Subcommittee on Sewage Services (Trade Effluent Surcharge)
(Amendment) Regulation 2008

Fourth meeting
on Thursday, 12 June 2008, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes and matters arising
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1841/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 1842/07-08 on 11 June 2008)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 26 May 2008

II.Meeting with the Administration
(10:50 am - 12:40 pm)

Clause-by-clause examination

LC Paper No. CB(1)1608/07-08(02)
(issued on 23 May 2008)

-Marked-up copy of Sewage Services (Trade Effluent Surcharge) (Amendment) Regulation 2008 (L.N. 106 of 2008)

Proposed amendments

LC Paper No. CB(1)1858/07-08(01)
(English version attached, Chinese version to follow)

-Draft "Proposed amendment to the Sewage Services (Trade Effluent Surcharge) (Amendment) Regulation 2008" prepared by Assistant Legal Adviser

Administration's response to concerns raised at the meetings on 2 and 3 June 2008

LC Paper No. CB(1)1761/07-08(01)
(issued on 2 June 2008)

-List of follow-up actions arising from the discussion on 2 June 2008 prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)1820/07-08(01)
(issued on 10 June 2008)

-List of follow-up actions arising from the discussion on 3 June 2008 prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)1820/07-08(02)
(issued on 10 June 2008)

-Administration's response to LC Paper Nos. CB(1)1761/07-08(01) and CB(1)1820/07-08(01)

Other relevant papers issued previously

L.N. 106 of 2008
(tabled at the Council meeting on 14 May 2008)

-Sewage Services (Trade Effluent Surcharge) (Amendment) Regulation 2008

Ref: EP(CR) 9/35/16
(issued on 9 May 2008)

-Legislative Council Brief issued by the Environmental Protection Department

LC Paper No. LS 84/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1961/07-08 on 15 May 2008)

-Legal Service Division Report on Subsidiary Legislation tabled in the Legislative Council on 14 May 2008

LC Paper No. CB(1)1608/07-08(01)
(issued on 23 May 2008)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)1783/07-08(01)
(issued on 4 June 2008)

-Administration's table listing the average and median Chemical Oxygen Demand values for the 30 trades and the respective trade effluent surcharge rates payable by individual trades

LC Paper No. CB(1)1707/07-08(03)
(issued on 30 May 2008)

-Administration's response to list of follow-up actions arising from the discussion on 26 May 2008 and Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan's letter to the Chairman dated 27 May 2008

III.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

(A list of papers previously issued is available on the Legislative Council website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr07-08/english/hc/sub_leg/sc10/general/sc10.htm)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 June 2008