UK Secretary of State for Transport, Lord Andrew Adonis, visited China, South Korea and Hong Kong from 19 to 24 August 2009.  During his trip to China and Hong Kong, he held discussions about the impact of transport emissions and heard about their efforts to reduce them. He also promoted business opportunities for UK transport business in China and Hong Kong.

In his busy programme on 24 August, Lord Adonis met Edward Yau, Secretary for the Environment, to discuss transport emissions and Hong Kong's plans for electric vehicles. He called on Yau Shing-mu, Acting Secretary for Transport to discuss Hong Kong's transport infrastructure. He met Sir Chung-kong Chow, Chief Executive Officer of Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) to discuss railway policy and visited Kowloon Station which will connect the planned Express Rail Link terminus. Lord Adonis met leading shipping industry representatives to discuss maritime emissions and a leading group of climate change experts to discuss transport emissions.

In addition, he also travelled on an Alexander Dennis bus from MTRC Austin Station to Hong Kong Island. Alexander Dennis Limited, Britain's biggest bus manufacturer, is a major supplier of buses to the Hong Kong franchised bus companies. They have recently supplied Euro 4 standard double deck buses to Citybus, China Light & Power, Kowloon Motor Bus, MTRC and New World First Bus and have recently won further orders for Euro 5 standard buses.

MTRC’s General Manager, Investment Property Ms Betty Leong (lady pointing to the floor plan) shows Lord Adonis (1st from the left) how Elements mall is integrated with the residential properties, MTR station, Airport Express, and In-town Check-in service. Lord Adonis is accompanied by MTRC CEO Mr CK Chow and British Consul-General Andrew Seaton. (Photo courtesy of The MTR Corporation)

(From left) MTRC’s Deputy General Manager, Corporate Relations Ms May Wong, Shopping Centre Manager Mr Clayton Tam, CEO Mr CK Chow, Lord Adonis, General Manager, Investment Property Ms Betty Leong and British Consul-General Andrew Seaton walk through Civic Square on the podium of Elements Mall. (Photo courtesy of The MTR Corporation)

Lord Adonis (1st from the left), is about to get on an Alexander Dennis Bus from MTRC Austin Station to Hong Kong Island. He is accompanied by (2nd to 4th from the left) Alexander Dennis (Far East) Limited General Manager Paul Davies, Alexander Dennis (Far East) Limited Technical Sales Manager Paul Bromley, and Alexander Dennis Chief Executive Colin Robertson.

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1. Lord Adonis was in Beijing 19 August, Tianjin and Seoul 20 August, Shenzhen 23 August and Hong Kong 24 August. He last visited Hong Kong in 2007 as Schools Minister at the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
   
2. Lord Adonis announced on 15 July 2009 the publication of Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/carbonreduction/ a carbon reduction strategy for transport. As a key component of the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan, this document sets out the actions UK is taking to deliver reductions in transport emissions in line with its obligations under the UK's carbon budgets to 2022. For his speech on publication of Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future - Strategy, please visit www.dft.gov.uk/press/speechesstatements/statements/lowcarbontransport
   
3. Biography of Lord Adonis: www.dft.gov.uk/press/ministers/andrewadonis

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