Bangkok--22 Mar--BMCL
On the 22 MArch 2007, UITP Secretary-General Mr. Hans RAT, UITP's Asia-Pacific Division Chairman Mr.Kyung Ho Kane, the Permaneny Secretary of Thailand's Ministry of Transpost Mr. Chaisawasd KITTIPORNPAIBOON, Chairman of Board of Director, Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand, Pol. Sub. Lt, Kriengsak LOHACHALA and the Managing Director of Bangkok Metro Public Company Limited (BMCL)Dr.Sombat KITJALAKSANA, issued a statement in regards to the 8th UITP Asia-Pacific Assembly, currently being held at the Dusit-Thani, Bangkok.
The UITP Sevretary Geberal and the Asia-Pacific Chairman said that UITP was founded in Auguts 1885 and has since grown into a worldwidwe network of public transport professienals.
With UITP's head office located in Brussels, Belgium, regional divisions and offces were set-up to service regional needs. The Asia-Pacific regional division was foumded on May 1993, during the congress in Sydney,Australia. The regional office was esrablished in Hong-Kong pin 1997. The aim of the UITP is to gather together leading professionals in the public transport industry so the information and experyence can be shared amongst UITP members.
The 8th UITP Asia-Pacific Assembly has gathered together more than 120 participants from 10 UITP member countries, Australia, Belgium, China, Hong-Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore,Taiean and Thailand, which Bangkok Metro Public Company Limited is Thailand's represemntative.
The UITP Asia-Pacific Assembly is an open meeting for all UITP members in the region. The 8th UITP Asia-Pacific Assembly is being held in Bang held in Bsangkok, Thailand from the 21st to the 23rd of March 2007 and is co-hosted by UITP Asia-Pacific and the Bangkok Metro Public Compasny Limited(BMCL).
SESSION 1 : LATEST PUBLIC TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENTS IN BANGKOK
SESSION 2 : UITP & ASIA-PACIFIC DIVISION BUSINESS
SESSION 3 : INTEGRAZTION PLANNING FOR BUS SYSTEMS
SESSION 4 : TICKETING INTEGERATION FOR SEAMLESS YTRAVEL
SESSION 5 : MULTI-MODAL INTEGRATION
SESSION 6 : PRESENTATIONS ON CURRENT DEVELOPMRNTS AND FUTURE PLANS BY MEMBERS
The Permanet Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Chairman of Board of Director, Mass Rapid Transit Authroity of Thailand and the Managing Director of Bandkok Metro Public Company Limited (BMVL) told media representatives that being a UITP member and co-host has shownb that BMVL's effort to folloe irs vision of bing a leading operator is succeeding. For the benefit of Thailand's mass transportation induarty we invited delegates from releted domestic organizations, including Thaialand's Ministry of Transportation, the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, the State Railway pf Thailand, the Mass Rapid Transport Authority of Thailand, the Marine Department and the Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited, to attend this assembly.
The 8th UITP Asia-Pacific Assembly is supported by domestic and internationa; organizations including SIEMENS and Lloyd's Register.