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Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04 CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION Head : 186 – Transport Department Subhead (No. & title) : Programme : (4) Management of Transport Services Controlling Officer : Commissioner for Transport Director of Bureau : Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works Question : Regarding the plan to upgrade the ventilation plants at six covered public transport interchanges to improve the air quality, would the Government provide details of the upgrading works, and the implications on manpower resources (in terms of staff establishment) and expenditure? Asked by : Hon. CHAN Kwok-keung Reply : We plan to upgrade the ventilation plants of 5 covered public transport interchanges (PTIs) at Bayview Garden, Yen Chow Street, South Horizon, Tuen Mun Town Centre and Admiralty East. Having reviewed the air quality of the PTI at the Peak and the financial implication of upgrading its ventilation plant, we intend to improve the ventilation condition of this PTI through other improvements to the operation of the existing ventilation facilities in the short term. Gototop The upgrading project is entrusted to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department through the trading fund arrangement. The administration of the entrustment works is absorbed by Transport Department’s existing resources. The total capital cost for upgrading the ventilation plants at the five covered PTIs is about $23M. Signature Name in block letters ROBERT FOOTMAN Post Title Commissioner for Transport Date 20 March 2003 Reply Serial No. ETWB(T)026 Question Serial No. 1397
Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04 CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION Head : 186 – Transport Department Subhead (No. & title) : Programme : (2) Licensing of Vehicles and Drivers Controlling Officer : Commissioner for Transport Director of Bureau : Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works Question : What are the manpower resources and expenditure required for the issue of Group 1 (private car and light goods vehicle) Private Driving Instructor’s licences? What is the detailed arrangement of the test? Asked by : Hon. CHAN Kwok-keung Reply : Existing human and financial resources within Transport Department (TD) are deployed as far as practicable for the current exercise of issuing new Private Driving Instructor’s licences. The additional resources incurred solely by this exercise include $190,000 for modifying the computer programme, $288,000 for employing contract staff and $28,000 for other preparations such as printing of application forms, making a total of $506,000. They are absorbed within TD’s existing provisions. Gototop The test is made up of two parts, the written test and the road test. Each candidate will be allowed only one attempt for each part of the test. In the current exercise, the number of applicants far exceeds the target number of licences to be issued. In accordance with the law, the order of the applications in which they are dealt with will be determined by drawing lots. Each applicant will be so allocated with a priority number which determines the order of his being invited to the written test. Only those applicants who have passed the written test will be invited to take the road test. The vacancies left by those who fail in the written test or the road test will be filled by the successors in the queue. Applicants who have passed both parts will be qualified for issuance of Group 1 Private Driving Instructor’s Licences, provided that they have not been convicted of “causing death by dangerous driving” or “driving a motor vehicle under the influence of drink or drugs” in the past five years. Signature Name in block letters ROBERT FOOTMAN Post Title Commissioner for Transport Date 20 March 2003 Reply Serial No. ETWB(T)027 Question Serial No. 1398
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