Bills Committee on
Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Bill

Second meeting on
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Meeting with the Administration and deputations
(2:30 pm - 4:25 pm)

Meeting with the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(01)
(issued on 30 September 2005)

-Letter dated 18 July 2005 from Hon WONG Ting-kwong to the Administration (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(02)
(issued on 30 September 2005)

-Administration's response to CB(1) 2311/04-05(01)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(03)
(issued on 30 September 2005)

-Administration's response to summary of views/concerns

Meeting with deputations

(a)The Hong Kong Medicine Dealers' Guild

(b)Hong Kong International Pot Plant & Gardening General Association

(c)Hong Kong (Int'l) Parrots Association

(d)Po Sau Tong Ginseng & Antler Association Hong Kong Ltd
LC Paper No. CB(1) 2353/04-05(01) (Chinese version only) (issued on 3 October 2005)

(e)Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Merchants Association Ltd
LC Paper No. CB(1) 2353/04-05(02) (Chinese version only) (issued on 3 October 2005)

(f)Sharks Fin and Marine Products Association Ltd

(g)Sharks Fin Trade Merchants Association

(h)Hong Kong Dried Sea Food & Grocery Merchants Association Ltd
LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(04) (Chinese version only) (issued on 30 September 2005)

(i)Hong Kong Chinese Prepared Medicine Traders Association Ltd
LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(05) (Chinese version only) (issued on 30 September 2005)

(j)Hong Kong Fur Federation

(k)Hong Kong Yee Yee Tong Chinese Medicine Merchants Association Ltd

Submissions from deputations not attending the meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(06)
(issued on 30 September 2005)

-Submission from the American and Canadian Ginseng Importers Trade Association (HK) Ltd

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(07)
(issued on 30 September 2005)

-Submission from the Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2353/04-05(03)
(issued on 3 October 2005)

-Submission from the WWF Hong Kong (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2361/04-05(01)
(issued on 3 October 2005)

-Submission from the Traffic East Asia (English version only)

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

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 October 2005

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Background information on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(3) 504/04-05

-The Bill

Ref: EP 55/25/01 Pt.14
(issued by the Environmental Protection Department on 13 April 2005)

-The Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS59/04-05
(issued on 27 April 2005)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. LS69/04-05
(issued on 18 May 2005)

-Legal Service Division Further Report

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1899/04-05(02)
(issued for the meeting on 24 June 2005)

-Background brief on Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Bill

Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1928/04-05(01)
(issued on 28 June 2005)

-Administration's response to Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 16 June 2005

Paper provided by the Legal Service Division

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1899/04-05(01)
(issued for the meeting on 24 June 2005)

-Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 16 June 2005 to the Administration

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 October 2005