Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04 Reply Serial No.
CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO ETWB(W)021
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION Question Serial No.
0476
Head: 43 – Civil Engineering Department Subhead: 700 General other non-recurrent
Programme: (4) Slope Safety and Geotechnical Standards
(5) Geotechnical Services
(6) Supervision of Mining, Quarrying and Explosives
Controlling Officer: Director of Civil Engineering
Director of Bureau: Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
Question : Under the general other non-recurrent expenditure, there is an increase of about
$4.9M. Please give details of the items, and the reasons.
Asked by: Hon. CHAN Kam-lam
Reply: Details of the items are -
Item
Revised
Estimate Estimate Increase/
2002-03 2003-04 (Decrease)
$M $M $M
Quantitative risk assessment of landslide
hazard
0.910 1.000 0.090
Study on the use of prescriptive measures in
slope improvement works
0.950 1.020 0.070
Provision of warning signs in squatter areas 0.200 0.800 0.600
Monitoring of uncontaminated mud disposal
area at South Cheung Chau and East
Ninepins
1.450 0.820 (0.630)
Monitoring of uncontaminated mud disposal
area at north of Lantau and south of Tsing Yi
2.650 3.213 0.563
Publication of a Geoguide on Engineering
Geology
- 1.000 1.000
Upgrading of Lotus Notes System for Civil
Engineering Department
0.500 1.250 0.750
Data collection on slopes within squatter
villages
0.500 2.100 1.600
Setting up of wave monitoring stations - 0.905 0.905
Total 7.160 12.108 4.948
The increase is due to the cashflow requirements in different phases of projects,
which span over several financial years and inclusion of new projects in 2003-04.
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