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Appendix 8
(Chapter 3: Financial Structure)
Government Expenditure by Function (note 1) (See also Appendix 8a)
$ Million
Actual 1976–7
Actual 1977-8
Estimate 1978-9
Recur-
Recur-
Recur-
Item
General services
rent Capital
Total
rent Capital
Total
rent Capital
Total
Administration
127-5 12-8 140-3
Law and order
704-8 59.2 764.0
825.2
154.6 16.2 80-8
170-8
906.0
Defence
212.1
40.5
252.6
285.5
102.9
388.4
191.0 30-3 221.3 923.6 100-7 1024-3 347-1 122.3 469-4
Public relations
30.7
8.5
39.2
40.0
1.5
Revenue collection and financial control
106.1
0-4
106.5
124.2
3.9
41-5 128.1
48.6 148-4
1-6 4.8 153.2
50-2
Sub-total
1 181-2
121-4 1302-6
1 429.5
205-3 1634-8
1 658.7
259-7 1918-4
Economic services
Primary products
35.9
1-7
37.6
42.4
8.8
51.2
53.3
24-7
78.0
Airport and harbour
61.6
66.0
127.6
74.3
46.3
120-6
84.2
44.6
128.8
Commerce and industry
25.8
0.1
25.9
30-9
0.7
31.6
36.3
1.6
37.9
Communications
201.6
36-8
238.4
220-4
38.0
258-4
248.7
56-4
305.1
Other
122-2
8.6
130-8
149.1 13.5
162-6
163.1
6-6
169.7
Sub-total
447.1 113-2
560.3
517.1 107.3
624.4
585.6
133.9
719.5
Community services
Transport, roads and civil engineering
(note 2)
Water
Fire Services
91-3
Amenities and related services
75.3
203.6 535.0 182.4 294-1 476.5 9.1 100-4 40-3 115.6
738.6
245.3 1 189-4 1 434.7 336-0 136-9 472-9 102.7 25.6 128-3 72-8 60.6 133.4
290.4 997-7 1288.1 314-2 189-9 504.1 114-3 49.0 163.3 85.9 50.5 136.4
Sub-total
552.6 878-5 1431.1
756-8 1412-5 2169-3
804-8 1287-1 2091-9
Social services
Education
Medical and health
Housing
1 319-6 83.1 1 402-7 633-7 14.5 648-2
97.6 119.9
1 534-0 90-9 1624.9
1 708.0 209-5 1917-5
217.5
Social welfare
356.3
2.8
359.1
723-7 74-3 387.6
32.0
755-7
823-7 67.3
891.0
857-9
932-2
73.1
924.9
998-0
5.1
392-7
528.1
6-8
534-9
Labour
19.6
19.6
Sub-total
2 426.8 220-3 2647-1
24-2
2743.8
0.1
24.3
32.2
0.9
33-1
986-0 3729-8
3 165-1 1209-4 4374-5
Common supporting services
Avices
Government faunches and dockyard
24.3
1.9
26.2
22-4
2-0
24.4
24.3
3-4
27.7
Government printing
20.7
0.3
21.0
19.3
1.4
20-7
24-6
3-3
27.9
Government supplies
6.4
1.5
7.9
33.4 0.4
33-8
29-1
1.1
30.2
Building development and electrical
and mechanical engineering offices
198-7
16.4 215-1
239.0
26-1
265.1
295.2 19.3
314-5
Sub-total
250.1
20.1
270-2
314-1 29.9
344.0
373.2
27.1 400-3
Unallocable expenditure
Government quarters
Passages, telephones, telegrams, etc
30.6 121.1
7.9 38.5 2.5 123.6
47.7 20.8
155-6 10-9
68.5 166.5
49.2 20.2 408-4
69.4
3.0
411.4
Sub-total
151-7 10.4 162.1
203.3
31.7
235.0
457.6 23-2
480-8
Other financial obligations
Public debt
Pensions and gratuities
Sub-total
Total
20.1 193-8
3.6
23-7 193.8
213.9
3.6 217-5
5 223-4 1367-5 6590-9
20-7
25-7 233-9
233-9
254-6 5-0 259.6
6219.2 2777-7 8996-9
5-0
20-9 256-6
277.5 3.0
7322.5 2943-4 10 265-9
3.0
23-9
256.6
280.5
Note: 1 Government expenditure excludes the expenditure of the Housing Authority, the Urban Council and various funds
established by Resolution of the Legislative Council,
2 Excluding civil engineering works directly allocable to other services.