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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Question : Regarding the development of the Kai Tak new cruise terminal mentioned in the Budget Speech, will the Administration inform the Committee of the following: (a) What were the expenditure and manpower involved for the development in 2011? (b) What are the estimated expenditure and manpower involved for the development in 2012-13? Has the Administration estimated the amount of revenue that the development will generate for Hong Kong’s tourist industry after its completion? If yes, what are the details? If not, what are the reasons? (c) The Administration also announced in the Budget Speech that it would update the hardware infrastructure of the border crossings to provide speedier and more convenient clearance services for tourists. What are the details? What is the schedule of implementation? What are the expenditure and manpower involved?
(a) In 2011-12, the revised estimate of expenditure of Kai Tak cruise terminal site formation works and cruise terminal building and ancillary facilities works was about $2.01 billion in total. The manpower involved in the two works projects is about 266 500 man-days in total. (b) In 2012-13, the estimated expenditure of cruise terminal site formation works and cruise terminal building and ancillary facilities works is about $2.17 billion in total. The manpower involved in the two works projects is estimated to be 390 000 man-days in total. The new cruise terminal will bring substantial benefits to industries including tourism, retail, hotel, catering, etc. It is estimated that the economic benefits to be brought by the cruise industry will range from $1.5 billion to $2.6 billion per annum by 2023. (c) To boost the handling capacity of the existing boundary control points, we have commenced improvement works at Man Kam To Control Point (MKTCP) since January 2011 which are expected to be completed in 2012. Besides, the improvement works at Lok Ma Chau Control Point (LMCCP) started in November 2011 and are expected to be completed in 2013. The total costs of the MKTCP and LMCCP project are $16 million and $19 million respectively. Immigration Department will put in place additional e-Channels in these two control points to provide speedier clearance services for the tourists upon completion of the two projects. The number of e-Channels will be increased from 29 to 61. Moreover, a new arrival Red and Green Channel will be set up in LMCCP and Customs and Excise Department will create 26 posts in 2012-13 to enhance the clearance services. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||