Panel on Environmental Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 27 November 2006, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

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

LC Paper No. CB(1) 287/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 288/06-07 on 16 November 2006)

-Minutes of the special meeting held on 20 October 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1) 329/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 330/06-07 on 23 November 2006)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 23 October 2006

II.Information paper issued since last meeting

Nil

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

LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(01)
(issued on 21 November 2006)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(02)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

IV.Review of Air Quality Objectives
(2:40 pm - 3:40 pm)

Meeting with deputations

(a)Professor Anthony J HEDLEY
The University of Hong Kong
LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(03) (English version only)
(issued on 21 November 2006)
( Attachment 1 - World Health Organization Air Quality Guideline
(with hyperlink)
Attachment 3 - Air Pollution: costs and paths to a solution (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 232/06-07(01) on 6 November 2006))

(b)Professor Alexis LAU Kai-hon
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(04) (Chinese version attached)
(English version issued on 21 November 2006)

(c)Professor WONG Tze-wai
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(05) (issued on 21 November 2006)

(d)Friends of the Earth (HK)
LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(06) (attached)

(e)Civic Exchange
LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(07) (issued on 21 November 2006)
(Attachment: Hong Kong's Air Quality -
http://www.civic-exchange.org/publications/2006/airq.pdf
An Air Management Plan for Hong Kong -
http://www.civic-exchange.org/publications/2006/airmanplan-e.pdf
Boomtown to Gloomtown -
http://www.civic-exchange.org/publications/2006/btog.pdf)

(f)Green Council

(g)Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(08) (English version only) (attached)

(h)Clear The Air
LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(09) (English version only) (attached)

Submission from deputations not attending the meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(10)
(issued on 21 November 2006)

-Submission from Greenpeace (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(11)
(issued on 21 November 2006)

-Submission from the Advisory Council on the Environment

Meeting with the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(12)
(issued on 21 November 2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration

*V.Tax incentives to promote the use of environment friendly cars
(3:40 pm - 4:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(13)
(issued on 21 November 2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 364/06-07(01)
(attached)

-Submission from Clear The Air (English version only)

*VI.4339DS - North District Sewerage Stage 1 Phases 2B and 2C and Stage 2 Phase 1
(4:15 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 331/06-07(14)
(issued on 21 November 2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration

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

* All other Hon Members are invited to attend for discussion on agenda items V and VI which are funding proposals.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
24 November 2006