Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04
CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION
Head : Subhead (No. & title) Question : Serial No.
60 – Highways Department 000 Operational Expenses
1289
Programme :
Controlling Officer : Director of Highways
Director of Bureau : Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
Question : Please provide the number of non-civil service contract staff employed and the
level of expenditure involved in 2002-03. Are there any plans to employ more
or less non-civil service contract staff in 2003-04? If so, what are the reasons?
And what will be the number of staff and the level of expenditure involved?
Asked by : Hon. LEE Cheuk-yan
Reply : The number of non-civil service contract staff employed by the department in
2002-03 is 199 with an expenditure level of $43.3 M. Having reviewed the
service/operational need in 2003/04, we plan to reduce the number of non-civil
service contract staff by about 50. The amount of expenditure involved is
about $6.15 M.
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Signature
Name in block letters MAK CHAI KWONG
Post Title Director of Highways
Date 21 March 2003
Reply Serial No.
ETWB(T)007