Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04
CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION
Head : 186 – Transport Department Subhead (No. & title) : Question Serial No.
700 General other
non-recurrent
0813
843 Minor consultancies for traffic and
transport studies (block vote)
Programme :
Controlling Officer : Commissioner for Transport
Director of Bureau : Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
Question : What is the total expenditure on employment of consultants in 2003-04?
Please advise the ambit of the relevant items.
Asked by : Hon. LAU Kin-yee, Miriam
Reply : The total expenditure for employment of consultants in 2003-04 is estimated to be
$13.780M. The detailed breakdown is as follows :-
Subhead
Item
No.
Description
Reply Serial No.
ETWB(T)042
2003-04
Estimate
$M
700 529 Consultancy services for additional monitoring
surveys on public bus services
0.250
700 532 Hong Kong Island North and Kowloon West
district traffic study
0.838
700 533 Tuen Mun and Yuen Long district traffic study 1.205
700 544 Studies on co-ordination of other public
transport services with new railways
0.060
700 548 Consultancy for Base District Traffic Models 2.500
700 555 Consultancy to update the Parking Demand
Study
0.321
700 556 Consultancy for digitisation of traffic aids
drawings
1.398
700 557 Consultancy studies for pedestrianisation
schemes
1.800