Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2012-13 Director of Bureau : Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Session No. 12 File name : cedb(cit)- doc
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- Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2012-13
Question : (a) According to the Administration, the approved project estimate for the Tourist District Enhancement Programme – The Peak is $137.1 million and the actual expenditure as at 31 March 2011 is $54.372 million. Yet the estimated expenditure for 2012-13 is only $4.2 million. What is the timetable for drawing down the remaining provision of $73.5 million or so? How can the works be expedited? (b) Please set out in detail the distribution of resources allocated for the various facilities of the enhancement programme. Asked by : Hon. LAU Sau-shing, Patrick Reply : (a) Works for the "Tourist District Enhancement Programme – The Peak" (the Project) commenced in September 2005 and had been completed. The improved facilities were commissioned in December 2009. The approved project estimate is $137.1 million and the actual expenditure as at 31 March 2011 is $54.372 million. The revised estimate for 2011-12 is $5 million. The estimated expenditure of $4.2 million for 2012-13 is mainly for the final settlement of the project account. We will closely monitor the finalisation of project account. (b) The Project includes improvement works for the following sites : (i) The Peak’s commercial core and a section of Findlay Road between Peak Road and the Lions View Point Pavilion; (ii) Findlay Path and Old Peak Road Round Walk; (iii) Lugard Road and Harlech Road Round Walk; (iv) Mount Austin Road, Mount Austin Playground and the Former Gate Lodge; and (v) The Governor’s Walk. Under the relevant contract, the overall expenditure is broken down by types of works (e.g. building works, building services, external works, soft landscaping works, etc.). As such, breakdown by facilities is not available.
Question: Will the Administration provide a breakdown by region for the expenditure of investment promotion projects in different regions? What criteria are used to determine the ratio of resource allocation? Asked by: Hon. CHAN Tanya Reply: Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) conducts investment promotion activities in target cities overseas and on the Mainland to promote the business environment of Hong Kong and to assist companies in setting up or expanding their operations here. InvestHK allocates resources to different regions based on its priority of business sectors and the potential of companies in different regions to invest in Hong Kong. In 2012-13, the estimated expenditures of InvestHK for conducting investment promotion activities in different regions are as follows:
The above figures do not include staff cost or general marketing and promotion expenses which cannot be separately itemised.
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