Panel on Environmental Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 25 April 2005, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1314/04-05 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 1315/04-05 on 21 April 2005)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 24 March 2005

II.Information paper issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1186/04-05
(issued on 31 March 2005)

-Submission (English version only) from the WWF Hong Kong regarding the proposed legislative amendments to the Fisheries Protection Ordinance (Cap. 171)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1223/04-05
(issued on 7 April 2005)

-Submission (English version only) from a group of third year medical students of the University of Hong Kong regarding the need to review the Hong Kong Air Quality Objectives

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(2:35 pm - 2:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1316/04-05(01)
(issued on 19 April 2005)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1316/04-05(02)
(issued on 19 April 2005)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

*IV.Legislative amendments to facilitate the management of Marine Parks and Marine Reserve
(2:40 pm - 3:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1316/04-05(03)
(issued on 19 April 2005)

-Background brief on management of marine parks

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1316/04-05(04)
(issued on 19 April 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration

*V.Proposed legislation for implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
(3:15 pm - 3:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1316/04-05(05)
(issued on 19 April 2005)

-Background brief on application of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1316/04-05(06)
(issued on 19 April 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration

*VI.The implementation programme for the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme Stage 2
(3:50 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2215/03-04(05)
(attached)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (issued for the meeting on 28 June 2004)

Ref: EP(CR)9/35/13(III)
(attached)

-Legislative Council Brief provided by the Environmental Protection Department

VII.Any other business
(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members are invited to attend for discussion on agenda items IV, V and VI. Agenda items IV and V are legislative proposals.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 April 2005