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

Sixth meeting on
Monday, 10 July 2006, at 4:45 pm
(or immediately after the Chief Executive's Question and Answer Session, whichever is later)
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes and matters arising
(4:45 pm - 4:47 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1690/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 1691/05-06 on 6 June 2006)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 12 May 2006

II.Meeting with the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Administration
(4:47 pm - 6:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1919/05-06(01)
(issued on 4 July 2006)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1919/05-06(02)
(issued on 4 July 2006)

-List of follow-up actions (position as at 4 July 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
4 July 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

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

-Information paper provided by the Administration for the meeting on 12 May 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

LC Paper No. CB(1)1501/05-06(01)
(issued on 15 May 2006)

-Submission from Hong Kong Association of the Deaf (in Chinese only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1657/05-06(01)
(issued on 2 June 2006)

-Self-explanatory letter from New Lantao Bus Co. (1973) Ltd. on its recent financial performance

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