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

Sixth meeting on
Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

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

LC Paper No. CB(1) 489/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 490/05-06 on 8 December 2005)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 22 November 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1) 520/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 521/05-06 on 15 December 2005)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 29 November 2005

II.Meeting with the Administration
(8:35 am - 10:25 am)

Clause-by-clause examination of 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. CB(1) 563/05-06(01)
(issued on 19 December 2005)

-List of follow-up actions arising from the discussion on 29 November 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1) 563/05-06(02)
(issued on 19 December 2005)

-Administration's response to LC Paper No. CB(1) 563/05-06(01)

III.Any other business
(10:25 am - 10:30 am)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 December 2005

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Background information on the Bill

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

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(02)
(issued for the meeting on 4 October 2005)

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

LC Paper No. CB(1) 243/05-06(03)
(issued for the meeting on 10 November 2005)

-Administration's response to LC Paper No. CB(1) 243/05-06(02)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 338/05-06(02)
(issued for the meeting on 22 November 2005)

-Administration's response to LC Paper No. CB(1) 338/05-06(01)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 398/05-06(02)
(issued for the meeting on 29 November 2005)

-Administration's response to LC Paper No. CB(1) 398/05-06(01)

Letter from member

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(01)
(issued for the meeting on 4 October 2005)

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

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

Papers provided by Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(03)
(issued for the meeting on 4 October 2005)

-Administration's response to summary of views/concerns (as at 30 September 2005)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 243/05-06(02)
(issued for the meeting on 10 November 2005)

-List of follow-up actions arising from the discussion on 4 October 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1) 243/05-06(01)
(issued for the meetings on 10 and 22 November 2005)

-Administration's response to summary of views/concerns (as at 9 November 2005)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 338/05-06(01)
(issued for the meeting on 22 November 2005)

-List of follow-up actions arising from the discussion on 10 November 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1) 398/05-06(01)
(issued for the meeting on 29 November 2005)

-List of follow-up actions arising from the discussion on 22 November 2005

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2353/04-05(01)
(issued for the meeting on 4 October 2005)

-Submission from the Po Sau Tong Ginseng & Antler Association Hong Kong Ltd(Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2353/04-05(02)
(issued for the meeting on 4 October 2005)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Merchants Association Ltd (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(04)
(issued for the meeting on 4 October 2005)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Dried Sea Food & Grocery Merchants Association Ltd (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(05)
(issued for the meeting on 4 October 2005)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Chinese Prepared Medicine Traders Association Ltd (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(06)
(issued for the meeting on 4 October 2005)

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

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2311/04-05(07)
(issued for the meeting on 4 October 2005)

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

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2353/04-05(03)
(English version issued for the meeting on 4 October 2005)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 234/05-06 on 7 November 2005)

-Submission from the WWF Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2361/04-05(01)
(issued for the meeting on 4 October 2005)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 December 2005