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) :
843 - Minor consultancies for
traffic and transport studies
(block vote)
Programme : (1) Planning and Development
Controlling Officer : Commissioner for Transport
Director of Bureau : Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
Question : What are the details and current progress of the on-going traffic and transport
studies? Please list the planned expenditure items with breakdowns.
Asked by : Hon. LAU Kong-wah
Reply : Details and current progress of the on-going Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA)
studies are as follows:
(a) CE32/2000 – TIA for 6 Residential Sites in Kowloon; 100% completed.
(b) TD84/2001 – TIA for 1 Residential Site in Hong Kong and 1 Residential Site in the New
Territories; 95% completed.
(c) TD54/2002 – TIA for 2 Residential Site in the New Territories; 75% completed.
Details of planned expenditure with breakdowns:
(a) Consultancy fees for TIAs carried over from 2002-03
2003-04
($’000)
250
(b) Consultancy fees for carrying out TIAs for 3 sites (#) 750
(c) Study on the impact of Ngong Ping cable car on bus services in Lantau 1,000
(d) Comprehensive Review of Pedestrian Facilities and Traffic and
Transport Arrangement in the Centre of Aberdeen
400
(e) Study of Traffic pattern at road junctions 1,300
Total: 3,700
# - exact locations to be identified.
Gototop
Signature
Name in block letters ROBERT FOOTMAN
Post Title Commissioner for Transport
Date 20 March 2003
Reply Serial No.
ETWB(T)048
Question Serial No.
0218