Agenda for the 3rd Meeting of Traffic and Transport Committee (2011) of Council Held at 2:30 p.m. on 11 August 2011(Post-meeting version)

Time No. Item

2:30 p.m. 1 Confirmation of minutes of the 2nd meeting (2011) held on 16 June 2011

Follow-up Item

2:35 p.m. 2 a) Request the Transport Department to take follow-up action of extension of the service of green minibus 89P to Kwai Fong (TTC Paper No. 27/2011)

Introduction/Consultation

2:50 p.m. 3 Improvement Plan of Pedestrian Link between North Bridge and Tsing Yi Station (Proposed by the ) (TTC Paper No. 28/2011)

3:20 p.m. 4 Barrier-free facilities for existing footbridges and subways in Kwai Tsing District (Proposed by the Highways Department) (TTC Paper No. 29/2011)

Discussion Items

3:50 p.m. 5 Strongly request the Transport Department to increase the frequencies of buses and mini-buses in Kwai Shing West (Proposed by Ms. LEUNG Yuk-fung) (TTC Papers No. 30 and 30a/2011)

4:05 p.m. 6 Request to construct an escalator at Exit B of Tai Wo Hau Station and another at the footbridge crossing over Castle Peak Road (Proposed by Mr. WONG Yun-tat, Ivan) (TTC Paper No. 31 and 31a/2011) (TTC Paper No. 31b/2011, tabled at the meeting)

Motion: “The Traffic and Transport Committee of Kwai Tsing District Council requests to construct an escalator at Exit B of Tai Wo Hau Station and another at the footbridge crossing over Castle Peak Road.” Moved by: Mr. WONG Bing-kuen and Mr. WONG Yun-tat, Ivan Seconded by: Mr. HUI Kei-cheung and Mr. LEUNG Kam-wai

Questions on Local Issues

Time No. Item

4:20 p.m. 7 Improvement of traffic facilities at Liu To Road (Proposed by Mr. LUI Ko-wai) (TTC Papers No. 32 and 32b/2011) (TTC Papers No. 32a(amended) and 32c/2011, tabled at the meeting)

8 Request to improve the pedestrian crossing near Liu To Road Park (Proposed by Mr. POON Chi-shing) (TTC Papers No. 33 and 32b/2011) (TTC Papers No. 32a(amended) and 32c/2011, tabled at the meeting)

Report Items

4:30 p.m. 9 Kwai Tsing District Traffic Accident Report (1 June 2011 – 31 July 2011) (TTC Paper No. 34/2011, tabled at the meeting)

4:35 p.m. 10 Major traffic improvement projects and timetables which are completed in the past two months, in progress or pl anned to commence in six months by the Highways Department (as at 25 July 2011) (TTC Paper No. 35/2011)

4:40 p.m. 11 Reports of Working Groups

(a) Road Safety Campaign Working Group (TTC Paper No. 36/2011)

(b) Public Transport Services Working Group (TTC Paper No. 37/2011)

(c) West Traffic Rationalisation Working Group (non-standing working group) (December 2010–October 2011) (no submissions)

(d) Follow up on the Covered Walkway in Tsing King Road Working Group (non-standing working group) (February 2011-October 2011) (TTC Paper No. 38/2011)

(e) Follow up on the Traffic Issues near Kwai Chung Town Lot 215 Development Working Group (non-standing working group) (April 2011-December 2011) (TTC Paper No. 39/2011)

4:55 p.m. Any Other Business

5 p.m. Date of Next Meeting To be confirmed

(Note: Each Member is allocated a maximum of two 2-minute slots to speak in respect of each Briefing/Consultation and Discussion Item. During the reporting time, each Member is allocated a maximum of one 2-minute slot to speak in respect of each individual item to be followed up. Each item will be discussed by keeping to the agenda. Members are reminded to avoid overrunning the allocated time slot. )

Kwai Tsing District Council Secretariat August 2011