The Third Meeting of

Traffic and Transport Committee under

Yuen Long District Council in 2012

Date:24May 2012 (Thursday)

Time:10:00a.m.

Venue:Conference Room, 13/F, Yuen Long Government Offices, 2 Kiu Lok Square, Yuen Long

Proposed Time / Agenda
10:00a.m. -10:05a.m. / Confirmation of the Minutes of the Second Meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee (TTC) in 2012
10:05a.m. -10:35a.m. / Public Rental Housing Development at Hung Shui Kiu Area 13— Public Transportation Interchange and road works in nearby areas
(T&TC Paper No. 21/2012)
MotionsRaised byMembers:
10:35a.m. -10:50a.m. / (1)Motion proposed by Mr KWOK Keung and seconded by Mr SIU Long-ming, Mr LUI Kin, Mr LEUNG Che-cheung, BBS, MH, JP,Ms WONG Wai-ling and Mr YIU Kwok-wai: “Urging the authorities to expedite the implementation of the public transport fare concession scheme whereby a concessionary fare of $2 a trip will be offered to the elderly and people with disabilities”
(T&TC Paper No. 22/2012)
10:50a.m.-11:05a.m. / (2)Motion proposed byMs CHAN Mei-lin and seconded by Mr MAK Ip-sing:“Strong objection to MTRC’s 5.4% fare increase in June and request for a fare freeze”
(T&TC Paper No. 23/2012)
11:05a.m.-11:20a.m. / (3)Motion proposed byMr WONG Wai-yin, Zachary and seconded by Messrs KWONG Chun-yu and KWOK Hing-ping:“This Committee strongly objects to MTRC’s fare increase and urges MTRC to: (1) change all concessions into permanent concessions; (2) provide monthly pass and weekly pass applicable to short tripsand “Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai and Tuen Mun”; (3) provide day pass applicable to “Tuen Mun-Hung Hom”
(T&TC Paper No. 24/2012)
11:20a.m.-11:35a.m. / (4)Motion proposed byMr SIU Long-ming and seconded byMr LEUNG Che-cheung, BBS, MH, JP,Mr KWOK Keung, Mr LUI Kin, Mr YIU Kwok-wai, Ms WONG Wai-ling, Mr LEE Yuet-man, MH,Ms CHIUSau-han,Mr CHEUNG Muk-lam, Ms YUEN Man-yee, Miss YAU Tai-tai, MH, Mr TANG Kwai-yau, Mr TANG Hing-ip, Mr TANG Cheuk-him, Mr MAN Kwong-ming, Mr SHUM Ho-kit, Mr CHING Chan-ming, Ms LAU Kwai-yung, Mr WONG Cheuk-kin, Mr CHOW Wing-kan and Mr CHAN Sze-ching:“Strong objection to MTRC’s making significant fare increase”
(T&TC Paper No. 25/2012)
Questions Raised by Members:
11:35a.m. - 11:50a.m. / (1)Question by Mr TANG Cheuk-him, Mr YIU Kwok-wai and Ms LAU Kwai-yung: “To discuss the matters relating to objection against MTRC’s fare increase and review of the Fare Adjustment Mechanism”
(T&TC Paper No. 26/2012)
11:50a.m. - 12:05p.m. / (2)Question by Messrs KWONG Chun-yu,WONG Wai-yin, Zachary and KWOK Hing-ping: “To discuss the request forincreasing the frequency of the West Rail Line and the number of compartmentsfor each train”
(T&TC Paper No. 27/2012)
12:05p.m. - 12:20p.m. / (3)Question by Messrs CHAN Sze-ching and TANG Tsun-wan:“Toenquire about MTRC’s contingency plan for emergency situations”
(T&TC Paper No. 28/2012)
12:20p.m. - 12:35p.m. / (4)Question by Messrs KWOK Hing-ping WONG Wai-yin, Zachary and KWONG Chun-yu:“To discuss the request for realignment of Green Minibus Route no.77A to enhance the efficiency of service”
