Hone Kong News: New arrangements for ACE meetings (5 Nov 2013)

New arrangements for ACE meetings

     The Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE) has introduced three measures to enhance the public's understanding of its work. They are:

(i) uploading of bilingual agenda of meetings of the ACE and the Environmental Impact Assessment Subcommittee (EIASC) on the ACE website;
(ii) in addition to open discussion sessions on environmental impact assessment reports which require the attendance of project proponents, the presentation and question-and-answer sessions on environmental policy matters at ACE meetings will also be open to the public and simultaneous broadcasting will be arranged in the public viewing room; and
(iii) provision of simultaneous interpretation service for meetings of the ACE and the EIASC if interested parties apply to the ACE Secretariat for the service three working days before the meetings.

     Members of the public and the media can make prior registration with the ACE Secretariat and observe open sessions of ACE and EIASC meetings from the public viewing room at 33/F of Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, where the proceedings will be broadcast simultaneously.

     Details of guidelines and rules for observing open meetings of the ACE and the EIASC can be found at the following link:www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/boards/advisory_council/files/guidelines_open_meetings_eng.pdf.

Ends/Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Issued at HKT 16:01

     The Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE) has introduced three measures to enhance the public's understanding of its work. They are:

(i) uploading of bilingual agenda of meetings of the ACE and the Environmental Impact Assessment Subcommittee (EIASC) on the ACE website;
(ii) in addition to open discussion sessions on environmental impact assessment reports which require the attendance of project proponents, the presentation and question-and-answer sessions on environmental policy matters at ACE meetings will also be open to the public and simultaneous broadcasting will be arranged in the public viewing room; and
(iii) provision of simultaneous interpretation service for meetings of the ACE and the EIASC if interested parties apply to the ACE Secretariat for the service three working days before the meetings.

     Members of the public and the media can make prior registration with the ACE Secretariat and observe open sessions of ACE and EIASC meetings from the public viewing room at 33/F of Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, where the proceedings will be broadcast simultaneously.

     Details of guidelines and rules for observing open meetings of the ACE and the EIASC can be found at the following link:www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/boards/advisory_council/files/guidelines_open_meetings_eng.pdf.