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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Environmental Affairs departed for the Republic of Korea today (April 1) to begin its five-day overseas duty visit.
The purpose of the visit is for Members to study the experience of the Republic of Korea in various aspects of waste management, including waste reduction, waste recycling and treatment infrastructure.
During its stay in the Republic of Korea, the delegation will meet with the Environment and Water Resources Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea, as well as non-governmental green groups. The delegation will visit various waste recycling and treatment facilities, including the Songpa Recycling Centre, the Mapo Waste Incinerator, the Gangbuk Waste Recycling and Treatment Centre, a works project on recycling of construction waste and the Beautiful Store which is a second hand shop. The delegation will also visit the Cheonggye Stream and the Sudokwon Landfill and observe the volume based waste fee system and food waste recycling operation.
The itinerary of the visit is as follows:
April 1, 2013 (Monday)
Evening Arrive at Seoul
April 2, 2013 (Tuesday)
AM Meeting with the Environment and Water
Resources Committee, Seoul Metropolitan
Council
PM Meeting with Korea Zero Waste Movement
Network
PM Meeting with Greenpeace East Asia
April 3, 2013 (Wednesday)
AM Visit to Songpa Recycling Centre
PM Visit to Mapo Waste Incinerator
PM Observation of the volume based waste fee
system and food waste recycling operation
April 4, 2013 (Thursday)
AM Visit to Gangbuk Waste Recycling and
Treatment Center
AM Visit to Beautiful Store (second hand
shop)
PM Meeting with the Minister of Environment
April 5, 2013 (Friday)
AM Visit to Cheonggye Stream
AM Visit to a works project on recycling of
construction waste
PM Visit to Sudokwon Landfill
Evening Depart for Hong Kong
The delegation is led by Ms Cyd Ho, Chairman of the Panel on Environmental Affairs, and comprises 16 other members: Mr Christopher Chung (Deputy Chairman of the Panel on Environmental Affairs), Mr Vincent Fang, Mr Chan Hak-kan, Mr Chan Kin-por, Ms Claudia Mo, Mr Gary Fan, Mr Charles Peter Mok, Mr Kwok Wai-keung, Dr Helena Wong, Dr Elizabeth Quat and Mr Tony Tse (Panel members), as well as Ms Emily Lau, Mr Tommy Cheung, Mr Frederick Fung, Mr Paul Tse and Mr Wong Yuk-man (non-Panel Members).
Ends/Monday, April 1, 2013
Issued at HKT 14:06
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