area which enhances its conservation values and its potential for ecotourism, wetland rehabilitation and environmental education. Sunshine Coast Dental Services Miss Simpson from 56 petitioners, requesting the House to call on the State Health Minister to employ more dentists and provide additional funding to the public dental service on the Sunshine Coast to reduce these unacceptable waiting times. PAPERS STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS The following statutory instruments were tabled by The Clerk— Plant Protection Act 1989— Plant Protection (Prescription of Pests) Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2001, No. 19 Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994— Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001, No. 20 Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997— Queensland Competition Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001, No. 21 State Buildings Protective Security Act 1983— State Buildings Protective Security Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001, No. 22 Corrective Services Act 2000— Proclamation repealing 2000 SL No. 335, No. 23 Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994— Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001, No. 24 State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999— State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001, No. 25 MINISTERIAL PAPER Hon. P. D. Beattie (Premier and Minister for Trade)— Report on a Trade Mission to Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam—5 to 31 March 2001. 146 Ministerial Statement 3 Apr 2001 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT South-East Asian Trade Mission; Pork Industry Hon. P. D. BEATTIE (Brisbane Central—ALP) (Premier and Minister for Trade) (9.35 a.m.), by leave: I have just returned from a successful trade mission to South-East Asia, taking in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. I was accompanied by a small and enthusiastic business delegation. This was the first trip that I have undertaken since my Government was re-elected on 17 February and the first since I took over the Trade portfolio—an indication of my commitment to further develop Queensland's exports with our regional neighbours. Exports mean jobs. Even before we left Queensland I was able to announce the success of the trial of a new freight service, which involves produce being flown to Singapore and sent by sea to markets in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. This service, run by the Air Freight Council, cuts time and costs, and allows Queensland exporters to access markets that were previously difficult due to long transit times and product shelf life. In Singapore we had a positive reception in our meetings, which included the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the National University of Singapore, the Minister for Trade and Industry, the Minister for Education and members of the National Science and Technology Board. During my meeting with the Minister for Trade and Industry I handed over a letter of invitation to the Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong, inviting him for a two-day visit to Queensland built around his attendance at CHOGM, which will be held in Brisbane later this year. At every opportunity I promoted Queensland's pork industry—which the Government is assisting to snare more of the market in Singapore—and our clean food regime. As well, I addressed a lunch hosted by the Singapore Australian Business Council and a dinner for key businesspeople hosted by the High Commissioner. As a result of my visit, the Queensland government has established a new Queensland pig industry development strategy to help capitalise on the international meat crisis. While the foot and mouth disease outbreak is a terrible issue for Britain and Europe, it presents us with an opportunity to aggressively promote Queensland's internationally recognised clean status. Countries like Singapore, which, as I said, I visited during my recent trade mission to South-East Asia, have banned the import of British and French pork due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Our aim is to treble the production of pigs in Queensland over the next three years so that we can meet export demand, particularly in Asia. To achieve this, we need investment. Therefore, I have asked the Minister for State Development, Tom Barton, to lead a team to Europe within the next few months to attract increased investment into Queensland's pig processing and production industry. The Queensland Government will work with industry and research and development bodies such as the CSIRO and Food Science Australia to develop new products. The Smart State concept will be pursued through the provision of training and retraining assistance to individuals and companies to upgrade skills. Food safety will be reinforced through the activities of Safe Food Production Queensland and Queensland supports the introduction of nationally accredited quality assurance schemes in piggery management to support the export supply chain of markets such as Singapore. As part of our export drive, Minister for Primary Industries Henry Palaszczuk will lead a trade mission to Singapore, Taiwan and Japan to further assess market opportunities. Significant opportunities have been identified for Queensland in exporting fresh chilled pork and pig offal products in niche food sector markets, particularly in China. In the case of Singapore, Queensland pig producers have been growing their herds to fill the gap that occurred from mid-1999 as a result of the Nipah virus spreading throughout Malaysian piggeries. Queensland pork is now being showcased in major Singapore supermarkets under the Airpork brand, while a recent consumer survey showed that Australia is now the preferred country of origin for pork. The Queensland pig industry is rapidly moving from an almost exclusive domestic focus to a growing export industry. It has a significant potential to create jobs, particularly in regional areas of Queensland. Queensland currently has about 20 per cent of the nation's herd, or around 565 piggeries of Australia's 3,018. Queensland slaughters around 22 per cent of the national slaughter of approximately 5.2 million pigs per year. The Department of State Development's Food and Meat Industry Task Force will coordinate the delivery of the strategy along with the Department of Primary Industries and other agencies. 3 Apr 2001 Ministerial Statement 147 In Kuala Lumpur I was pleased to be involved in announcements on partnerships between Queensland and Malaysian companies and agencies. For example, I witnessed the signing of an agreement between the Brisbane based technology company Union Switch and Signal for a $65 million contract to provide safety control systems for a major rail project involving a partner EMRAIL, which is a Malaysian company. Another Brisbane company, Nu-Lec Industries, won a $2.6 million contract with a major Malaysian electricity company, and Queensland Rail is using Smart State strategies to establish itself as an Asia-Pacific regional rail expert, as the Minister for Transport would know. Software developer Technology One has joined an elite group of foreign companies which has been awarded multimedia super corridor status by the Malaysian government. This status enables the company to move quickly to establish itself in the special IT precinct. I was also able to announce that Robin James, the head of Queensland's Pacific Film and Television Commission, is the only Australian appointed to an international advisory board for Malaysia's budding entertainment industry. Naturally, I talked up Queensland's food and education exports and trade partnerships at every opportunity, including at meetings with the Minister for Energy, Communications and Multimedia and the Minister for Agriculture, at a media conference and at a dinner with business leaders. In Hanoi, our delegation visited and laid a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum before embarking on a round of meetings, which included the Deputy Prime Minister, the head of the Economic Commission, the Vice Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Vice Minister for Health. I witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Queensland University of Technology and the Hanoi School of Public Health, an agreement which again underscored Queensland's commitment to forging stronger education and health links with South-East Asia. Just to digress for a minute, I believe we can expand our education component in Vietnam. We do well in most places of Asia, but we can do better in Vietnam, and I am delighted to see QUT playing that role. I also announced the signing of a contract for Queensland beef producers to supply the first shipment of live cattle to Vietnam as part of five-year $75 million agreement. The Vietnamese partners—importer Novico and major beef distributor Vissan—signed the contract with Queensland beef suppliers Queensland Jumbuck Exports during my visit.
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