Panel on Transport

Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways

Meeting on
Thursday, 27 March 2008, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising
(8:30 am - 8:31 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)954/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)955/07-08 on 29 February 2008)

-Minutes of meeting held on 11 January 2008

II.Information papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)614/07-08(01)
(issued on 17 January 2008)

-Submission on South Island Line from a resident of Southern District (Chinese version only) (Restricted to Members only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)759/07-08(01)
(issued on 1 February 2008)

-Administration's paper on South Island Line, responding to the submission from a resident of Southern District (Chinese version only) (Restricted to Members only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)695/07-08(01)
(issued on 25 January 2008)

-Hon WONG Kwok-hing's letter requesting the Subcommittee to follow-up on the East Rail rail crack incidents (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)695/07-08(02)
(issued on 25 January 2008)

-Administration's paper on East Rail rail crack incidents (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)817/07-08(01)
(issued on 14 February 2008)

-Administration's letter on East Rail rail crack incidents

LC Paper No. CB(1)817/07-08(02)
(issued on 14 February 2008)

-Paper from MTR Corporation Limited on East Rail rail crack incidents

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting scheduled for 2 May 2008
(8:31 am - 8:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1036/07-08(01)
(issued on 20 March 2008)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)1036/07-08(02)
(issued on 20 March 2008)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Follow-up on matters raised by the Bills Committee on Rail Merger Bill
(8:35 am - 9:30 am)

- Enhancing in-train dissemination of information to passengers
- Improving the air flow at platforms of non-enclosed stations
- Providing public toilets at railway stations
- Retrofitting of automatic platform gates at at-grade and aboveground stations

Annex 2 to LC Paper No. CB(1)545/07-08(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)520/07-08 on 7 January 2008)

-Administration's letter on progress update on matters arising from the Rail Merger Bill, attaching a paper from MTR Corporation Limited on the progress of the related matters (Annex 2)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2058/06-07(02)
(issued on 11 July 2007)

-Paper from the MTR Corporation Limited on provision of public toilets in MTR railway stations

LC Paper No. CB(1)1037/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1036/07-08 on 20 March 2008)

-Paper on certain matters raised by the Bills Committee on Rail Merger Bill prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Background brief)

*V.Shatin to Central Link and MTR Kwun Tong Line Extension
(9:30 am - 10:30 am)

File Ref.: THB(T) CR 10/1016/99
(issued on 11 March 2008)

-Administration's paper on Shatin to Central Link and MTR Kwun Tong Line Extension (Legislative Council Brief)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1036/07-08(03)
(issued on 20 March 2008)

-Administration's paper on Funding application for the design of the Shatin to Central Link

LC Paper No. CB(1)1036/07-08(04)
(issued on 20 March 2008)

-Submission on Shatin to Central Link from a member of the public (in Chinese version only) (Restricted to Members)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1038/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1036/07-08 on 20 March 2008)

-Paper on Shatin to Central Link and MTR Kwun Tong Line Extension prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Background brief)

VI.Any other business
(10:30 am onwards)

*All other Hon Members are invited to join the discussion on the items.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
26 March 2008