Opening Address

by Mr. S.P. Lau, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, HKSAR Government

Wetland Compensation: Mechanisms and Implementation in Hong Kong SAR

Mr. Patrick Lai, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR Government

Wetland Compensation and EIA: Lessons Learnt from Hong Kong

Dr. C.N. Ng, University of Hong Kong

Application of Functionality Methods in Wetland Impact Quantification and Mitigation Estimation

Dr. Pinar Balci, Senior Environmental Scientist, South Florida Management District, USA

Applying Wetland Functional Assessment in the Development Process: Off-site and On-site Mitigation Issues

Boyd E. Gunsalus, Lead Environmental Scientist, South Florida Management District, USA

Wetland Creation and Restoration: Using Science to Determine Success

Dr. Jim Perry, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), College of William and Mary, USA

Wetland Ecological Compensation in China

Professor Wen Yali, Beijing Forestry University

Forum Discussion “Wetland Compensation: The Way Forward for HKSAR"

chaired by Dr. P.W. Lai, the Chinese University of Hong Kong