APEC TRANSPORTATION
WORKING GROUP
Strategic Direction Paper
BRAINSTORMING SESSION
at the 16th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting
Hong Kong, China
Monday, November 8, 1999
General themes:
- Where do we go from here?
- How might the TPT-WG ensure that clearly
defined strategic directions and integration are incorporated into all new project
proposals and overall work?
- How might the TPT-WG better organize
itself in order to more effectively achieve its outcomes?
- How might the TPT-WG increase the extent
to which it works with other APEC fora?
- How can the TPT-WG increase the overall
participation of all of its member economies?
Time |
Segments |
| 08:30-09:00 |
TPT-WG
Introductory Plenary Session
Presenter: Ted Cherrett, Lead Shepherd, TPT-WG |
| 09:00-10:00 |
Segment 1.
Introductory Address
Presenter: Sir Gordon Wu Ying Sheung, KCMG
Chairman and Managing Director, Hopewell Holdings Ltd.
Facilitator: Ted Cherrett
Rapporteur: Colin Stacey, Transport Canada
This segment will focus on dominant future trends in the international transportation
sector, and how they relate to the Asia-Pacific Region. It will be followed by questions
and an open discussion. |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Tea break |
| 10:15-12:15 |
Segment 2.
TPT-WG: From Bogor to Victoria and Beyond
Presenter: Ambassador Timothy Hannah, Executive Director, APEC Secretariat
Facilitator: Nigel Mouat, Deputy Lead Shepherd, TPT-WG
Rapporteur: USA
Issues explored
in this session will include:
To what extent does the TPT-WG’s
Action Program fulfill the priorities established by APEC?
Which of these priorities have received
more or less attention in the Working Group’s Action Program to date?
Which of these priorities should be the
focus of particular attention in the future Action Program?
How might the TPT-WG act to further
support APEC’s trade and investment liberalization initiatives?
|
| 12:15-13:15 |
Lunch |
| 13:15-15:15 |
Segment 3:
The TPT-WG Means Business
Presenter: Prof. Chris Kissling, Coordinator, PECC Task Force on Transportation
Facilitator: Nigel Mouat
Rapporteur: Australia
Issues
explored in this session will include:
To what extent does the TPT-WG’s
Action Program comply with the priorities of the Asia-Pacific Region’s
business/private sector?
How might it comply more with these
priorities?
How might the TPT-WG attract greater
business/private sector participation in its activities?
How might the TPT-WG work to more
effectively take into account technological advances?
|
| 15:15-15:30 |
Tea break |
| 15:30-17:30 |
Segment 4: A
Strategic Direction for the TPT-WG
Chair: John Bowdler, Head of Delegation for Australia, Coordinator of the Steering
Committee on Human Resources Development (including Training, Research and Education)
Final Remarks: Ted Cherrett
Issues
explored in this session will include:
Examining the principal conclusions of the
previous segments.
Identifying key themes for the future
direction of the TPT-WG.
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