Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04
CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION
Head : 158 – Government Secretariat: Subhead (No. & title) :
Environment, Transport and Works Bureau
(Environment and Transport Branch)
Programme : (2) Transport
Controlling Officer : Permanent Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
(Environment and Transport)
Director of Bureau : Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
Question : The Bureau will carry out a study on fare regulation and a feasibility study
on the merging of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation/MTR Corporation
Limited in 2003-04, will the Government inform this Council of the amount
of expenditure and the number of staff (by ranks) involved, and the work
objectives and programmes expected to be achieved within this year?
Asked by : Hon. CHAN Kwok-keung
Reply : The studies on the regulation of public transport fares and the merging of
KCRC/MTRCL are conducted through the deployment of internal resources
and existing staff. The objective of the study on public transport fare is to
develop a more rational and transparent process for fare adjustments which
would allow for increase as well as reduction in fares, taking into account all
relevant factors, and that for the study on the merging of KCRC/MTRCL is
to consider the potential costs and benefits of merging KCRC and MTRCL.
We aim to complete the two studies in the coming few months.
Gototop
Signature
Name in block letters MRS RITA LAU
Post Title Permanent Secretary for the
Environment, Transport and
Works (Environment)
Date 20 March 2003
Reply Serial No.
ETWB(T)012
Question Serial No.
1393