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

Fifth meeting on
Friday, 12 May 2006, at 3:00 pm
(or immediately after the House Committee meeting, whichever is later)
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes and matters arising
(3:00 pm - 3:02 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1388/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 1389/05-06 on 2 May 2006)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 4 April 2006

II.Meeting with deputations, the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Administration
(3:02 pm - 5:00 pm)

Meeting with deputations
  1. Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

  2. MTR Corporation Limited

  3. The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited/Long Win Bus Company Limited

  4. Citybus Limited/New World First Bus Services Limited

  5. New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited

  6. Hong Kong Tramways Limited

  7. Disability Alliance on Concessionary Transport Fare
Meeting with the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1427/05-06(01)
(issued on 8 May 2006)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

III.Any other business
(5:00 pm onwards)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 May 2006

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)645/05-06(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)650/05-06 on 6 January 2006)

-Information paper provided by the Administration for the meeting on 9 January 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)869/05-06(01)
(issued on 10 February 2006)

-Information paper provided by the Administration for the meeting on 16 February 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)1192/05-06(01)
(issued on 29 March 2006)

-Information paper provided by the Administration for the meeting on 4 April 2006

Submissions

LC Paper No. CB(1)645/05-06(02)
(issued on 4 January 2006)

-Submission from the Equal Opportunities Commission for the meeting on 9 January 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)869/05-06(02)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)897/05-06 on 13 February 2006)

-Submission from the Equal Opportunities Commission for the meeting on 16 February 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)1192/05-06(02)
(English version issued on 29 March 2006, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1226/05-06 on 3 April 2006)

-Submission from the Equal Opportunities Commission for the meeting on 4 April 2006
Papers prepared by the Secretariat

LC Paper No. LS32/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)901/05-06 on 14 February 2006)

-Paper on "Whether non-provision of concessionary public transport fares to persons with disabilities who need to be accompanied by a carer to use public transport facilities constitutes discrimination under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 487)" prepared by the Legal Services Division

LC Paper No. CB(1)869/05-06(03)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)897/05-06 on 13 February 2006)

-List of follow-up actions arising from the meeting on 9 January 2006 prepared by the Secretariat