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HEAD 36 EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
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Personal Emoluments
Other Charges Annually Recurrent Other Charges Special Expenditure
Total
Actual expenditure
Approved
Revised
Estimate
estimate
estimate
1969-70
1967-68
1968-69
1968-69
$
$
$
$
71,964,372
77,515,900
80,072,000
86,746,200
169,552,397
186,800,600
191,036,000
213,456,800
12,535,380
24,287,800
17,585,000
27,608,500
254,052,149
288,604,300
288,693,000
327,811,500
The revised estimates under Other Charges Annually Recurrent for 1968-69 show an increase of $4.2 million over the approved estimates due mainly to annual grants to Aided Schools under the Subsidy Code to allow for the revision of salaries of teachers and the granting of free textbooks and stationery to holders of free places in both Government and Aided Schools.
The principal increases in Other Charges Annually Recurrent for 1969-70 are $24.7 million for Aided Schools and $2.0 million for Government Schools. The increase in Aided Schools is due mainly to the provision of about 40,000 new places in both the primary and the secondary sectors. Expenditure on the new buildings required for these additional places will be reflected in Special Expenditure for Aided Schools which shows a net increase of about $3.5 million.
The increase for Government Schools is due to the establishment of the Third Year Course in the Colleges of Education and to the increase in the number of candidates taking part in the local and external examinations.
HEAD 37 - FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Actual
Approved
Revised
Estimate
expenditure
estimate
estimate
1969-70
1967-68
1968-69
1968-69
$
$
$
Personal Emoluments
20,567,278
23,879,900
25,300,000
26,992,300
Other Charges Annually Recurrent Other Charges Special Expenditure
3,380,114
3,681,100
3,700,000
4,247,500
Total
950,985
24,898,377
5,628,000
2,360,000
5,835,700
33,189,000
31,360,000
37,075,500
The Other Charges Annually Recurrent estimates for 1969-70 show a net increase of $566,400 as a result of the opening of a number of new stations and the continued expansion of the Department's activities. Increased provisions are reflected in the following votes: Fuel, light and power by $90,000; Sub- sistence allowances by $35,000; Fire-fighting equipment for Government buildings by $66,000; Stores and equipment by $50,000; Travelling expenses by $90,000; Upkeep and running expenses of fire appliances and other vehicles by $31,000 and Uniforms and accoutrements for disciplined staff by $30,000. The increase of $158,400 in Cleaning of Offices covers the cleaning contract for certain parts of Fire Stations and Ambulance Depots which were formerly cleaned by Fire Services staff.
Under Special Expenditure, $5,217,200 is for the purchase of appliances, ambulances and other vehicles and the balance for equipment. Of the funds provided: $3,625,700 is revoted from 1968-69, $1,212,800 is for replacements and $997,200 is for the purchase of new vehicles and various items of equipment.
HEAD 38 — IMMIGRATION
Actual expenditure
Approved
Revised
Estimate
estimate
estimate
1969-70
1967-68
1968-69
1968-69
$
$
$
$
Personal Emoluments
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
...
Other Charges Special Expenditure
5,416,053 1,215,994 22,631
6,446,500
6,700,000
8,059,400
1,397,400
1,435,000
1,514,900
88,700
102,000
54,900
Total
6,654,678
7,932,600
8,237,000
9,629,200
The increase in Other Charges Annually Recurrent for 1969-70 is due mainly to the employment of temporary clerical assistants to implement a new file indexing system in the Chinese Records Office and the establishment of a new Immigration Sub-Office in rented premises in Kowloon City.