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) : 700
General other non-recurrent
Programme : (4) Management of Transport Services
Controlling Officer : Commissioner for Transport
Director of Bureau : Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
Question : (a) As shown in Programme (4), the estimate for 2003-04 as compared to
2002-03 revised estimate will require an additional expenditure of $11.7M
mainly due to the award of more management contracts for public transport
interchanges (PTIs) in the territory. How many contracts are involved?
What are the financial provisions for these contracts?
(b) At present, how many PTIs are contracted out for management? What is
their proportion to the total no. of existing PTIs in the territory?
Asked by : Hon. TAM Yiu-chung
Reply :
(a) We planned to award two contracts for about 16 government-owned covered PTIs
in 2003-04 at an estimated management cost of about $10M per annum. We are
reviewing the plan, taking into account the current financial situation.
(b) So far, three management contracts involving 16 PTIs have been awarded. The 16
PTIs contracted out represents about 28% of government-owned covered PTIs in
the territory.
Gototop
Signature
Name in block letters ROBERT FOOTMAN
Post Title Commissioner for Transport
Date 20 March 2003
Reply Serial No.
ETWB(T)051
Question Serial No.
0566