Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

Name of consultants (if
available)
Asked by: Hon. HO Sau-lan, Cyd
Description Consultancy fees Status of consultancy studies (planning/ in
progress / completed)
Reply: (1) The Environment, Transport and Works Bureau (Environment and Transport Branch) (ETWB
(E&T)) and the Highways Department (HyD) commissioned consultancy studies for policy
making and assessment in 2001-02 and 2002-03. Details are as follows:
Name of
consultants (if
available)
Wilbur Smith
Association
Limited
Ove Arup &
Partners
Description Consultancy
fees
The study serves to
collect data and
conduct researches
on mainland and
overseas experience
in operating and
managing tunnel and
tolled roads with a
view to exploring
ways to optimise the
utilisation of road
harbour crossings.
(ETWB (E&T))
Consultancy study
for reviewing
schedule of rates for
highway term
maintenance
contracts (HyD)
Progress on
consultancy
studies
(planning/ in
progress /
completed)
The
Administration’s
follow-up action on
the study reports and
the progress made
$3,400,000 In progress The preliminary
findings of the study
will be available in
April 2003 and the
Administration will
present the findings
to LegCo Panel on
Transport in April
2003.
$450,000 Completed The consultant's
recommendations on
schedule of rates
have been
incorporated as base
rates for the highway
term maintenance
contracts
Reasons for no
follow-up action
on the study
reports and
whether other
measures are
available to deal
with the subjects
under study
N.A.
For other departments, there have been no provisions for conducting such consultancy studies in 2001-02
and 2002-03.
(2) Details of the consultancy study for policy making and assessment commissioned by HyD in 2001-02
and 2002-03 for which financial provision has not been allocated are as follows:
N/A