Greater Mekong Subregion

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Program and Agenda

Day 1, 14 May 1998

0800-0830	Registration
0830-0900	Opening Session Welcome Remarks H.E. Phao Bounnaphol Minister Ministry of Communication, Transport, Post and Construction Government of Lao PDR Opening Statement Mr. Günter Hecker Manager, Transport and Communications Division Infrastructure, Energy and Financial Sectors Department (West) Asian Development Bank
0900-0905	Adoption of the Agenda
0905-1005	Country Presentations on Ongoing Transport Development Activities Cambodia People’s Republic of China Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1005-1020	Coffee Break
1020-1120	Country Presentations on Ongoing Transport Development Activities (cont’d) Myanmar Thailand Viet Nam
1120-1150	Status of Subregional Transport Activities East-West Transport Corridor Project (RETA 5710) Mr. Thomas F. Jones III Senior Project Economist, Transport and Communications Division Infrastructure, Energy and Financial Sectors Department (West) Asian Development Bank
1150-1220	Status of Subregional Transport Activities (cont’d) Phnom Penh - Ho Chi Minh City Road Project (RETA 5649) Mr. Thomas F. Jones III Senior Project Economist, Transport and Communications Division Infrastructure, Energy and Financial Sectors Department (West) Asian Development Bank
1220-1330	Working Lunch
1330-1400	Status of Subregional Transport Activities (cont’d) Chiang Rai - Kunming Road Improvement Project (RETA 5728) Mr. Thomas F. Jones III Senior Project Economist, Transport and Communications Division Infrastructure, Energy and Financial Sectors Department (West) Asian Development Bank
1400-1500	Status of the TA on Cross-Border Movement of Goods and People (RETA 5749) Mr. Kazuhide Usui Programs Officer, Division III Programs Department (West) Asian Development Bank
1500-1515	Coffee Break
1515-1615	Exchange of Views on the "Second Tier" Priority Subregional Transport Projects
1615-1700	Other Regional Initiatives in the Transport Sector Status of ASEAN Cooperation in the Transport Sector Mr. Honorio R. Vitasa Assistant Director Bureau of Economic Cooperation The ASEAN Secretariat Status of the Singapore - Kunming Railway Link Dr. Prodyut Dutt Principal Assistant Secretary Ministry of Transport, Malaysia

Day 2, 15 May 1998

0900-0930	Environmental Dimensions of Subregional Transport Projects Mr. Xayaveth Vixay (Representing the GMS Working Group on the Environment) Technical Officer Department of Environmental Quality Promotion and Development Science, Technology and Environment Organization (STENO) Lao PDR
0930-1000	Statement of Observers
1000-1015	Coffee Break
1015-1130	Discussion and Adoption of the Summary of Proceedings
1130-1200	Closing Remarks H.E. Seune Phetsanghane Vice Minister Ministry of Communication, Transport, Post and Construction Government of Lao PDR Mr. Kazu Sakai Head, GMS Unit, Division III Programs Department (West) Asian Development Bank
1200	Working Lunch