LegCo Panel on Environmental Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 19 March 2001 at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(8:30 am - 8:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1061/00-01 -- Minutes of the special meeting held on 1 December 2000 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1062/00-01 -- Minutes of the meeting held on 5 December 2000 (issued)

II Information papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 596/00-01 -- Circular regarding a publication entitled "A Swedish-Asia Forum on the Future of Asia's Urban Environment" provided by the Swedish Consulate General

LC Paper No. CB(1) 675/00-01 -- Circular on short course on Biological Aerated Filters organized by the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(1) 727/00-01 -- Extracts from the Report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the light of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

III Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(8:35 am - 8:40 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 801/00-01(01) -- List of follow-up actions arising from discussion (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 801/00-01(02) -- List of issues to be considered (issued)

*IV 125DS - Tolo Harbour Sewerage of Unsewered Areas, Stage 1
(8:40 am - 9:15 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 801/00-01(03) -- Information paper provided by the Administration (issued)

*V Increase in approved project estimate for "301DS - East Kowloon Sewerage Improvements & Pollution Control, Stage II"
(9:15 am - 9:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 801/00-01(04) -- Information paper provided by the Administration (issued)

**VI Removal of low-level radioactive waste
(9:50 am - 10:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 801/00-01(05) -- Expert views from Professor Jonathan SHAM, The University of Hong Kong (English version only) (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 801/00-01(06) -- Expert views from Mr C L CHAN, Chairman of Hong Kong Association of Medical Physics (English version only) (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 801/00-01(07) -- Expert views from Dr Sherry NG, Chairman of Hong Kong Radiation Protection Society (English version only) (attached)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 801/00-01(08) -- Information paper provided by the Administration (attached)

*VII Way forward for sewage treatment for the harbour area
(10:30 am - 11:30 am)

The Legislative Council Brief issued by the Environment and Food Bureau (Ref: EFB 9/55/07/69(2000) Pt.2) (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 801/00-01(09) -- Information paper provided by the Administration (issued)

VIII Any other business

* Non-Panel members are invited to attend for discussion on items IV, V and VII.

** Members of the Panel on Health Services are invited to attend for discussion on item VI.

Legislative Council Secretariat
16 March 2001