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from the airport program. Therefore, the final budget for airport program in 2015 was reset to 14.0 millions, which mainly cover Suai airport and additional 1.0 million for Dili airport for
the prepration of concept study and design. It is important to note that Suai Airport was programmed under Tasi Mane program and this has now been moved under the Ministry of
Transport and Communication. As no other projects have been included in this program, 14.0 million is the total allocation for
2015.
4.2.18. Ports Program
Development of ports is an important program to support economic growth and to respond to the growth of local industry and export-import activities that require fast and reliable freight
services. As with airport development, the single international port was not designed and built for the traffic, it is currently required to handle. The regional maritime infrastructure is also in a
generally poor condition
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. The SDP targets the relocation of the main port of Dili to Tibar Bay and the restoration of the regional ports and harbours to fit-for-purpose condition with funding
from the IF. In the 2011 IF budget, funds were allocated for commencement of design and construction of
Tibar Bay port and for rehabilitation of the Atauro terminal and construction of a multi-function port at Suai. However no progress was achieved during the year. During 2012, a decision was
made to pursue studies to consider options to design, build and operate the new port as a Public- Private-Partnership PPP operation.
The total budget allocated in 2014 totals 9.2 million for Rehabilitation and Dredging of Dili Port; Study and Concept Design for Rehabilitation of Atauro and Carabela Maritime
Facilities and Com Harbour and for Vemasse Harbour. Dredging at Hera Port commenced in 2014 with an execution of 4.0 million leaving a requirement of an additional 2.5 million in
2015 for completion. As for design and construction of Vemasse Port, no budget was allocated in 2014 as well as in 2015.
Thus the total budget for 2015 for port projects is 7.9 million, which was later reduced to 3.9 million during the 2015 budget rectification Therefore, the final figure of budget allocation to
port program in 2015 was reset to 3.9 million.
4.2.19. Oecussi Development Program
This program was introduced into the Infrastructure Fund in 2014 with initial budget of 6.8 million and embracing seven major ongoing projects transferred from other programs
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implemented in Oecussi. This budget was later, through approval of CAFI, increased to 43.8 million, including additional allocation to the following existing projects:
1. Construction and Supervision for Rehabilitation of Tono Irrigation Scheme with total budget of 1.1 million.
2. Construction of Central Electricity Generating Station with initial budget of 2.7 million and increased to 10.6 million.
3. Tono Bridge. This project was listed in 2014 budget book with no allocation of funds, and has been allocated 2.9 million.
4. Construction of 22 km of National Roads in Oecusse 5. Rehabilitation of Roads and Bridges in Pante Makassar with initial budget allocation of
1.0 million has been increased to 8.1 million. 6. Study and Design of Municipal Market of Oecusse with initial allocation of 0.3 million
has now been increased to 4.3 million. 7. Design, construction and supervision of Oecussi Airport. This project was approved in
2014 with no budget allocation for 2014, and later a total of 15.1 million was shifted to this project.
The total budget mentioned above, later with the approval of CAFI, was altered to 24.0 million of dollars. The referred program and projects for Oecussi, the National Parliament, during the
2015 budget debates, has approved the transfer of all Oecussi projects and budget to the Authority for Zona Economica Exclussiva de Mercado Social ZEEMS of Oecussi.
4.2.20. Tourism Program
Timor-Leste has the potential to develop a successful tourism industry based on its unique cultural heritage, successful emergence from foreign occupation, climate, land and marine fauna
and flora and topography. While much of the initiative for tourism development must be expected to come from the private sector, Government initiatives will be significant supporting
catalysts to accelerate progress. To this end the Government introduced projects into an Infrastructure Fund Tourism Program from 2014.
The first two projects, Preparatory Studies, Design and Construction for Development of the Hot Water Springs in Marobo and Atauro and Preparatory Studies, Design and
Construction for Development of Lake Maubara. Each project was allotted 1.0 million in 2014. However, no Terms of Reference for the studies have yet been prepared and the funds,
with approval of CAFI, have been utilized to rehabilitate public parks in Dili in the amount of 1.4 million. Budgets of 0.5 million have been included in the 2015 budgets respectively for
each of the projects. Of two new projects proposed for inclusion in the IF as from 2015 both were combined into a
single project and included in the 2015 program along with a third original proposal. The two projects are included in the Preparatory Design and Supervision for New Projects. They are:
