Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04
CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION
Head : 39 – Drainage Services Department Subhead (No. & title) : Question Serial No.
0781
Programme : (2) Sewage Services
Controlling Officer : Director of Drainage Services
Director of Bureau : Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
Question : As far as the administration of the sewage charging scheme is concerned as
mentioned in the Budget, please list out the amount of outstanding debts of
sewage charge and trade effluent surcharge for the past three years. How
many accounts are still having an outstanding debt? How much resources are
needed for processing these cases of outstanding debts?
Asked by : Hon. WONG Sing-chi
Reply : The overdue position of Sewage Charge (SC) and Trade Effluent Surcharge (TES) in
the past 3 years are as follows:
Gototop
Position as at 31.3.2001 31.3.2002 28.2.2003
Amount overdue – $M $M $M
SC 3.1 2.9 2.1
TES 20.7 22.5 18.2
As at 28.2.2003, there were about 9,870 and 2,230 overdue SC accounts and
TES accounts respectively. The annual cost to process these overdue cases is
about $1.9 million.
Signature
Name in block letters R.T.K. CHEUNG
Post Title Director of Drainage Services
Date 20 March 2003
Reply Serial No.
ETWB(E)018