LCQ9: Computerisation projects

Following is a question by the Hon Sin Chung-kai and a written reply by the Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology, Mr John Tsang, in the Legislative Council today (October 8):

Question:

Will the Government inform this Council:

(a) of the total number of projects approved under "Head 710 - Computerisation" of the Capital Works Reserve Fund since the financial year 1999-2000 to the present; and the respective numbers of projects commenced in each financial year; and

(b) among the projects approved under the above Head, of those which have been completed, which are yet to commence, which have been completed ahead of schedule and which are behind schedule, and the reasons for their lagging behind schedule?

Reply:

Madam President,

(a) Since the start of financial year 1999-2000, 35 major computerisation projects (those costing over $10 million each) have been approved under Capital Works Reserve Fund Head 710 - Computerisation. A breakdown of the projects by year is shown below:

Financial Year	Number of Projects Commenced in the Year
1999-2000	13
2000-2001	8
2001-2002	7
2002-2003	6
2003- 2004 (up to the end of September 2003)	1
Total	35

(b) All 35 projects have commenced, and of this total, 10 projects have been completed. Of the 10 completed projects, none was completed ahead of schedule, three projects were completed on schedule and seven were completed with a delay ranging from two to twelve months. The remaining 25 projects are continuing. A detailed project list is at Annex.

The main reasons for delay are prolonged tendering process, prolonged system evaluation, late delivery of products/services, changes in business requirements and organisational changes.

Wednesday, October 8, 2003

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