Project Management and Cost Control

The Airport Development Steering Committee (ADSCOM), which is
chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration and comprises the
Financial Secretary and Bureau Secretaries concerned, has the overall
responsibility of overseeing, directing and co-ordinating the ACP. The
New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office (NAPCO) serves as the
executive arm of the ADSCOM and is responsible for overall project
management and co-ordination.

Management and control systems have been implemented for the ACP,
laying down procedures for monitoring and controlling programme,
progress and costs. Government works departments, the AA, MTR
Corporation and WHTC have full responsibility for their own project-level
planning, execution, control and management. NAPCO's role is to ensure
compliance with ACP plans, programmes and budgets and to act as a
focal point for the management of project interfaces and resolution of
problems. To this end, regular reviews are undertaken by NAPCO to
monitor the overall ACP programme and costs.

During the year, eight of the 10 ACP projects were substantially complete
ahead of schedule and below budget. Principally as a result of rigorous
cost control efforts, the ACP budget has been reduced three times by a
total of $8.4 billion, from the original budget of $163.7 billion projected in
1992-93 to the present estimate of $155.3 billion.

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