立法會 Legislative Council LC Paper No. CB(4)119/17-18 (These minutes have been seen by the Administration) Ref: CB4/PS/1/16 Panel on Transport Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways Minutes of meeting on Friday, 28 April 2017, at 10:45 am in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex Members present : Hon Michael TIEN Puk-sun, BBS, JP (Chairman) Hon LAU Kwok-fan, MH (Deputy Chairman) Hon Mrs Regina IP LAU Suk-yee, GBS, JP Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung Hon Claudia MO Hon Frankie YICK Chi-ming, JP Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan Ir Dr Hon LO Wai-kwok, SBS, MH, JP Hon Alvin YEUNG Dr Hon Junius HO Kwan-yiu, JP Hon LAM Cheuk-ting Hon Wilson OR Chong-shing, MH Hon YUNG Hoi-yan Hon CHAN Chun-ying Hon Tanya CHAN Hon LUK Chung-hung Hon Jeremy TAM Man-ho Hon Nathan LAW Kwun-chung Dr Hon YIU Chung-yim Members attending : Hon James TO Kun-sun Hon Charles Peter MOK, JP - 2 - Hon Martin LIAO Cheung-kong, SBS, JP Hon HO Kai-ming Hon KWONG Chun-yu Members absent : Hon YIU Si-wing, BBS Hon CHAN Han-pan, JP Hon CHU Hoi-dick Hon Kenneth LAU Ip-keung, MH, JP Dr Hon CHENG Chung-tai [According to the Judgment of the Court of First Instance of the High Court on 14 July 2017, LEUNG Kwok-hung, Nathan LAW Kwun-chung, YIU Chung-yim and LAU Siu-lai have been disqualified from assuming the office of a member of the Legislative Council, and have vacated the same since 12 October 2016, and are not entitled to act as a member of the Legislative Council.] Public officers : Agenda item III attending Mr Andy CHAN, JP Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)2 Mr Philip HAR Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)4 Miss Rachel KWAN Assistant Commissioner/Bus & Railway Transport Department Dr LEUNG Kin-man, JP Assistant Director/Railways Electrical and Mechanical Services Department Mr CHAN Chau-fat Chief Engineer/Railways 1 Electrical and Mechanical Services Department - 3 - Agenda item IV Mr Andy CHAN, JP Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)2 Mr Philip HAR Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)4 Mr Raymond CHENG Nim-tai Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)7 Mr Anthony YUEN Woo-kok Chief Engineer (Railway Development)1-3 Highways Department Agenda item V Mr Andy CHAN, JP Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)2 Mr Philip HAR Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)4 Mr Donald LAM Assistant Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)4B Attendance by : Agenda item III invitation Ms Linda SO Corporate Affairs Director MTR Corporation Limited Mr Adi LAU Operations Director MTR Corporation Limited - 4 - Mr Francis LI Chief of Operating MTR Corporation Limited Mr Terry WONG General Manager — Infrastructure Maintenance MTR Corporation Limited Agenda item IV Ms Linda SO Corporate Affairs Director MTR Corporation Limited Mr Adi LAU Operations Director MTR Corporation Limited Mr Francis LI Chief of Operating MTR Corporation Limited Mr Ken WONG General Manager — Projects MTR Corporation Limited Agenda item V Ms Linda SO Corporate Affairs Director MTR Corporation Limited Mr Adi LAU Operations Director MTR Corporation Limited Mr Francis LI Chief of Operating MTR Corporation Limited - 5 - Ms Barbara CHANG Principal Legal Advisor — Operations MTR Corporation Limited Clerk in attendance : Ms Doris LO Chief Council Secretary (4)6 Staff in attendance : Miss Katherine CHAN Council Secretary (4)6 Ms Emily LIU Legislative Assistant (4)6 Action I. Information papers issued since the last regular meeting on 10 February 2017 (LC Paper Nos. CB(4)556/16-17(01), - Letter from Hon LUK CB(4)583/16-17(01) and Chung-hung on the fire CB(4)701/16-17(01) incident at MTR train on 10 February 2017, letter from Dr Hon Elizabeth QUAT on issues relating to the contingency arrangements for major railway incidents and the Administration's response LC Paper Nos. CB(4)618/16-17(01) - Letter from Hon YUNG and CB(4)924/16-17(01) Hoi-yan on the service disruption of the East Rail Line on 21 February 2017 and the Administration's response LC Paper Nos. CB(4)663/16-17(01) - Joint letter from Dr Hon and (02) and CB(4)697/16-17(01) KWOK Ka-ki, Hon Alvin YEUNG and Hon Jeremy TAM Man-ho and letter from Hon CHU Hoi-dick on issues relating to the - 6 - Action co-location of customs, immigration and quarantine facilities at the West Kowloon Terminus of the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou- Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link and the Administration's response LC Paper Nos. CB(4)693/16-17(01) - Letters dated 13 and 15 and CB(4)702/16-17(01) March 2017 respectively from Dr Hon Elizabeth QUAT and Hon CHEUNG Kwok-kwan on withdrawal of