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

Fourth meeting on
Tuesday, 4 April 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)1059/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 1061/05-06 on 10 March 2006)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 16 February 2006

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

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  1. Hong Kong Blind Union

  2. Hong Kong Association of the Deaf

  3. The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

  4. Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth

  5. The Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped

  6. Christian Family Service Centre

  7. 香港精神康復者聯盟

  8. The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf

  9. The Parents' Association of Pre-school Handicapped Children

  10. Rehabilitation Alliance Hong Kong

  11. Mental Health Association of Hong Kong

  12. 路向四肢傷殘人士協會

  13. Retina Hong Kong

  14. The Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service

Papers for the meeting

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

-Information paper provided by the Administration

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 Equal Opportunities Commission

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
3 April 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

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

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