Subcommittee on
Sewage Services (Sewage Charge) (Amendment) Regulation 2007,
Sewage Services (Trade Effluent Surcharge) (Amendment) Regulation 2007 and Technical Memorandum on Procedures and Methods for Sampling and Analysis of Trade Effluents

5th meeting on
Thursday, 3 May 2007, at 4:30 pm (or immediately after the
Chief Executive's Question and Answer session, whichever is later)
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Matters arising
(4:30 pm - 4:45 pm)

The Subcommittee will consider the way forward for dealing with the Amendment Regulations and the Technical Memorandum

II.Meeting with the Administration
(4:45 pm - 8:00 pm)

Discussion of outstanding items

LC Paper No. CB(1)1488/06-07(01)
(issued on 2 May 2007)

-List of follow-up actions to be taken by the Administration for the meeting on 30 April 2007 prepared by the Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)1488/06-07(02)
(to follow)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 30 April 2007 and outstanding issues

LC Paper No. CB(1)1493/06-07(01)
(issued on 2 May 2007)

-Letter dated 30 April 2007 from Hon Audrey EU to Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau, Environment, Transport and Works Bureau and Economic Development and Labour Bureau (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1488/06-07(03)
(issued on 2 May 2007)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 27 April 2007 - Survey on disinfection practices in other coastal cities (tabled at the meeting on 30 April 2007)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1488/06-07(04)
(issued on 2 May 2007)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 27 April 2007 - Sewage charge increment projection - alternative scenarios (English version only) (tabled at the meeting on 30 April 2007)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1467/06-07(01)
(Revised English version and Chinese version issued on 2 May 2007)

-List of follow-up actions to be taken by the Administration for the meeting on 27 April 2007 prepared by the Secretariat (tabled at the meeting on 30 April 2007)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1467/06-07(02)
(issued on 2 May 2007)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meetings on 19 and 24 April 2007 (Part II) (tabled at the meeting on 30 April 2007)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1449/06-07(02)
(issued on 26 April 2007)

-List of follow-up actions to be taken by the Administration for the meeting on 24 April 2007 prepared by the Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)1449/06-07(03)
(issued on 26 April 2007)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meetings on 19 and 24 April 2007 (Part I)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1435/06-07(01)
(issued on 23 April 2007)

-List of follow-up actions to be taken by the Administration for the meeting on 19 April 2007 prepared by the Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)1435/06-07(02)
(issued on 23 April 2007)

-Administration's response dated 23 April 2007 to issues raised at the meeting on 19 April 2007

Clause-by-clause examination

LC Paper No. CB(1)1392/06-07(01)
(issued on 18 April 2007)

-Marked-up copy of Sewage Services (Sewage Charge) Regulation and Schedule 1 (Cap. 463 sub. leg.) as amended by L.N. 45 of 2007

LC Paper No. CB(1)1392/06-07(02)
(issued on 18 April 2007)

-Marked-up copy of Sewage Services (Trade Effluent Surcharge) Regulation as amended by L.N. 46 of 2007

LC Paper No. CB(1)1392/06-07(03)
(issued on 18 April 2007)

-Letter dated 27 March 2007 from the Assistant Legal Adviser (ALA) to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1392/06-07(04)
(issued on 18 April 2007)

-Reply dated 28 March 2007 from the Administration to ALA's letter of 27 March 2007

LC Paper No. CB(1)1392/06-07(05)
(issued on 18 April 2007)

-Letter dated 28 March 2007 from ALA to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1392/06-07(06)
(issued on 18 April 2007)

-Reply dated 17 April 2007 from the Administration to ALA's letter of 28 March 2007

L.N. 45 of 2007

-Sewage Services (Sewage Charge) (Amendment) Regulation 2007

L.N. 46 of 2007

-Sewage Services (Trade Effluent Surcharge) (Amendment) Regulation 2007

S.S.No.5 to Gazette No. 12/2007

-Technical Memorandum on Procedures and Methods for Sampling and Analysis of Trade Effluents

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is available on the Legislative Council website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr06-07/english/hc/sub_leg/sc05/papers/sc05_ppr.htm)

III.Any other business

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 May 2007