Panel on Environmental Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 16 December 2013, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 13 December 2013)

I.

Confirmation of minutes



LC Paper No. CB(1)499/13-14
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)538/13-14 on 13 December 2013)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 28 October 2013

II.

Information papers issued since last meeting



LC Paper No. CB(1)407/13-14(01)
(issued on 26 November 2013)

-Letter dated 22 November 2013 from Hon Claudia MO proposing to discuss the item on "Monitoring the use of the Environment and Conservation Fund" (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)484/13-14(01)
(issued on 6 December 2013)

-Information paper on "Launching the Air Quality Health Index Reporting System" provided by the Administration

III.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(8:30 am - 8:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)500/13-14(01)
(issued on 10 December 2013)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)500/13-14(02)
(issued on 11 December 2013)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

*Legend symbol denoting All other Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda item IV which relates to an establishment proposal.IV.

Promotion of recycling industry


(8:35 am - 9:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)500/13-14(03)
(issued on 13 December 2013)

-Administration's paper on "Promotion of recycling industry"

LC Paper No. CB(1)500/13-14(04)
(issued on 13 December 2013)

-Background brief on "Promotion of the recycling industry" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

V.

Visit to Europe on thermal waste treatment facilities


(9:30 am - 9:45 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)500/13-14(05)
(issued on 10 December 2013)

-Administration's paper on "Visit to Europe on thermal waste treatment facilities"

LC Paper No. CB(1)539/13-14(01)
(issued on 13 December 2013)

-Paper on "Arrangements for undertaking overseas duty visits by committees of the Legislative Council" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VI.

Receiving public views on the issues raised for the Public Engagement on Municipal Solid Waste Charging


(9:45 am - 12:00 noon)

LC Paper No. CB(1)314/13-14(03)
(issued for the meeting on 25 November 2013)

-Administration's paper on "Council for Sustainable Development's Public Engagement on Municipal Solid Waste Charging – 'Waste Reduction by Waste Charging . How to Implement?'"

LC Paper No. CB(1)314/13-14(04)
(issued for the meeting on 25 November 2013)

-Updated background brief on "Municipal solid waste charging in Hong Kong" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Deputations/individuals attending the meeting

1.World Green Organisation
LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(01) (Chinese version only) (issued on 11 December 2013)

2.Hong Kong Recycle Materials and Reproduction Business General Association Ltd

3.Greeners Action

4.The Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies

5.Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong

6. Hong Kong Green Strategy Alliance

7.Hong Kong Environmental Industry Association

8.Federation of Hong Kong Industries

9. Tin Shui Wai Community Development Alliance

10.集體浪費關注組

11.Mr WONG Yue-hon

12.Federation of Hong Kong Property Management Industry Ltd

13.Professional Power

14.Mr Tim LO
LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(02) (issued on 11 December 2013)

15.Ms Christine FONG

16.Hong Kong Environmental Protection Association

17.天水圍婦女關注垃圾徵費小組
LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(03) (Chinese version only) (issued on 11 December 2013)

18.垃圾徵費婦女關注組

19.Tin Shui Wai Community Development Network
LC Paper No. CB(1)549/13-14(01) (Chinese version only) (issued on 13 December 2013)

20.Hong Kong Professionals And Senior Executives Association

21.Friends of the Earth (HK)

22.Hong Kong Waste Disposal Industry Association

23.New Century Forum
LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(04) (Chinese version only) (issued on 11 December 2013)

24.Green Council

25.Civic Party
LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(05) (Chinese version only) (issued on 11 December 2013)

26.Secure Information Disposal Services Ltd

27.Mr CHAN Kai-ming
LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(06) (Chinese version only) (issued on 11 December 2013)

28.The Lion Rock Institute

29.Mr Philip LI Ka-leung

30.Green Sense

31.Environmental Contractors Management Association
LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(07) (English version only) (issued on 11 December 2013)

32.CO2 Feeds The World
LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(08) (English version only) (issued on 11 December 2013)

33.HK Dumper Truck Drivers Association

34.食物環境衞生署職工權益工會

LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(09)
(issued on 11 December 2013)

-Joint submission from食物環境衞生署職工權益工會, 政府前線僱員總會, 全球化監察and Hong Kong Women Workers' Association (Chinese version only)

35.Labour Party

36.Hong Kong Food Waste Management Association

LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(10)
(issued on 11 December 2013)

-Joint submission from Green Technology Consortium, Hong Kong Food Waste Management Association and Hong Kong Organic Waste Recycling Centre Ltd (Chinese version only)

37.Hong Kong Organic Waste Recycling Centre Ltd

LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(10)

-Same as above

38.Hong Kong Women Workers' Association
LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(09) (Chinese version only) (issued on 11 December 2013)

39.環保姨姨社區網絡

40.Liberal Party Youth Committee

41.Greenpeace

Submission from deputation/individual not attending the meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)520/13-14(11)
(issued on 11 December 2013)

-Submission from The academic research centre (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)539/13-14(02)
(issued on 13 December 2013)

-Submission from The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)549/13-14(02)
(issued on 13 December 2013)

-Submission from Hong Kong Construction Association (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)549/13-14(03)
(issued on 13 December 2013)

-Submission from Federation of Hong Kong Industries (Chinese version only)

VII.

Any other business


(#Legend symbol denoting The duration of meeting will depend on the number of deputations attending.12:00 noon)

* All other Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda item IV which relates to an establishment proposal.

# The duration of meeting will depend on the number of deputations attending.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 December 2013