56.
-
Consolidated Account spending on capital programmes, including the Kowloon Walled City clearance is forecast to be
Res cent $16.9 billion an increase of about 198 on the previous year in cash terms. Major new projects to start in the year
in the year include several highway developments in both the
the New Territories and
urban areas and land formation contracts in respect of the Tin Shui Wai development. Again, a fuller list is given in an
Appendix (24).
57.
As regards
cap
三
years
for
the the composition of
expenditure
to estimates, I have already referred the tendency in recent
our total
to resources
be
Cap
a higher proportion of devoted to social services. In this respect, 1988-89 will be no exception. In particular, we plan to spend on medical services $6.1 billion on Consolidated Account, thus increasing the share
per cont from 9.48 in the current year to 9.78 as we service some of the major new facilities coming on stream. And on social welfare
spending
・7
an
per cent
This is
for the
total services
at is estimated
$3.9 billion, increase in the share from 5.78 in 1987-88 to 6.38.
to the partly due
improvements in welfare benefits elderly and for the disabled who require constant attendance,
but also is
result a
of
various welfare the expansion of services. Furthermore, we should not lose sight of the impact of past budgets. The cumulative real increase in spending on for cent medical and social welfare services since 1983-84 will be 468
Peand and 458 respectively.
(24) Appendix E.
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