Panel on Transport

Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways

Special meeting on
Tuesday, 1 August 2006 at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising
(2:30 pm - 2:32pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1997/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1998/05-06 on 17 July 2006)

-Minutes of special meeting held on 6 May 2006

II.Information papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)1852/05-06(01)
(issued on 26 June 2006)

-Submission on Public Transport Interchange at Lok Ma Chau Terminus of the Sheung Shui to Lok Ma Chau Spur Line

III.East Rail underframe equipment mounting cracks
(2:32 pm - 3:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1979/05-06(01)
(issued on 12 July 2006)

-Information paper on "Government's Assessment on the Investigation Report by KCRC on East Rail Underframe Equipment Mounting Cracks" provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1981/05-06(01)
(issued on 12 July 2006)

-Report of the Review Panel on the Reporting of East Rail Incidents

LC Paper No. CB(1)2069/05-06(01)
(issued on 28 July 2006)

-Supplementary information on "Acceptance Procedures and Criteria for Rails for Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation and MTR Corporation Limited" provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)2069/05-06(02)
(issued on 28 July 2006)

-Supplementary information on "Enhancement of East Rail Mid-Life Refurbished Trains Underframe Equipment" provided by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

LC Paper No. CB(1)1420/05-06(01)
(issued on 3 May 2006)

-Chairman's Statement provided by Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

LC Paper No. CB(1)1420/05-06(02)
(issued on 3 May 2006)

-Overview of the Root Cause Investigation into the Failure and Cracking of Underframe Equipment Support Brackets on East Rail Mid-Life Refurbished Trains provided by Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

LC Paper No. CB(1)1420/05-06(03)
(issued on 3 May 2006)

-Executive Summary of the East Rail Underframe Equipment Mounting Cracks Root Cause Investigation Final Report provided by Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

IV.Review of the notification and reporting regime for railway incidents and matters
(3:30 pm - 4:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2069/05-06(03)
(issued on 28 July 2006)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1981/05-06(01)
(issued on 12 July 2006)

-Report of the Review Panel on the Reporting of East Rail Incidents

V.Any other business
(4:30 pm onwards)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 July 2006