FCR(98-99)33

For discussion
on 16 October 1998

ITEM FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME AND CAPITAL SUBVENTION PROJECTS

At the Enclosure is a summary of the recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee (PWSC) made at its meeting on 23 September 1998. The relevant papers have previously been forwarded to all Members for consideration by the PWSC and are therefore not enclosed. Encl.

2. Members are invited to approve the PWSC recommendations.

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Finance Bureau
September 1998



Enclosure to FCR(98-99)33


Summary of the Recommendations
of the Public Works Subcommittee
made at its meeting on 23 September 1998


Project codeProject descriptionRecommendation
64CD
PWSC(98-99)11
(Head 704) 		Rural drainage rehabilitation scheme To recommend to Finance Committee -

  1. the upgrading of part of 64CD as 93CD, entitled "Rural Drainage Rehabilitation Scheme, stage 1, phase 1B - rehabilitation works at Sheung Yue River", to Category A at an estimated cost of $245.9 million in money-of-the-day prices; and

  2. the retention of the remainder of 64CD in Category B.

58WC
PWSC(98-99)13
(Head 709) 		Water supply to West Kowloon reclamation, stage 2 To recommend to Finance Committee -

  1. the upgrading of part of 58WC as 92WC, entitled "Water supply to West Kowloon reclamation, stage 2 - main works", to Category A at an estimated cost of $162.19 million in money-of-the-day prices; and

  2. the retention of the remainder of 58WC, retitled "Water supply to West Kowloon reclamation, stage 2 - remaining works" in Category B.

55HH
PWSC(98-99)14
(Head 707) 		Local Public Works in the rural New Territories To recommend to Finance Committee -

  1. the upgrading of part of 55HH as 61HH, entitled "Local public works in the rural New Territories: 1998-99 Supplementary Programme", to Category A at an estimated cost of $29.8 million in money-of-the-day prices; and

  2. the retention of the remainder of 55HH in Category B.

18HH
PWSC(98-99)15
(Head 707)

446TH
PWSC(98-99)15
(Head 707) 		Village improvements and development schemes in the New Territories

Improvement, reconstruction and extension of village access roads in the New Territories 		To recommend to Finance Committee -

  1. the upgrading of part of 18HH as 62HH, entitled "Village improvements and development schemes in the New Territories: 1998-99 Supplementary Programme", to Category A at an estimated cost of $9.3 million in money-of-the-day prices;

  2. the upgrading of part of 446TH as 732TH, entitled "Improvement, reconstruction and extension of village access roads in the New Territories: 1998-99 Supplementary Programme", to Category A at an estimated cost of $18.8 million in money-of-the-day prices; and

  3. the retention of the remainders of 18HH and 446TH in Category B.

61CD
PWSC(98-99)16
(Head 704) 		Extension of the new drainage outfall from Canton Road To recommend to Finance Committee the upgrading of 61CD to Category A at an estimated cost of $38.2 million in money-of-the-day prices.

332CL
PWSC(98-99)17
(Head 707) 		West Kowloon Reclamation - main works (remainder) To recommend to Finance Committee -

  1. the upgrading of part of 332CL as 499CL, entitled "West Kowloon Reclamation - southern area, phase 4 and remaining roadworks, stage 2", to Category A at an estimated cost of $914 million in money-of-the-day prices; and

  2. the retention of the remainder of 332CL in Category B.