Panel on Transport

Meeting on
Friday, 26 May 2006, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes and matters arising
(10:45 am - 10:47 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1549/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1550/05-06 on 22 May 2006)

-Minutes of the special meeting held on 21 March 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)1558/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1559/05-06 on 23 May 2006)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 24 March 2006

II.Information papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)1412/05-06(01)
(issued on 3 May 2006)

-Information paper on "Limitation on the number of public light buses" provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1495/05-06(01)
(issued on 15 May 2006)

-Submission from Taxi & P.L.B. Concern Group on railway policy (in Chinese only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1516/05-06(01)
(issued on 17 May 2006)

-Administration's response to the submission from The Experience Group, Limited on development of rail based transport in the Central and Wanchai harbour-front (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1325/05-06)

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting scheduled for 23 June 2006
(10:47 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1557/05-06(01)
(issued on 22 May 2006)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)1557/05-06(02)
(issued on 22 May 2006)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Rail Merger - Proposed steps for the legislative exercise
(10:50 am - 12:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1557/05-06(03)
(issued on 22 May 2006)

-Information paper entitled "Rail Merger - Proposed Steps for the Legislative Exercise" provided by the Administration

Papers issued for previous meetings

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

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

Members' submissions

LC Paper No. CB(1)1301/05-06(01)
(issued on 13 April 2006)

-Letter dated 11 April 2006 from Hon WONG Kwok-hing to the Chairman of the Panel on Transport putting forward views on the merger of MTR and Kowloon-Canton Railway systems (in Chinese only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1564/05-06(01)
(issued on 23 May 2006)

-Letter dated 20 May 2006 from the Islands Branch of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong on "Merger of MTR and Kowloon-Canton Railway Systems - Fare-related issues" (in Chinese only)

Other 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)

Lists of Follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)1595/05-06(01)
(issued on 25 May 2006)

-List of follow-up actions for the joint meeting on 22 May 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)1595/05-06(02)
(issued on 25 May 2006)

-List of follow-up actions for the joint meeting on 23 May 2006

V.Any other business
(12:45 pm onwards)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 May 2006