Public Engagement | Environmental Protection Department

An Advisory Committee has been formed to offer technical advice and peer review to the study findings. It includes academics, representatives from professional institutions, relevant Government bureaus and departments including the Food and Health Bureau, the Development Bureau, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Department of Health, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Drainage Services Department, and the Environmental Protection Department.

Two stages of public engagement will also be conducted during the study. The first stage is to seek views from the public on issues to be looked at in the study and the proposed review methodology. The second stage is to seek views on the WQOs to be proposed. We will engage relevant stakeholders and the public through public seminars and focus group meetings to seek their views.

The First Stage Public Engagement was conducted from 25 September 2009 to 31 December 2009. We organised a public seminar and a series of consultation sessions / focus group meetings involving a broad spectrum of the community such as the advisory councils / committees, District Councils, professional bodies, academia, special interest groups, and various business/trade organisations. The sound record of the Public Seminar, the meeting minutes and the written submissions from the public are given below. The views and suggestions received during the First Stage Public Engagement period are summarised in the "Summary Report of the First Stage Public Engagement".

Totally, 21 written submissions from the public were received

Details of the First Stage Public Engagement

First Stage Public Engagement Documents

Engagement Activities / Events

During the First Stage Public Engagement period, we organised a public seminar and 15 consultative sessions (including 6 focus group meetings) to gauge the views of advisory bodies, interest groups, academics, other stakeholders and the general public on the Study.

Date	Events
11 January 2010	Meeting with Yuen Long District Council - Environmental Improvement Committee
7 January 2010	Focus Group Meeting (Fisheries and Aquaculture Industries) (The fourth round)
29 December 2009	Focus Group Meeting (Fisheries and Aquaculture Industries) (The third round)
14 December 2009	Meeting with the Advisory Council on the Environment
10 December 2009	Meeting with Eastern District Council - Food, Environment and Hygiene Committee
8 December 2009	Focus Group Meeting (Fisheries and Aquaculture Industries) (The second round)
30 November 2009	Meeting with Southern District Council – District Development and Environment Committee
30 November 2009	Meeting with the Agriculture and Fisheries Advisory Committee – Capture Fisheries Subcommittee
27 November 2009	Focus Group Meeting (Academics and Public Health Professionals)
24 November 2009	Focus Group Meeting (Marine Conservation Organizations and Recreational Groups)
12 November 2009	Focus Group Meeting (Fisheries and Aquaculture Industries) (The first round)
10 November 2009	Meeting with Wong Tai Sin District Council
9 November 2009	Meeting with the Agriculture and Fisheries Advisory Committee – Aquaculture Subcommittee
5 November 2009	Meeting with the Country and Marine Parks Board – Marine Parks Committee
31 October 2009	Public Seminar
30 October 2009	Meeting with the Council for Sustainable Development

Contact Us

We welcome your views and comments on the review of marine WQOs.

By E-mail:	wqo_review@epd.gov.hk
By Fax:	2838 2155
By Post:	WQO Review Environmental Protection Department Water Policy and Science Group 33/F Revenue Tower 5 Gloucester Road Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Please note that the Government would wish, either in discussion with others or in any subsequent report, whether privately or publicly, to be able to refer to and attribute views submitted in response to the public engagement. Any request to treat all or part of a response in confidence will be respected, but if no such request is made, it will be assumed that the response is not intended to be confidential.