membership) Members noted the above papers which had been issued since the last regular meeting of the Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways ("the Subcommittee") on 10 February 2017. II. Items for discussion at the next regular meeting on 2 June 2017 (LC Paper No. CB(4)890/16-17(01) - List of outstanding items for discussion LC Paper No. CB(4)890/16-17(02) - List of follow-up actions) 2. Members agreed to discuss the following items at the next regular meeting to be held on Friday, 2 June 2017: (a) Progress update of the construction of the Hong Kong Section of ("HKS") the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link ("XRL"); (b) Progress update of the construction of the Shatin to Central Link; and (c) Manpower resources for railway services. 3. On Ms Tanya CHAN's enquiry regarding whether the Administration would give an account of the implementation of Hong Kong and Mainland customs, immigration and quarantine procedures for HKS of XRL at the next - 7 - Action regular meeting of the Subcommittee, Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)2 responded that the Administration would make announcement in due course. 4. The Chairman suggested and members agreed to include the following items on the list of outstanding items for discussion by the Subcommittee: (a) feasibility of constructing a rail link between the proposed Tung Chung East Station and the existing Airport Station; and (b) feasibility of constructing a fully automatic operation railway system to connect the new development areas in New Territories West with the West Rail Line. III. Service disruption of Kwun Tong Line on 10 April 2017 (LC Paper No. CB(4)890/16-17(03) - MTR Corporation Limited's paper on the overhead line incident on MTR Kwun Tong Line on 10 April 2017 LC Paper No. CB(4)890/16-17(04) - Paper on service disruption of Kwun Tong Line on 10 April 2017 and contingency arrangements for railway incidents by the MTR Corporation Limited prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)) 5. The Subcommittee deliberated (index of proceedings at Annex). 6. The Administration/MTR Corporation Limited ("MTRCL") was requested to: (a) explain why it had taken as long as two hours and 20 minutes to handle the incident, and whether the time could be shortened; (b) respond whether and how the Administration would explore with MTRCL and other public transport operators on opening up transport data; and - 8 - Action (c) provide the recent turnover rate of MTRCL's rail maintenance staff. (Post-meeting note: The Chinese version of the supplementary information was circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(4)1286/16-17(01) on 22 June 2017.) IV. Progress update on enhancement of MTR station facilities (LC Paper No. CB(4)890/16-17(05) - MTR Corporation Limited's paper on the latest progress of enhancement of MTR station facilities LC Paper No. CB(4)890/16-17(06) - Paper on MTR station facilities prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) LC Paper No. CB(4)793/16-17(01) - Letter from Hon Michael TIEN Puk-sun on the incident of flooding from a burst water pipe in the South Horizons Station on 14 February 2017 LC Paper Nos. CB(4)583/16-17(02) - Letter from Hon Tanya and CB(4)847/16-17(01) CHAN on issues relating to the contingency arrangements for major railway incidents and the Administration's response) 7. The Subcommittee deliberated (index of proceedings at Annex). 8. The Administration/MTRCL was requested to: (a) advise whether MTRCL was required to pay land premium in respect of the shops inside new railway stations; (b) advise whether there was any plan for installing additional lifts at Kowloon Station and Austin Station to cope with the future - 9 - Action passenger flow arising from the developments in the area including the West Kowloon Cultural District; and (c) provide further information on the replacement of 160 chillers, including whether the new chillers were air-cooled or water-cooled, and how energy efficiency could be enhanced after the replacement. (Post-meeting note: The Chinese version of the supplementary information for items (b) and (c) was circulated to members vide LC Paper No. CB(4)1286/16-17(01) on 22 June 2017.) V. Report on the review of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws and Mass Transit Railway (North-West Railway) Bylaw (LC Paper No. CB(4)890/16-17(07) - MTR Corporation Limited's paper on the review of Mass Transit Railway By-laws and Mass Transit Railway (North-West Railway) Bylaw LC Paper No. CB(4)890/16-17(08) - Paper on the review of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws and Mass Transit Railway (North-west Railway) Bylaw prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief)) 9.