Case study of Guangzhou South Railway Station
As part of China’s new high speed rail network new major transportation hubs, the station representative will explain how the construction process was planned. He will also share what difficulties they encountered and overcome when designing the station for a daily turnover of 300,000 passengers.

Pan Jun Yuan, Chief Engineer, GUANGZHOU RAILWAY GROUP

Intermodal interchanges at airports: Creating workable linkages between air and surface transport
- How are airports and rail systems cooperating currently and how can this be enhanced to be complementary?
- Where are airline and railways cooperating successfully?
- What impact has rail development and implementation had on domestic air travel to date and what can be expected in the future?

Andrew Sharp, Director-General, INTERNATIONAL AIR RAIL ORGANISATION

Establishing Hong Kong International Airport as an air transport hub for the Pearl River Delta

• Projecting aviation growth in Hong Kong
• Outlining airport expansion plans at the Hong Kong International Airport
• Exploring initiatives to enhance airspace and runway capacity in conjunction with the neighbouring authorities in the Pearl River Delta region
• Updating progress on the infrastructure projects undertaken by the Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong

Colman Ng, Assistant Director-General (Airport Standards), CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT HONG KONG

Developing Hong Kong airport as a world class facility supported by a comprehensive network and public transportation system

- Developments in intermodal cross-boundary connections with the PRD

Alaina Shum, General Manager, Terminal 2 & Landside, AIRPORT AUTHORITY HONG KONG

Networking lunch

Technology, safety and efficiency - Identifying strategic and operational issues in transport development projects in PRD

Implementing rail control and signalling equipment and systems for efficient, sustainable and profitable railway operations of the future - case study of Shenzhen Metro No. 3
- Exploring ways to apply an integrated approach for cost-efficient and flexible systems to enable higher metro speeds, improve transport capacity, save energy and reduce maintenance.

Fan Zhong Sheng, Deputy GM, SHENZHEN CITY METRO NO. 3 OPERATIONS

Afternoon refreshment break

Examining the use of passenger information system in metro and intercity rail

- Determining the necessary facilities needed to provide a range of information in Passenger Information System (PIS)
- Providing various types of value-added information and digital media to passengers
- Exploring the future development of PIS in railway

Dr. Toby Chan, Engineer I - Communications, MTR CORPORATION

Freight forwarding in PRD- Developing hubs for export and import and internal distribution
- What is the current demand for freight transportation in PRD, and what is likely to be the demand over the next 10 years?
- How does the transportation network combines with warehouse infrastructure to enable effective supply chain management?
- What are the key challenges and what are the leading edge solutions

Mark Millar, Managing Director, M POWER ASSOCIATES