| 0925-0945 |
Opening Statement
Mr. Filologo Pante, Jr.
Programs Manager, Division 3
Programs Department (West), ADB
Mr. Ravi Sawhney
Director, International Trade and Economic Cooperation Division
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
|
| 0945-1000 |
Coffee/Tea Break
|
| Session II. |
Consideration of the Draft Report of the TFWG (1000-1200)
Chair:
Mr. Filologo Pante, Jr.
Programs Manager, Division 3
Programs Department (West), ADB
|
| 1000-1030 |
Presentation of the Draft Report of the TFWG
-Dr. Sudipto Mundle.
TFWG Coordinator, ADB
-Dr. Florian Alburo
TFWG Consultant
|
| 1030-1130 |
Comments on the Draft Report from the GMS Countries
-Cambodia
-People's Republic of China
-Lao PDR
-Myanmar
-Thailand
-Viet Nam
|
| 1130-1200 |
Synthesis of Session II
-Dr. Florian Alburo
TFWG Consultant
|
| 1200-1330 |
Working Lunch
(Lert Wanalai Balroom B, Hilton Hotel)
|
| Session III. |
Briefing on Work Program and Activities of the Subregional Transport
Forum (1330-1500)
Chair:
Mr. Filologo Pante, Jr.
Programs Manager, Division 3
Programs Department (West), ADB
|
| 1330-1500 |
Status of Subregional Transport Projects
-Mr. Thomas F. Jones III
Officer in Charge, Transport and Communications Division (West)
Infrastructure, Energy, and Financial Sector Department (West)
ADB
Agreements on the Cross Border Movement of Goods and
People in the GMS
-Mr. Bruce Winston
Consultant, ADB
Discussion
|
| 1500-1515 |
Coffee/Tea Break
|
| Session IV. |
Discussion of the Future Work Program of the TFWG (1515-1700)
Chair:
Mr. Ravi Sawhney
Director, International Trade and Economic Cooperation Division
UN Economic and Social commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
|
| 1515-1645 |
Proposed Work Program of the TFWG
-Dr. George Abonyi
Senior Advisor, ADB
Discussion
|
| 1645-1700 |
Synthesis of Session III
-Dr. George Abonyi
Senior Advisor, ADB
|
| 1900 |
Dinner Hosted by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Thailand
(Karaket Room, Hilton Hotel) |
| Day 2: 2 November 1999 (Tuesday)
|
| Session V. |
Finalization of TFWG Report (0900-1200)
Chair:
Dr. Sudipto Mundle
Principal Country Officer and TFWG Coordinator
Programs Department (West), ADB
|
| 0900-1030 |
Review of the Revised Draft Report
Discussion
|
| 1030-1045 |
Coffee/Tea Break
| 1045-1115 |
Consideration and Adoption of the Final Report of the TFWG to the 9th Ministerial Conference
|
| 1115-1200 |
Closing Remarks
-Representative from Thailand
-Representative from ADB
-Representative from ESCAP
|
| 1200 |
Lunch hosted by the ADB
(Ma Maison, Hilton Hotel)
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