Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members
Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members
Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members
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Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04<br />
CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO<br />
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION<br />
Head : 186 – Transport Department Subhead (No. & title) :<br />
Programme : (1) Planning and Development<br />
Controlling Officer : Commissioner for Transport<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>r of Bureau : Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works<br />
Question : (a) Transport Department will develop and implement a Transport Information<br />
System. How much funding has been allocated for its implementation?<br />
What is the scope of its application? Would the System provide traffic<br />
information services <strong>to</strong> the public and <strong>to</strong>urists?<br />
(b) What are the concrete plans for introducing a harbour <strong>to</strong>ur service?<br />
Asked by : Hon. LAU Kin-yee, Miriam<br />
Reply Serial No.<br />
ETWB(T)038<br />
Question Serial No.<br />
0809<br />
Reply :<br />
(a) $63.6 million has been allocated for the development and implementation of the<br />
Transport Information System (TIS).<br />
The system is a centralised data warehouse for the collection, processing and<br />
dissemination of comprehensive traffic and transport information. It will have two<br />
main outputs, namely, a Public Transport Information Service (PTIS) and an<br />
Intelligent Road Network (IRN).<br />
The PTIS will be available on the Internet, and will assist public transport users and<br />
<strong>to</strong>urists <strong>to</strong> make pre-trip planning. The public will initially be able <strong>to</strong> access transport<br />
information on buses and railways, such as service schedules, locations of s<strong>to</strong>ps and<br />
routing details by clicking their set off points and destinations on a digitised map.<br />
The public will subsequently be able <strong>to</strong> search for their optimum public transport<br />
routes based on least distance, lease cost or least interchange. Through PTIS,<br />
mo<strong>to</strong>rists will also be able <strong>to</strong> search for their optimum driving routes based on options<br />
such as least distance or minimum tunnel or bridge <strong>to</strong>ll.<br />
The IRN will contain up-<strong>to</strong>-date information on traffic directions, turning movements<br />
at road junctions and s<strong>to</strong>pping restrictions, etc. It will enable value-added service<br />
providers in the private sec<strong>to</strong>r <strong>to</strong> develop specific ITS applications such as car<br />
navigation, fleet management, etc.
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