Subcommittee to Study the Transport Needs of and Provision of
Concessionary Public Transport Fares for Persons with Disabilities

Fourteenth meeting on
Tuesday, 15 January 2008, at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes and matters arising
(2:30 pm - 2:33 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)407/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 408/07-08 on 10 December 2007 )

-Minutes of the meeting held on 9 October 2007

II.The provision of concessionary public transport fares for persons with disabilities
(2:33 pm - 4:25 pm)

Meeting with persons with disabilities groups

Disability Alliance on Concessionary Transport Fare

  1. Hong Kong Blind Union

  2. Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth

  3. Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped

  4. Rehabilitation Alliance Hong Kong

  5. Hong Kong Federation of the Blind

  6. Christian Family Service Centre Integrated Rehabilitation Service

  7. Retina Hong Kong Social Policy Group

  8. The Parents' Association of Pre-School Handicapped Children
    LC Paper No. CB(1)592/07-08(01) - Chinese version only
    (issued on 14 January 2008)
Meeting with the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)541/07-08(01)
(issued on 10 January 2008)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)541/07-08 (02)
(issued on 10 January 2008)

-List of follow-up actions prepared by the Secretariat (position as at 10 January 2008)

III.Any other business
(4:25 pm onwards)

(A list of papers previously issued is available on the Legislative Council website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr05-06/english/hc/sub_com/hs01/papers/hs01_ppr.htm)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
14 January 2008