Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways (Agenda) 26 May 2025

Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways
Meeting on Monday, 26 May 2025,
from 10:45 am to 1:00 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex
Agenda

I. 
Information paper(s) issued since last meeting
(10:45 am - 10:48 am)
Nil

II. 
Recent railway incidents
(10:48 am - 12:00 noon)
LC Paper No. CB(3)774/2025(01)-Paper provided by the Administration
LC Paper No. CB(3)615/2025(01)
(Chinese version only)
-Letter dated 28 April 2025 from Hon CHAN Hak-kan on East Rail Line engineering train fault incident
LC Paper No. CB(3)615/2025(02)
(Chinese version only)
-Letter dated 28 April 2025 from Hon Michael TIEN on East Rail Line engineering train fault incident
LC Paper No. CB(3)702/2025(01)-Administration’s consolidated response to the letters dated 28 April 2025 from Hon CHAN Hak-kan and Hon Michael TIEN on East Rail Line engineering train fault incident respectively
LC Paper No. CB(3)796/2025(01)
(Chinese version only)
-Letter dated 22 May 2025 from Hon Michael TIEN
LC Paper No. CB(3)804/2025(01)
(Chinese version only)
-Letter dated 23 May 2025 from Hon Stanley LI
In attendance:
Ms Mable CHAN, JP
Secretary for Transport and Logistics

Mr Kirk YIP Hoi-ying
Deputy Secretary for Transport and Logistics 2, Transport and Logistics Bureau

Miss Emily NG Wing-shan
Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Logistics 4, Transport and Logistics Bureau

Mr Raymond POON Kwok-ying, JP
Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

Mr CHAN Yiu-hon
Assistant Director/Railways, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

Mr Chris HO Wai-yip
Chief Engineer/Railways 1, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

Mr Felix YIM Kai-lung
Principal Transport Officer/Bus and Railway 2, Transport Department

Ms Jeny YEUNG Mei-chun
Managing Director – Hong Kong Transport Services, MTR Corporation Limited

Mr LEE Kim-hung
Chief of Operations Engineering Maintenance, MTR Corporation Limited

Ms Cheris LEE Yuen-ling
Chief of Operating and Metro Segment, MTR Corporation Limited

Mr Paul WONG Kah-ming
Chief of Cross Boundary Segment, MTR Corporation Limited

Ms Anthia KU Nga-kuen
General Manager – Corporate Relations, MTR Corporation Limited

Proposed retention of two time-limited supernumerary directorate posts (D1) in the Railways Branch of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department to strengthen railway safety regulation
(12:00 noon - 12:55 pm)
LC Paper No. CB(3)774/2025(02)-Paper provided by the Administration
In attendance:
Mr Kirk YIP Hoi-ying
Deputy Secretary for Transport and Logistics 2, Transport and Logistics Bureau

Miss Emily NG Wing-shan
Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Logistics 4, Transport and Logistics Bureau

Mr Raymond POON Kwok-ying, JP
Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

Mr CHAN Yiu-hon
Assistant Director/Railways, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

IV. 
Any other business
(12:55 pm - 1:00 pm)

*All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda item III which relates to an establishment proposal.

Council Business Divisions
Legislative Council Secretariat
26 May 2025