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

Third meeting on
Thursday, 16 February 2006, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes and matters arising
(4:30 pm - 4:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)787/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 788/05-06 on 25 January 2006)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 9 January 2006

II.Meeting with the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Administration
(4:32 pm - 6:30 pm)

Matters arising from 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

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 Equal Opportunities Commission

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

III.Any other business
(6:30 pm onwards)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
14 February 2006

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

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

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

-Submission from the Equal Opportunities Commission