Panel on Environmental Affairs

Meeting on
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes and matters arising
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2663/10-11
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 2664/10-11 on 5 July 2011)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 26 November 2010

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2739/10-11(01)
(issued on 14 July 2011)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2739/10-11(02)
(issued on 14 July 2011)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

II.Information paper issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2694/10-11(01)
(issued on 8 July 2011)

-Referral arising from the meeting between Duty Roster Members and "群峰教育中心環境關注組" on 20 June 2011 regarding development of the Integrated Waste Treatment Facilities (Restricted to Members)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2766/10-11(01)
(issued on 18 July 2011)

-Sewage Services Operating Accounts Actual Outturn in 2009-10 and Projected Outturn in 2010-11

*III.Motor Vehicle Idling (Fixed Penalty) Regulation
(10:50 am - 11:15 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2739/10-11(03)
(issued on 14 July 2011)

-Administration's paper on Motor Vehicle Idling (Fixed Penalty) Regulation

*IV.Public consultation on the extension of the Environmental Levy Scheme on Plastic Shopping Bags
(11:15 am - 12:40 pm)

Meeting with deputations

  1. Association of Engineering Professionals in Society
    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2767/10-11(01) (Chinese version only) (issued)

  2. Momentum 107

  3. Friends of the Earth (HK)
    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2767/10-11(02) (Chinese version only) (issued)

  4. Greeners Action

  5. Green.Recycling
    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2767/10-11(03) (Chinese version only) (issued)

  6. Hong Kong Retail Management Association

  7. Coalition of Hong Kong Newspaper and Magazine Merchants

  8. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce
    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2767/10-11(04) (Chinese version only) (issued)

  9. Evergreen Association
    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2772/10-11(01) (Chinese version only) (attached)

  10. Hong Kong Plastic Bags Manufacturers' Association

  11. Green Manufacturing Alliance

  12. Green Sense
    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2767/10-11(05) (Chinese version only) (issued)

  13. Academic Research Centre

  14. Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Submissions from deputations/individual not attending the meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2739/10-11(04)
(issued on 14 July 2011)

-Submission from Designing Hong Kong (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2739/10-11(05)
(issued on 14 July 2011)

-Submission from Mr YEUNG Wai-sing, member of the Eastern District Council (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2739/10-11(06)
(issued on 14 July 2011)

-Submission from Advisory Council on the Environment

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2767/10-11(06)
(issued on 18 July 2011)

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

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2767/10-11(07)
(issued on 18 July 2011)

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

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2767/10-11(08)
(issued on 18 July 2011)

-Submission from Consumer Council (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2772/10-11(02)
(attached)

-Submission from Economic Synergy (Chinese version only)

Meeting with the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2739/10-11(07)
(issued on 14 July 2011)

-Paper on Environmental Levy Scheme on Plastic Shopping Bags prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief)

Relevant paper

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2193/10-11(04)
(issued for the meeting on 23 May 2011)

-Administration's paper on public consultation on the extension of the Environmental Levy Scheme on Plastic Shopping Bags

V.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Subcommittee on Improving Air Quality

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2731/10-11
(issued on 18 July 2011)

-Report on the work of the Subcommittee on Improving Air Quality in the 2010-2011 session

* All other Hon Members are invited to attend for discussion on agenda items III and IV, both of which are legislative proposals.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 July 2011