Panel on Environmental Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 30 March 2009, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 27 March 2009)

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

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1003/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 1004/08-09 on 10 March 2009)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 21 January 2009

II.Information paper issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 960/08-09
(issued on 3 March 2009)

-Information note on "Light pollution and the regulation of outdoor lighting in selected places" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

LC Paper Nos. CB(1) 1006 and 1104/08-09
(issued on 10 and 20 March 2009 respectively)

-Submissions regarding Clear Water Bay Country Park from Designing Hong Kong Limited and WWF Hong Kong respectively

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1116/08-09
(issued on 23 March 2009)

-Letter from Hon Mrs Regina IP LAU Suk-yee regarding noise pollution from large commercial television screens

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

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1123/08-09(01)
(issued on 24 March 2009)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1123/08-09(02)
(issued on 24 March 2009)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

*IV.233DS - Sludge Treatment Facilities
(2:40 pm - 3:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1123/08-09(03)
(English version issued on 24 March 2009)
(Revised Chinese version issued on 26 March 2009)

-Administration's paper on 233DS - Sludge Treatment Facilities

*V.Proposed extension of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to Hong Kong
(3:15 pm - 3:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1123/08-09(04)
(issued on 24 March 2009)

-Administration's paper on proposed extension of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1123/08-09(05)
(issued on 24 March 2009)

-Paper on application of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to Hong Kong prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief)

#*VI.Latest progress of implementation of the New Nature Conservation Policy
(3:50 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 822/08-09(01)
(issued on 17 February 2009)

-Referral on Public-private Partnership Scheme under the new nature conservation policy raised at the meeting between Legislative Council Members and Councillors of Heung Yee Kuk on 8 January 2009

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1123/08-09(06)
(issued on 24 March 2009)

-Administration's paper on latest progress of implementation of the New Nature Conservation Policy

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1123/08-09(07)
(issued on 24 March 2009)

-Paper on nature conservation prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1163/08-09(01)
(attached)

-Submission from Mr Ruy BARRETTO S.C. (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1163/08-09(02)
(attached)

-Submission from Designing Hong Kong Limited (English version only)

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

Proposed setting up of the Subcommittee on Combating Fly-tipping

LC Paper No. CB(1) 975/08-09
(issued on 4 March 2009)

-Paper on the proposal of setting up the Subcommittee on Combating Fly-tipping (LC Paper No. CB(1) 971/08-09) prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

* All other Hon Members are invited to attend for discussion on agenda items IV, V and VI. Agenda item IV is a funding proposal while agenda item V is a legislative proposal.

# Members of the Panel on Development are invited to attend for discussion on agenda item VI.


Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
27 March 2009