138 Head 44-COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE SCHEMES

Nature of grant or loan

1958-59

Revised Estimate Approved

Estimate Estimate 1957-58 1957-58

Sub- bead

Project

1 Development schemes in the New Territories

(D. 2539)

2

3

4 Insurance charges

Loans to fishermen (D. 1967)

Site development for low-cost

Hung Hom (D. 2061)

Free grant of $4,216,000 Aeronautical telecommunications (D. 2594) Free grant of $268,800 Site development for low-cost housing, So

Uk (D. 2990)

Free grant of $1,422,000|

Interest-free loan of $800,000|

Free grant of $1,000,000,

379,000

1,520,000

2,606,500 | 1,691,700 1,477,300

260,200

75,800

1,505,600

248,000

200

1,800 120,000

200

120,000

housing,

153,470 163,200

Site development for low-cost

housing,

Healthy Village (D. 2341)

Free

grant of

$400,000

45,800 97,000

Site development for low-cost housing,

Kennedy Town (D. 2663 & D. 2663A)... Free grant of Fisheries research unit-recurrent expendi-

$840,000

30,000 198,300

ture (R. 480A)

Free grant of

$145,232

18,700

Total Expenditure .

3,245,900 3,810,770| 3,656,100

Sub-head 3 Scheme revised and grant reduced by $178,000.

Control of expenditure is vested in the following officers:—

Director of Civil Aviation

Director of Public Works

Director of Urban Services

.Sub-head 2

..Sub-head 1

.Sub-head 3

NOTE--Expenditure is partially covered by receipts from Colonial Develop- ment and Welfare Funds under Revenue Head 11 on the following basis:-

Sub-head 1

Expenditure on the items comprising the scheme is reimbursed in these proportions

Item 1 Road on South Lantao approximately 42%

2

Feeder roads

"

"

50%

3

Piers in the New Territories

77

85%

99

4 Irrigation schemes

*5

85%

5 Survey party

*

85%

Sub-head 2 Reimbursed to the extent of 80%-

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3 Reimbursed to the extent of 75% from Colonial Development and Welfare Funds and 25% from the Housing Authority with the aid of a loan from the Hong Kong Development Fund (See Revenue Head 5E Sub-head 1).

4 Expenditure under this sub-head is not reimbursed

by Colonial Development and Welfare Funds.

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I.

1. Housing Loans

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