Regionally Based
Assessment of Persistent
Toxic Substances
GEF
DRAFT
Central and North East Asia (Region VII)
2nd Technical Workshop
Assessment of (Eco)toxicological Impact of Persistent Toxic Substances and
Transboundary Transport
Venue: Lam Woo International Conference Centre
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong SAR
Date: 14 - 16 May 2002
AGENDA
13 May 2002 (Monday)
Afternoon/Evening
Arrival and Accommodation of Regional Team
Accommodation at NTT International
Members and Participants
House (refer to page 4 for details)
4:00 pm 6:00 pm
Pre-Workshop Meeting
Regional Co-ordinator and Regional
Discuss progress, new developments, any
Team Members only
outstanding issues
Venue: Lam Woo International
Conference Centre, Room NAB 207
6:45 pm 7:10 pm
Early Registration
Lam Woo International Conference
Centre, Inside Lobby
7:15 pm
Informal Dinner
All participants welcome
Renfrew Seafood Restaurant
(Entrance from Lam Woo International
Conference Centre, 3rd floor)
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14 May 2002 (Tuesday)
Venue: Room NAB 209
8:30 am 9:10 am
Registration
Lam Woo International Conference
Centre, Inside Lobby
Chair: Prof MH Wong
9:10 am 9:15 am
OPENING CEREMONY
Prof CF NG
Welcoming Remarks
President and Vice-Chancellor
Hong Kong Baptist University
9:15 am 9:45 am
Overview
Agenda
Prof MH WONG
Stockholm Convention
Regional Co-ordinator
UNEP/GEF Regionally Based Assessment of
Persistent Toxic Substances Project
-Regional list of PTS
-Outline for Regional Report
- Introduction of Discussion Papers on
Toxicological and Eco-toxicological Effects of
PTS and Assessment of Major Pathways of
Contaminants Transport
-Scoring of chemicals
In front of Lam Woo International
9:45 am 9:50 am
Group Photo
Conference Centre
9:50 am 10:10 am
TEA BREAK
10:10 am 10:35 am
Presentation on 1st Discussion Paper
Prof Y REVASOVA
(Eco)toxicological Effects of PTS
10:35 am 11:00 am
Presentation on 2nd Discussion Paper
Dr Noriyuki SUZUKI
Assessment of Major Pathways of Contaminants
Prof MH WONG
Transport
11:00 am 11:10 am
Brief Discussion
PRESENTATIONS ON EFFECTS OF PTS
Chair: Prof MH WONG
Contribution of participants
15 - 20 mins. each including Q&A
11:10 am 11:30 am
Dr Hisato IWATA (Japan)
11:30 am 11:50 am
Ms Raushan SAMURATOVA
(Kazakhstan)
11:50 am 12:10 pm
Ecotoxicological problems of steady toxicants in
Mr Shukhrat BOLTAKHODJAEV
Uzbekistan
(Uzbekistan)
12:10 pm 12:30 pm
Prof LI Chaolin (China)
12:30 pm 2:00 pm
LUNCH
PRESENTATIONS ON EFFECTS OF PTS
Chair: Dr Kyunghee CHOI
(Cont'd)
2:00 pm 2:20 pm
Risks of food safety and human health from the
Prof XU Ying (China)
contaminations by persistent toxic substances
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2:20 pm 2:40 pm
Dr Stephanie MA (Hong Kong SAR)
2:40 pm 3:00 pm
Studies of persistent toxic substances in coastal
Dr Paul KS LAM (Hong Kong SAR)
waters of Hong Kong
3:00 pm 3:20 pm
Prof Tze Wai WONG (Hong Kong
SAR)
3:20 pm 3:40 pm
Long-term residual dynamics and ecotoxicological
Dr Chris WONG/Prof MH WONG
impact assessment of persistent organic pollutants in
(Hong Kong SAR)
the Pearl River Delta
3:40 pm 4:00 pm
TEA BREAK
PRESENTATIONS ON PATHWAYS
Chair: Ms WANG Ji
4:00 pm 4:20 pm
Dr Dong Soo LEE (Republic of Korea)
4:20 pm 4:40 pm
