Media briefing and demonstration on minibus safety and passenger information services system

The Innovation and Technology Commission, the Automotive Parts and Accessory Systems R & D Centre and City University of Hong Kong would like to invite you to cover the following event:

Event: Media briefing and demonstration on minibus safety and passenger information services system

Date: 10 October 2011 (Monday)

Time: 3:00 pm

Venue: Lecture theatre, 1/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong

The Automotive Parts and Accessory Systems R & D Centre (APAS) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have developed a vehicle safety and passenger information services system for minibuses with funding from the Innovation and Technology Commission. In collaboration with two local minibus operators, the system has been installed on 12 green minibuses running in Kowloon and the New Territories as part of a pilot project.

Dr Stephen Liao Shaoyi, Associate Professor from the Department of Information Systems at CityU, and Mr Daniel Siu Hang-chuen, Engineering Manager of the Business Development and Commercialisation Department at APAS, will explain the merits of the system. A road demonstration will be held after the media briefing.

Media enquiries:

Hubert Fung, Business Development and Commercialisation Department, APAS (Tel: 2788 5333 or 6039 8578)

Christina Wu, Communications and Public Relations Office, CityU (Tel: 3442 6819 or 9841 2774)