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Drainage Services Department - Sustainability Report 2012-2013

Executive Summary

Operation Efficiency

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[highlight8.gif] 1,001 million m3 Annual Sewage Treatment Volume

The operation of our Department is funded by the General Revenue Account and the Capital Works Reserve Fund. Our Department's operating expenditure is met directly from the General Revenue Account which is the Government's main account and acts as the central funding device, while the Capital Works Reserve Fund was set up to finance public works programmes, acquisition of land, capital subventions and major systems and equipment items. To optimise the use of public funds, we always enhance our sewerage and stormwater drainage services in a cost-effective and environmentally responsible manner.

Operating Expenditure in 2012-13

Summary of DSD Operating Expenditure for the Past Five Years 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
($M)
Operating Expenditure (Total) 1,657.2 1,736.9 1,776.8 1,838.6 1,910.7
Recurrent Expenditure - Personal Emoluments 699.5 693.0 685.9 727.4 769.3
Recurrent Expenditure
- Departmental Expenses (including Mandatory Provident Fund & Civil Service Provident Fund)		 957.3 1,035.9 1,083.8 1,111.2 1,141.4
Non-recurrent Expenditure 0.4 8.0 7.1 0.0 0.0

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Operating Expenditure (Total) is $1,910.7M, $769.3M (40.3%) of Recurrent Expenditure - Personal Emoluments , $1,141.4M (59.7%) of Recurrent Expenditure - Departmental Expenses(including Mandatory Provident Fund & Civil Service Provident Fund)

Value and Number of Drainage and Sewerage Projects under Planning, Design and Construction

  Unit 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Value of drainage projects under planning,design and construction million of HK$ 13,330 13,373 12,707 14,323 11,288
Value of sewerage projects under planning, design and construction million of HK$ 33,288 36,635 39,875 41,200 49,872
No. of drainage projects under planning, design and construction No. 34 29 24 22 20
No. of sewerage projects under planning, design and construction No. 55 58 70 70 77

Sewage Services Operating Cost Recovery Rates

The "Sewage Services Charging Scheme" was introduced on 1 April 1995 according to the "Polluter Pays" Principle. All premises connected to public sewers are required to pay the sewage services charges. The charges were set to recover only the operating and maintenance costs of the public sewage facilities, while the capital costs of building these facilities will continue to be borne by the Government.

The sewage services operating cost recovery rates for 2011-12 and 2012-13 are as follows:

  Total
2011-12 2012-13
Revenue of Sewage Charge and Trade Effluent Surcharge ($M) 907 983
Expenditure (excluding depreciation) of Sewage Charge and Trade Effluent Surcharge ($M) 1,443 1,498
Operating Cost Recovery Rate (%) 62.9 65.6

Notes :

  1. "Miscellaneous services" are excluded from the above calculation.
  2. Depreciation is at present not recovered through the Sewage Charge and Trade Effluent Surcharge.
  3. The 2012-13 revenue and expenditure are only provisional and are subject to endorsement by the Sewage Services Accounts Committee.
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