Dr LI Guogang (China)
4:40 pm 5:00 pm
Dr Alexis KH LAU (Hong Kong SAR)
5:00 pm 5:20 pm
Transboundary transport of PTS in Central and North Dr Sergey DUTCHAK (Russian
East AsiaRegion VII
Federation)
5:20 pm 6:00 pm
Discussion
15 May 2002 (Wednesday)
Venue: NAB 209
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Working Groups Strategy
Dr Elena GROSHEVA
-WG1: Effects
-WG2: Pathways
9:20 am 12:30 pm
Group Assessment
-The participants will be broken into 2 groups (WG1
WG1 Chair: Dr Elena GROSHEVA
& WG2) to analyse the presentations and make
WG2 Chair: Dr Noriyuki SUZUKI
recommendations to plenary regarding effects and
pathways of PTS and key data gaps
-Scoring of chemicals
10:15 am 10:35 am
TEA BREAK
12:30 pm 2:00 pm
LUNCH
2:20 pm 3:40 pm
Group Assessment (Cont'd)
-WG1: Effects
WG1 Chair: Dr Elena GROSHEVA
-WG2: Pathways
WG2 Chair: Dr Noriyuki SUZUKI
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm
TEA BREAK
PRESENTATIONS ON EFFECTS OF PTS
Dr Elena GROSHEVA
(Cont'd)
3:40 pm 4:00 pm
DDT, PAH, Dioxins, PCBs and human effects in
Dr Boris A Revich (Russian Federation)
Russia
4:00 pm 4:20 pm
Human Health Risk Assessment of PCDDs/Fs in
Dr Hyomin LEE (Republic of Korea)
Republic of Korea
4:20 pm 6:00 pm
Plenary
Co-chairs: Prof MH WONG
-Overview of working group results
Dr Elena GROSHEVA
-Report on scoring of chemicals
Dr Noriyuki SUZUKI
7:15 pm
Riverside Seafood Restaurant
DINNER BANQUET
Wah Do House
1st Floor, 322 Junction Road
Kowloon Tong
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16 May 2002 (Thursday)
Venue: NAB 209
8:45 am 12:30 pm
Group Assessment (Cont'd)
-WG1: Effects
WG1 Chair: Dr Elena GROSHEVA
-WG2: Pathways
WG2 Chair: Dr Noriyuki SUZUKI
10:15 am 10:35 am
TEA BREAK
12:30 pm 2:00 pm
LUNCH
2:00 pm 4:00 pm
Plenary
Co-chairs: Prof MH WONG
-Presentation of working groups reports
Dr Elena GROSHEVA
-Common discussion of data gaps, problem
Dr Noriyuki SUZUKI
encountered, areas of major concern
-Scoring of chemicals
3:40 pm 4:00 pm
TEA BREAK
4:00 pm 5:30 pm
Final Discussions
Final report from 2nd Technical Workshop
Prof MH WONG
Conclusions and Recommendations
Future meetings
5:30 pm
TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ADJOURNED
Evening
Post-Workshop Meeting
Regional Co-ordinator and Regional
Finalisation of working group reports
Team Members only
Organisation of future meetings with emphasis on
RPSM
Venue: NAB 207
17 May 2002 (Friday)
Morning/afternoon
Departure of participants and Regional Team
Members
Venue
Accommodations
Lam Woo International Conference Centre
NTT International House (formally known as Dr Ng Tor
Hong Kong Baptist University (Shaw Campus)
Tai International House)
34 Renfrew Road
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
32 Renfrew Road
Tel: 3411 7926
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR
Fax: 3411 5111
Tel: (852) 2301 2301
Fax: 2191 9333
Check-in time: After 2 pm
Check-out time: Before 12 pm
Please refer to the Hong Kong Baptist University website: http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/index.html (under category of
"Campus and Facilities") for descriptions of the Lam Woo International Conference Centre, NTT International House
and map of Shaw Campus.
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