Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members
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Reply Serial No.<br />
Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04 ETWB(W)018<br />
CONTROLLING OFFICER'S REPLY TO Question Serial No.<br />
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION 0322<br />
Head: 43 - Civil Engineering Department Subhead (No. & title):<br />
Programme: (4) Slope Safety and Geotechnical Standards<br />
Controlling Officer: Direc<strong>to</strong>r of Civil Engineering<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>r of Bureau: Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works<br />
Question: (a) How much resources will be allocated for the enhancement of public<br />
education campaigns on slope safety and landscaping slopes?<br />
(b) How much resources will be allocated for the enhancement of advisory<br />
services <strong>to</strong> private slope owners on slope maintenance, upgrading and<br />
aesthetic improvement works?<br />
(c) How much resources will be allocated for the work on upgrading of<br />
dangerous slopes? How many upgrading works are expected <strong>to</strong> be<br />
carried out next year?<br />
Asked by: Hon. WONG Yung-kan<br />
Reply: (a) & (b) We have a Public Education Unit <strong>to</strong> promote slope safety and its<br />
aesthetic improvement through educational and publicity<br />
programme. The Unit comprises two geotechnical engineers and two<br />
technical staff. We also have a Community Advisory Unit <strong>to</strong> provide<br />
advisory services and assistance <strong>to</strong> private slope owners <strong>to</strong> proceed<br />
with their slope maintenance and upgrading works. This Unit<br />
comprises two geotechnical engineers and two technical staff. Both<br />
Units are under the supervision of a Chief Geotechnical Engineer in<br />
the Slope Safety Division of the Geotechnical Engineering Office of<br />
this Department. It is estimated that non -staff expenditure in 2003-04,<br />
including production and distribution of publicity and educational<br />
materials, organisation of talks, seminars, exhibitions and associated<br />
education activities, and public opinion survey, is about $ 0.4 million.<br />
Go<strong>to</strong><strong>to</strong>p<br />
(c) The Government has pledged <strong>to</strong> upgrade 2500 substandard government<br />
slopes and carry out safety-screening studies on 3000 private slopes<br />
under the 10-year Extended Landslip Preventive Measures Programme<br />
between 2000 and 2010. We will spend $869 million in 2003-04 <strong>to</strong><br />
upgrade 250 substandard government slopes and carry out<br />
safety-screening studies on 300 private slopes.<br />
Signature<br />
Name in block letters T K TSAO<br />
Post Title Direc<strong>to</strong>r of Civil Engineering<br />
Date 19 March 2003
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