Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

DET NORSKE
VERITAS
Study on the
feasibility of
introducing LPG
light vans and light
goods vehicles in
Hong Kong
(EMSD)
$1.235M Completed The key findings
of the Study,
which were
reported to the
LegCo Panel
on
Environmental
Affairs and the
Panel on
Transport at their
joint meeting on
6.2.2003 was that
it would not be
feasible to
introduce LPG
light vans and
light goods
vehicles into
Hong Kong.
For other departments, there have been no provisions for conducting such consultancy studies in
2001-02 and 2002-03.
(2) Details of the consultancy study for policy making and assessment commissioned by EMSD in
2001-02 and 2002-03 for which financial provision has not been allocated are as follows:
Name of
consultants (if
available)
MVA Hong Kong
Limited
Description Consultancy
fees
Hong Kong
Energy End-use
Database
Factorisation and
Development of
Energy Models
(EMSD)
$0.750M
(funded from
Save and
Invest
Account)
Progress on
consultancy
studies
(planning/ in
progress /
completed)
The
Administration’s
follow-up action
on the study
reports and the
progress made
N.A.
Reasons for no
follow-up
action on the
study reports
and whether
other measures
are available to
deal with the
subjects under
In progress The final report
is near
completion.
The datebase will
be updated
thereafter.
study
N.A.
For other departments, they have not conducted such consultancy studies in 2001-02 and 2002-03.
(3) Proposed provisions have been included in the Estimates for continuing three and one new study by
EMSD in 2003-04. Details are as follows:
Name of
consultants (if
available)
Description Consultancy
fees
Status of consultancy studies
(planning/ in progress /
completed)