Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

Name of
consultants (if
available)
MVA Hong
Kong Ltd
Description Consultancy
fees
Provision of
technical
assistance and
advice on
transport policy
issues in relation
to the Feasibility
Study on
MTRCL/ KCRC
Merger (HyD)
Progress on
consultancy
studies
(planning/ in
progress /
completed)
The
Reasons for no
Administration’s follow-up action
follow-up action on on the study
the study reports reports and
and the progress whether other
made
measures are
available to deal
with the subjects
under study
$800,000 In progress N/A N/A
For other departments, they have not conducted such consultancy studies in 2001-02 and 2002-03.
(3) Proposed provisions have been included in the Estimates for continuing one study by HyD in 2003-04.
Details are as follows:
Name of
consultants (if
available)
Description Consultancy
fees
Status of consultancy studies
(planning/ in progress / completed)
N/A Feasibility study for contracting out
road maintenance to private sector
in the form of Public Private
Partnership and drafting standard
Public Private Partnership contract
(HyD)
N/A Tender stage
For other departments, there have been no provisions for conducting such consultancy studies in 2003-04.
Gototop
Signature
Name in block letters MRS RITA LAU
Post Title
Permanent Secretary for the
Environment, Transport and
Works (Environment)
Date 19 March 2003