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 Financial Secretary has indicated that the Government will introduce
infrastructure projects for private sector participation as far as possible. He
has also indicated in the past that the expenditure on public works will be about
$29 b per year for the next few years. Please inform this Council of the
infrastructure projects that will be introduced for private sector participation in
2003-04, the details of them, and the amount of expenditure expected to be
saved as a result of the private sector participation.
Asked by : Hon. CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina
Reply : The Financial Secretary announced in his Budget Speech 2003 that the Government
will introduce a list of infrastructure projects for private sector participation on a trial
basis. The private sector will be invited to submit expressions of interest on 10 or so
recreational and cultural facilities projects worth about $2.5 billion. The Home
Affairs Bureau is working on the details. The Government will consider extending
the scheme, if successful, to cover projects under the purview of other bureaux.
Pending the result of the trial scheme, there are no plans at this stage to extend the
scheme to transport infrastructure projects.
Gototop
Signature
Name in block letters MRS RITA LAU
Post Title Permanent Secretary for the
Environment, Transport and
Works (Environment)
Date 19 March 2003
Reply Serial No.
ETWB(T)017
Question Serial No.
1141