The Second Meeting of the Environmental Improvement Committee
under Yuen Long District Council in 2012
Date:12 March 2012 (Monday)
Time:2:30 p.m.
Venue:Conference Room, Yuen Long District Council
13/F., Yuen Long Government Offices, 2, Kiu Lok Square, Yuen Long, N.T.
Proposed Time / Agenda2:30p.m.-2:35p.m. / I． / Confirmation of Minutes of the First Meeting of Environmental Improvement Committee in 2012
2:35p.m.-3:05p.m. / II． / Consultation Paper from the Drainage Services Department:
PWP Item No. 161CD - Improvement work for the Yuen Long Town Centre Nullah – Improvement works at Yuen Long Town Centre,Stage I
(EIC Paper No. 2/2012)
3:05p.m.-3:35p.m / III． / Consultation Paper from the Drainage Services Department:
PWP Item No. 4223DS Yuen Long and Kam Tin Sewerage Treatment Upgrade - Upgrading of San Wai Sewage Treatment Works and PWP Item No. 4235DS Yuen Long and Kam Tin Sewerage and Sewage Disposal (Part) - Expansion of San Wai Sewage Treatment Works
(EIC Paper No. 3/2012)
3:35p.m.-4:05p.m / IV． / Consultation Paper from the Food and Health Bureau:
Management of Fixed Pitch Hawker Areas (Note)
V． / Matter referred by the Yuen Long District Council to the Environmental Improvement Committee for follow-up action
4:05p.m.-4:20p.m. / (1)Messrs WONG Wai-yin, Zachary, KWONG Chun-yu and KWOK Hing-ping requested for following up the hygiene of in-flight catering (EIC Paper No. 4/2012);
4:20p.m.-4:35p.m. / (2)Messrs WONG Wai-yin, Zachary, KWONG Chun-yu and KWOK Hing-ping requested for concerns over the noise nuisance and environmental hygiene problems arising from occupation of pedestrian walkways by food premises for business (EIC Paper No. 5/2012);
4:35p.m.-4:50p.m. / (3)Messrs WONG Wai-yin, Zachary, KWONG Chun-yu and KWOK Hing-ping wished to know what measures were in place to improve the collaboration and delays arising in the course of the Joint Office’s handling of complaints about water seepage(EIC Paper No. 6/2012)
VI． / Issues Raised by Members
4:50p.m.-5:05p.m. / (1) Ms YUEN Man-yee requested for early construction of noise barriers at Long Tin Road, Yuen Long
(EIC Paper No. 7/2012)
5:05p.m.- 5:20p.m. / (2) Mr MAK Ip-sing requested for improving the sewage problem of the Yuen Long Eastern Drainage Channel and for planting trees along the pedestrian walkway near Fung Yau Street North Sitting-out Area and the drainage channel in Yau Tin East Road(EIC Paper No. 8/2012)
5:20p.m- 5:35p.m. / (3) Mr CHAM Ka-hung,Daniel requested for imposing appropriate regulation on and providing support for the recycling depots
(EIC Paper No. 9/2012)
5:35p.m.-5:40p.m. / VII． / Enforcement Activities and Prosecution Statistics of Livestock Waste Control by the Environmental Protection Department(as at the end of February 2012)
(EIC Paper No. 10/2012)
5:40p.m.-5:45p.m. / VIII． / Yuen Long District Air Pollution Index for January and February 2012
(EIC Paper No. 11/2012)
5:45p.m.-5:50p.m. / IX． / Statistics regarding Inspections and Warning Letters Issued to Farms in Yuen Long by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
(January and February 2012)(EIC Paper No. 12/2012)
5:50p.m.-5:55p.m. / X． / Progress Report on Environmental Hygiene Issues by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (January and February 2012)
(EIC Paper No. 13/2012)
5:55p.m.-6:10p.m. / XI． / Achievements of the Yuen Long District 2012 Year-end Clean-up
(EIC Paper No. 14/2012)
6:10p.m.-6:25p.m. / XII． / Yuen Long District Anti-rodent Campaign 2012 (Phase one)
(EIC Paper No. 15/2012)
6:25p.m.-6:40p.m. / XIII． / Yuen Long District Anti-mosquito Campaign 2012 (Phase one)
(EIC Paper No. 16/2012)
6:40p.m.-6:55p.m. / XIV． / “Market ManagementConsultative Committees”for public markets managed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department(EIC Paper No. 17/2012)
6:55p.m. / XV． / Proposed Schedule of Meetings for the Environmental Improvement Committee under YLDC in 2012(EIC Paper No. 18/2012)
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Note:
A copy of the paper has been given to Members earlier on. Please bring it along to the meeting. It is also obtainable from the following website:
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