Mr. Tavepatana Tinamas
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Royal Thai Government
Head of Thai Delegation
Day 1: 3 November 1999, Wednesday
0830-0900
Registration
0900-0930
Session I: Opening
Welcome Remarks:
Mr. Tavepatana Tinamas
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Royal Thai Government
Opening Statement:
Mr. Thomas F. Jones, III
Officer-in-Charge
Transport and Communications Division
Infrastructure, Energy, and Financial Sector Department (West)
Asian Development Bank
0930-0935
Adoption of the Agenda
0935-1035
Session II: Country Presentations on Ongoing Transport Development Activities
Kingdom of Cambodia
Mr. Yit Bunna
Director of Public Works Research Centre
Ministry of Public Works and Transportation
People's Republic of China
Mr. Dong Xuebo
Deputy Director General, Planning Department
Ministry of Communications
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Mr. Math Sounmala
Director General of Cabinet
Ministry of Communications, Transport, Posts, and Construction
Union of Myanmar
U Tet Tun Kyaw
Director, Transport Planning Department
Ministry of Rail Transportation
Kingdom of Thailand
Mr. Solos Temiyabutra
Director, Bureau of Highways Construction
Department of Highways
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Mr. Ly Huy Tuan
Deputy Director of Legal Department
Ministry of Transport
1035-1100
Coffee Break
1100-1130
Session III: Status of Subregional Transport Activities
Presentation:
Status of Priority Subregional Road Projects
Phnom Penh - Ho Chi Minh City Road Project
East-West Transport Corridor Project
Chiang Rai-Kunming Road Improvement Project
Kunming-Haiphong Transport Corridor Project
Presentor:
Mr. Thomas F. Jones, III
Asian Development Bank
Discussion on the Presentation
1130-1200
Session IV: Summary of Discussions of the Inception Meeting of the Trade Facilitation Working Group (TFWG)
Presentation:
Summary of Discussions of the Inception Meeting of the TFWG
Presentor:
Mr. David Husband
Senior Advisor, GMS Unit
Asian Development Bank
Discussion on the Presentation
1200-1330
Working Lunch
1330-1430
Session V: Economic Corridor Development
Presentation:
Pre-Investment Study for the East-West Economic Corridor
Presentor:
Mr. George Abonyi
Senior Advisor, GMS Unit
Asian Development Bank
Discussion on the Presentation
1430-1445
Coffee Break
1445-1615
Session VI: Discussion of Agreement on Cross-Border Movement of Goods and People
Presentation:
Draft Framework for the Facilitation of Cross-Border Movement of Goods and People
The Framework: Background and Introduction
The Framework: Article by Article
ADB Regional Technical Assistance No. 5850: Facilitating the Cross-Border Movement of Goods and People in the GMS
Presentors:
Mr. Bruce Winston and Mr. Kristiaan Bernauw
Consultants
Asian Development Bank
Discussion on the Presentation
1615-1715
Session VII: Exchange of Views on Other Priority Subregional Transport Projects
1830
Dinner hosted by the Ministry of Transport and Communications
Day 2: 4 November 1999, Thursday
0900-0930
Session VIII: Discussion of Work Program and Next Steps
0930-1000
Session IX: Statements from Observers
1000-1015
Coffee Break
1015-1130
Session X: Discussion and Adoption of the Summary of Proceedings
Chairperson:
Mr. Tavepatana Tinamas
Head of Thai Delegation
Co-Chairperson:
Mr. Thomas F. Jones, III
Asian Development Bank
1130-1200
Session XI: Closing
Closing Statements:
Mr. Tavepatana Tinamas
Head of Thai Delegation
Mr. Thomas F. Jones, III
Asian Development Bank
1200
Lunch hosted by the Asian Development Bank
Back Fifth Meeting of the Subregional Transport Forum
Regions and Countries 
Regional Cooperation 
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