| I. | Confirmation of minutes and matters arising
(10:00 am - 10:02 am)
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1179/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1180/04-05 on 30 March 2005)
| - | Minutes of the meeting held on 25 February 2005
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1291/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1292/04-05 on 18 April 2005)
| - | Minutes of the special meeting held on 1 March 2005
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| II. | Information papers issued since last meeting
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(1)1190/04-05(01)
(issued on 31 March 2005)
| - | Submission from a member of the public giving views on "How to even out the traffic of the three cross harbour tunnels"
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1224/04-05(01)
(issued on 7 April 2005)
| - | Information paper provided by the Administration on "Miscellaneous Amendments to Road Traffic (Safety Equipment) Regulations (Cap. 374F), Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap. 374G) and Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374E)"
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1228/04-05(01)
(issued on 8 April 2005)
| - | Submission dated 1 April 2005 from a member of the public suggesting the need to promote the practice of giving seats to the elderly and those in need on public transport facilities (in Chinese only)
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1283/04-05(1)
(issued on 15 April 2005)
| - | Information paper provided by the Administration on "705TH - Sha Tin New Town, stage 2 - Trunk Road T4"
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1284/04-05(01)
(issued on 15 April 2005)
| - | Information paper provided by the Administration on "94TB - Sha Tin New Town, stage 2 - pedestrian and cycle subways at Lion Bridge"
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1297/04-05(01)
(issued on 18 April 2005)
| - | Information paper provided by the Administration on "Area Traffic Control and Closed Circuit Television Systems for Tuen Mun and Yuen Long"
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1324/04-05(01)
(issued on 19 April 2005)
| - | Submission dated 18 April 2005 from Public Omnibus Operators Association Ltd. regarding regulatory framework and licencing system for non-franchised bus operation (in Chinese only)
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| III. | Items for discussion at the next meeting scheduled for 27 May 2005
(10:02 am - 10:05 am)
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1298/04-05(01)
(issued on 18 April 2005)
| - | List of outstanding items for discussion
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1298/04-05(02)
(issued on 18 April 2005)
| - | List of follow-up actions
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1228/04-05(02)
(issued on 8 April 2005)
| - | A letter dated 6 April 2005 from Hon WONG Kwok-hing requesting that the issue of non-Hong Kong residents being eligible to apply for taxi driver licence be placed on the Panel's list of outstanding items for discussion (in Chinese only)
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| *IV. | Northwest New Territories Traffic and Infrastructure Review 2004/ Reconstruction and Improvement of Tuen Mun Road
(10:05 am - 11:00 am)
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1096/04-05(07)
(issued on 14 March 2005)
| - | Information paper on "Northwest New Territories Traffic and Infrastructure Review 2004" provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1096/04-05(08)
(issued on 14 March 2005)
| - | Information paper on "Reconstruction and Improvement of Tuen Mun Road" provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1097/04-05
(issued on 14 March 2005)
| - | Background brief on "Northwest New Territories traffic and infrastructure development" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| V. | Toll increase of the Eastern Harbour Crossing and related issues
(11:00 am - 12:15 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1298/04-05(03)
(issued on 18 April 2005)
| - | Information paper on "Enhancing the Distribution of Traffic at the Three Road Harbour Crossings" provided by the Administration
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| File Ref. : ETWB(T)CR 1/3/4651/92
(issued on 14 March 2005)
| - | Legislative Council Brief on "Arbitration on the toll increase of the Eastern Harbour Crossing"
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1347/04-05(01)
(issued on 21 April 2005)
| - | Supplementary information on the Administration's assessment in regard to the economic implications of the toll increase of the Eastern Harbour Crossing provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1352/04-05(01)
(issued on 21 April 2005)
| - | A letter from Dr SO Wai-man, Associate Professor of the Department of Finance of the Chinese University of Hong Kong regarding the calculation of internal rate of return on equity by the New Hong Kong Tunnel Company Limited (in Chinese only)
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1293/04-05
(issued on 18 April 2005)
| - | Background brief on "Distribution of traffic amongst the three road harbour crossings" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1339/04-05(01)
(issued on 20 April 2005)
| - | Extract of draft minutes of meeting on 18 March 2005
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| #VI. | Return toll charge for taxi passengers using harbour crossings
(12:15 pm - 12:45 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1298/04-05(04)
(issued on 18 April 2005)
| - | Information paper provided by the Administration
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| VII. | Any other business
(12:45 pm onwards)
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