MILLION DOLLARS
600
FORECAST OF NON-RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
ON PUBLIC WORKS 1960 1970
560
520
480
The phenomenal growth of Hong Kong creates its own problems in budgetting for a Public Works programme. This forecast indicates what the bill over the next 10 years would be if all desirable projects (and some people regard them as basic minimum!) were to be carried out, Govern- ment is committed to costly water supply and resettlement and low cost housing programmes. The building of roads (to link planned new towns to the cities) is also a big item. The forecast takes no account of a harbour tunnel or bridge. indicates notional expenditure (details not worked
out), but readers should remember that few governments in present day economic and social conditions dare to regard any estimate at all for more than three years' ahead as more than guesswork.
440
400
360
320
280
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HONG KO
240
200
160
120
GENERAL ENGINEERING
BUILDINGS ETC.
PUBLIC
80
WATER WORKS
40
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RIES
1960/61 1961/62 1962/63 1963/64 1964/65 1965/66 1966/67 1967/68 1968/69 1969/70