Beijing Hotel, October 30-November 1, 2003

AGENDA

1. Opening ceremony

2. Keynote speech, special guest speech and general debate

3. Issues paper, policy recommendations and discussion

4. Work report of CCICED and discussion

5. Report on the Task Forces Co-Chairs’ Coordination Meeting

6. Work reports and policy recommendations by Task Forces

7. Discussion on the themes of following AGMs and task forces to be established

8. Discussion and adoption of the Council’s Recommendations to the Chinese Government

9. Meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao

10. Closing ceremony

Schedule

Day One October 30 (Thursday)

Morning

Chaired by Xie Zhenhua

09:00 - 09:40                Opening Ceremony Adoption of Agenda for the Second 

                             Meeting of CCICED Phase III Approval of new

                             Executive Vice Chair, Secretary-General，Vice

                             Secretary-General, Council Members and Task Force

                             Co-Chairs Opening remarks by Mr. Xie Zhenhua,

                             Mr. Thibault, Mr. Liu Jiang,

                             Mr. Qu Geping and Mr. Lönnroth

09:40 - 09:55                Keynote speech by Mr. Borge Brende, Minister of

                             Environment, Norway Chair of the United Nations

                             Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)

09:55 - 10:10                Keynote speech by Mr. Xi Jinping, Secretary of

                             Zhejiang Committee of Communist Party of China (CPC)

                             (represented by Vice Governor Bayin Chaolu)

10:10 - 10:30                Issues Paper by Lead Experts

10:30 -10:50                 Coffee break

10:50 - 11:05                Special guest speech by Mr. Töpfer, Executive

                             Director of UNEP

11:05 - 11:20                Special guest speech by Mr. Zhu Qingsheng, Vice

                             Minister of the Ministry of Public Health

11:20 - 11:35                Special guest speech by Mr. Dietmar Nissen,

                             President of East Asia Regional Headquarters,

                             BASF Ltd.

11:35 - 11:50                Special guest speech by Mr. Tang Fuping, Vice

                             President of Anshan Iron and Steel Group

11:50 - 12:30                General debate on “establishment of a well-off

                             society and new sustainable industrialization mode”

12:30 - 14:00                Lunch

Afternoon

Chaired by Paul Thibault

14:00 - 14:30                General debate on “establishment of a well-off

                             society and new sustainable industrialization mode”

                             (continued)

14:30 - 15:30                Discussions on the Council’s Recommendations to the

                             Chinese Government

15:30 - 15:45                Work Report of CCICED by Mr. Zhu Guangyao,

                             Secretary-General of CCICED

15:45 - 16:00                Report on TFs’ Co-Chairs Coordination Meeting by

                             Dr. Hanson and Professor Sun Honglie

16:00 - 16:20                Coffee Break

16:20 – 16:50               Work Report by Co-chairs of Task Force on

                             Enterprises’ Development and Environment

16:50-17:50                  Discussion on enterprises’ development and

                             environment and related recommendations

Evening

19:00 - 20:30                Reception hosted by the Council Bureau

Day Two October 31 (Friday)

Morning

08:15                        Shuttle bus departs to the People’s Hall

09:30 - 10:00                Premier Wen Jiabao meets with Council members, Task

                             Force Co-Chairs and international keynote speaker

12:00 - 14:00                Lunch

Afternoon

Chaired by Qu Geping

14:00 - 14:30                Work Report by Co-Chairs of Task Force on Energy

                             Strategies and Technologies

14:30- 15:30                 Discussion on energy issues and related

                             recommendations

15:30 - 15:50                Coffee Break

15:50 - 16:20                Work Report by Co-Chairs of Task Force on

                             Development of Environmental Protection Industry

16:20 – 17:20               Discussion on development of environmental

                             protection industry and related recommendations

17:20 - 18:00                Discussions on the themes of following AGMs

                             Suggestions and comments on Task Forces to be

                             established

Evening

18:30 – 21:00               Banquet hosted by the Chinese Government

Day Three November 1 (Saturday)

Morning

Section 1 Chaired by Måns Lönnroth

08:00 - 08:30                Work Report by Co-Chairs of Task Force on Financial

                             Mechanism for Environmental Protection

08:30 – 09:20               Discussion on financial mechanism for environmental

                             protection and related recommendations

09:20 - 10:00                Coffee Break

Section 2 Chaired by Zeng Peiyan

10:00 - 10:30                Work Report by Co-Chairs of Task Force on Strategy

                             and Mechanism Study for Promotion of Circular

                             Economy and Cleaner Production in China

10:30 – 11:00               Discussion on circular economy and cleaner

                             production and related recommendations

11:00 - 11:30                Closing Ceremony

11:00 - 11:15                Closing remarks by Xie Zhenhua

11:15 - 11:35                Closing remarks by Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan

11:35                        Closing