(T&TC Paper No. 11/2012)
12:35p.m. - 12:50p.m. / (5)Question by Messrs TANG Hing-ip and TANG Ka-leung:“To discuss the request for anoverall replacement ofgreen minibus compartmentson route nos. 34 and 35 departing from Tai Fung Street, Yuen Long and travelling to Lau Fau Shan and Tsim Bei Tsui respectively”
(T&TC Paper No. 12/2012)
12:50p.m. - 13:05p.m. / (6)Question by Mr TANG Cheuk-him, Mr YIU Kwok-wai and Ms LAU Kwai-yung: “To discuss the request for increasing the frequency of Green Minibus Routeno. 618 during noon period”
(T&TC Paper No. 29/2012)
13:05p.m. - 14:05 p.m. / ** Lunch Break **
14:05p.m. - 14:20p.m. / (7)Question by Mr KWOK Keung, Mr LEUNG Che-cheung, BBS, MH, JP, Mr LUI Kin, Mr SIU Long-ming, Mr YIU Kwok-wai and Ms WONG Wai-ling:“To discuss the request forearly provision of shelter for the bus stop at Tin Shui Road adjacent to Tin Shui Wai Park”
(T&TC Paper No. 15/2012)
14:20p.m. - 14:35p.m. / (8)Question by Mr TANG Cheuk-him, Mr YIU Kwok-wai and Ms LAU Kwai-yung:“To discuss the request for early provision of shelter for the bus stop at HKFYG Lee ShauKee College”
(T&TC Paper No. 30/2012)
14:35p.m. - 14:50p.m. / (9)Question by Mr TANG Cheuk-him, Mr YIU Kwok-wai and Ms LAU Kwai-yung: “To discuss the request for early provision of a pedestrian ramp to Light Rail Tin Yuet Station”
(T&TC Paper No. 31/2012)
14:50p.m. - 15:05p.m. / (10)Question by Mr CHAN Sze-ching:“To discuss the matters relating to the extension of the platformand provision of an elevator atthe exit of the West Rail Line Tin Shui Wai Station to Tin Shing Estate”
(T&TC Paper No. 32/2012)
15:05p.m. - 15:20p.m. / (11)Question by Messrs WONG Wai-shun,CHOW Wing-kan, CHAN Sze-chingand TANG Tsun-wan:“To discuss the matters relating to relocation and merging of bus stops outside the main entrance of Tin Shui Wai Police Station”
(T&TC Paper No. 33/2012)
15:20p.m. - 15:35p.m. / (12)Question by Mr LUI Kin, Mr LEUNG Che-cheung, BBS, MH, JP,Mr SIU Long-ming, Mr KWOK Keung, Ms WONG Wai-ling and Ms YUEN Man-yee:“To discuss the request for expanding the pedestrian crossingat Kau Yuk Road outside In-Citi and re-siting the bus stops over there”
(T&TC Paper No. 34/2012)
15:35p.m.-15:50p.m. / (13)Question by Messrs TANG Kwai-yau and TANG Cheuk-yin:“To discuss the request for provision of cycle tracks along Wang Toi Shan Shan Tsuen Road and Tai Kong Po, Pat Heung; and Chi Ho Road and Kam Tai Road, Kam Tin”
(T&TC Paper No. 35/2012)
15:50p.m. -16:05p.m. / (14)Question by Mr MAN Kwong-ming:“To discuss the road improvementof San Tin Highway (Sheung Shui bound) - Fairview Park Section”
(T&TC Paper No. 36/2012)
16:05p.m. -16:20p.m. / (15)Question by Messrs TANG Hing-ip, TANG Ka-leungand TANG Tsun-wan:“To discuss the road closure at the section between Tin Yin Road and Hung Tin Road”
(T&TC Paper No. 37/2012)
16:20p.m. -16:35p.m. / Progress Report from the Transport Department
(T&TC Paper No. 38/2012)
16:35p.m. -16:50p.m. / Statistics on Cycling Accidents and Related Enforcement Actions
(T&TC Paper No. 39/2012)
16:50p.m. - / Any Other Business

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