Panel on Transport and
Panel on Financial Affairs


Joint meeting on
Monday, 22 May 2006, at 4:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Election of Chairman
(4:30 pm - 4:32 pm)

II.Confirmation of minutes and matters arising
(4:32 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1532/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1533/05-06 on 18 May 2006)

-Minutes of the joint meeting held on 12 April 2006

*III.Merger of MTR and Kowloon-Canton Railway Systems - Fare-related issues
(4:35 pm - 6:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1291/05-06(01)
(issued on 11 April 2006)

-Information paper entitled" Merger of MTR and Kowloon-Canton Railway Systems - Proposed Way Forward" provided by the Administration for the joint Panel meeting on 12 April 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)1541/05-06(01)
(issued on 19 May 2006)

-Administration's response to members' questions on the rail merger proposal raised at the joint Panel meeting on 12 April 2006

IV.Any other business
(6:30 pm onwards)

*Non-Panel Members are invited to join the discussion on the item.

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix.)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 May 2006

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1347/05-06(03)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1378/05-06 on 27 April 2006)

-Administration's response to members' questions on staff-related issues raised at the joint meeting on 12 April 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)1541/05-06(02)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1556/05-06 on 20 May 2006, English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1560/05-06 on 22 May 2006)

-Administration's response to members' questions on staff-related issues raised at the Transport Panel meeting on 28 April 2006

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(1)1378/05-06(01)
(issued on 27 April 2006)

-Submission from Alliance of Five Unions in Two Rails

LC Paper No. CB(1)1367/05-06(01)
(issued on 26 April 2006)

-Submission from Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway Staff General Association (in Chinese only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1367/05-06(02)
(issued on 26 April 2006)

-Submission from Staff Consultative Council, MTR Corporation

LC Paper No. CB(1)1399/05-06(01)
(issued on 2 May 2006)

-Submission from Kowloon-Canton Railway Workers Union (in Chinese only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1399/05-06(02)
(issued on 2 May 2006)

-Submission from Kowloon-Canton Railway Employees Association (in Chinese only)