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 & 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 : How much does it cost for conducting the study on fare regulation mechanism
and feasibility study on the merging of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
/MTR Corporation Limited? When will the results of the studies be
announced?
Asked by : Hon. LAU Kong-wah
Reply : The studies on the regulation of public transport fares and the merger of
KCRC/MTRCL are still on-going. We will present our findings and consult the
Transport Panel of this Council as soon as we are ready. The former study is
conducted by deployment of existing resources and in respect of the latter, a
consultancy study costing $800,000 is being undertaken.
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)022
Question Serial No.
0210