Fifth Legislative Council (2012 - 2016)

Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways

	Terms of Reference To follow up various issues relating to the planning and implementation of new railway projects, and the operation of existing railways as follows: Planning and implementation of new railway projects (a) planning and financing of new railway projects; (b) environmental impact assessment of new railway projects; (c) resumption of land arising from the implementation of new railway projects under the Railways Ordinance (Cap. 519); (d) progress update on the implementation of new railway projects; (e) provision of supporting public infrastructure for new railway projects; and (f) co-ordination of public transport services arising from the commissioning of new railway lines. Railway operation (a) performance of existing railway lines including train service performance and safety management; (b) maintenance programme; and (c) train service disruptions and breakdowns, and arrangements for handling emergency situations. Matters relating to corporate governance of the post-merger corporation and fares, including review of the fare adjustment mechanism, should be dealt with by the Panel on Transport.
	Membership
	Meetings
	Papers
	Reports
	Local Visits
		Visit to the West Kowloon Terminus of the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link on 24 June 2013
		Visit to Shatin Freight Yard and Racecourse Station to better understand the works progress of retrofitting automatic platform gates on 10 January 2014
		Visit to the construction site of the West Kowloon Terminus of the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link on 28 April 2014
		Visit to MTR Admiralty Station to observe the conditions of the train compartments and platform during peak hours on 19 May 2015
		Visit to the construction site of the West Kowloon Terminus of the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link on 13 December 2015
		Visit to new East Rail Line train at MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot at Fo Tan on 23 May 2016