Appendix 7
(Chapter 3: Financial Structure)
Government Expenditure by Function
227
Actual 1972-3
Actual 1973-4
$ Million
Estimate
1974-5
Item
Recur- rent
Capital Total
Recur- rent
Capital Total
Recur-
Capital
Total
rent
General services
Administration
Law and order
67.4 13.0 80.4 314.0 34.5 348.5
92.2 10.7 102.9 408.9 43.4 452.3
90.7 12.0
102.7
464.8 49.7
514.5
Defence
69.9
59.6 129.5
72.7 41.3 114.0
76.3
43.1
119.4
Public relations
18.7
0.8 19.5
21.6
8.6 30.2
23.2
1.2 24.4
Revenue collection and financial control
55.7
3.4 59.1
Sub-total
525.7
111.3 637.0
68.2
663.6
4.7
108.7 772.3
72.9
71.8
1.5 73.3
726.8 107.5 834.3
Economic services
Primary products
21.5
1.2
22.7
25.9
2.2
28.1
27.6
13.3
40.9
Airport and harbour
29.8
76.0
105.8
36.4
98.7
135.1
50.3
67.7
118.0
Commerce and industry
13.7
13.7
16.1
0.1
16.2
15.8
0.1 15.9
Communications
130.0
17.8 147.8
133.1
Other
Sub-total
70.4 12.9
265.4 107.9 373.3
83.3
87.6 12.7
299.1 141.7
28.0 161.1 100.3
440.8
175.0 132.7 307.7
93.0 21.5 114.5
361.7 235.3 597.0
Community services
Water (note 2)
Fire services
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Transport, roads and civil engineering
-
Amenities and related services
Sub-total
Social services
146.7 711.0 857.7 98.6 267.0 365,6 46.7 5.7 52.4 155,5 41.5 197.0
447.5 1,025.2 1,472.7
175.6
112.8
56.4 183.3
528.1 1,154.8 1,682.9
719.2 894.8 371,9 484.7 4.4 60.8 59,3 242.6
Education
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Medical and health
Housing
131.2
622,8 87,8 710.6 333.3 45.6 378.9 122.5 253.7
128.3
Social welfare (note 3)
80.6
7.1 87.7
142.9
Labour
10.6
0.1 10.7
12.5
893.5 96.5 990.0 412.1 44.6 456.7 87.0 215.3 1.2 144.1 0.1 12.6
166,6 663.1 829.7 120,6 389.1 509.7 60,0 11.3 71.3 211,8 44.5 256.3 559.0 1,108.0 1,667.0
933,1 118.1 1,051.2 456.7 42.4 499.1 218.3
136.6 354.9
197.8
2.0 199.8
13.3
13.3
Sub-total
1,178.5
263.1 1,441.6
1,589.3
229.4 1,818.7
1,819,2
299.1 2,118.3
Common supporting services
Government launches and dockyard
19.9
Government printing
14.6
Government supplies
11.7
12.4 32.3 0.4 15.0 8.9 20.6
25.2
3.4 28.6
16.5
9.5 26.0
20.1
2.0 22.1
21.1
3.2
24.3
15.1 10.2 25.3
18.4
3.3
21.7
Architectural and electrical and
mechanical engineering offices
115.9
Sub-total
162.1
16.7 132,6
38.4 200.5
138.8
199.2
23.2 162,0
38.8 238.0
159,8 30.1
215.8 46.1
189.9
261.9
Unallocable expenditure
Government quarters
18.3
4.0 22.3
28.7
*
Passages, telephones, telegrams, etc
22.6
7.0 29.6
30.0
16.5 22.3 52.3
45.2
24.3 36.4 60.7 82.5
82.5
Extraordinary expenditure (note 4)
109.2 109.2
0.7
0.7
Sub-total
40.9
120.2
161.1
58.7
39.5
98.2
106.8
36.4 143.2
Other financial obligations
+
Public debt
Pensions and gratuities
Sub-total
Total
Development loan fund expenditure
Economic services
Social services
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
97.0
97.0
116.7
116.7
1.6 123.0
0.5
2.1 123.0
+
::
98.6
98.6
118.3
118.3
124.6
0.5 125.1
2,718.7 1,666.1 4,384.8
3,456.3 1,712.9 5,169.2
3,913.9 1,832.9 5,746.8
0.8 0.8
11.1 11.1
1.7
1.7
34.4 34.4
40.9 40.9
31.5
31.5
Community services
Sub-total
Lotteries fund expenditure
35.2
35.2
52.0
52.0
33.2
33.2
Social welfare grants and loans
Grand total
5.3
5.3
2,718.7 1,706.6 4,425.3
9.1 9.1
3,456.3 1,774.0 5,230.3
6.5
6.5
3,913.9 1,872.6 5,786.5
Note: 1.
From April 1, 1973 Government expenditure excludes a portion transferred to the Hong Kong Housing Authority and the Urban Council.
2.
Excluding civil engineering works directly allocable to other services.
3.
Including expenditure on disability and infirmity allowance from 1974–5.
4.
Extraordinary expenditure in 1972-3 in respect of the arrears of salary paid as a result of the 1971 Salaries Commission.