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Table 6
(Chapter 3: The Economy)
Public Expenditure by Function
APPENDICES
$ Million
Actual 1997–1998
Actual 2001-2002
Revised Estimate 2002-2003
Item
Recurrent
Capital
Totul
Recurrent
Capital
Total
Recurrent
Capital
Total
Community and external affairs
District and community relations
1,292
198
1.490
1,746
98
1,844
1,888
276
2,164
Recreation, culture and amenities
5,022
1.600
6,622
5,502
879
6.381
5,650
684
6,334
Sub-total
6,314
1,798
8,112
7,248
977
8,225
7,538
960
8,498
Economic
10,021
7,043 17,064
10,813
2,901
13.714
11,024
3,681
14.705
Education
36.663
10,364
47,027
46,244
5,988
52,232
47,277
7,616 54,893
Environment & food
7,270
5,807
13,077
8,212
2.995
11,207
8,612
3,025
11,637
Health
26,032
1.950
27,982
31,960
2,253
34,213
32,462
1.439
33,901
Housing
11,357
13,294
24,651
12,331
19,724
32,055
12,771
16,280 29,051
Infrastructure
Buildings, lands and planning
2,435
5,153
7,588
3.089
7,679
10,768
3,196
6,346
9,542
Transport
2.410
4,802
7.212
2,905
3,494
6,399
3,047
4,947
7,994
Water supply
4,489
1.877
6,366
5,306
2,405
7,711
5,365
2,077
7,442
Sub-total
9,334
11,832
21,166
11,300
13,578
24,878
11,608
13,370
24,978
Security
Immigration
1,841
94
1,935
2,236
65
2,301
2,265
341
2,606
Internal security
17,348
1,486 18,834
18,953
2,726
21,679
19,131
2,454 21,585
Other
2,852
143
2,995
3,388
186
3,574
3,564
105
3,669
Sub-total
22,041
1,723
23,764
24,577
2,977
27,554
24,960
2,900
27,860
Social welfare
20,337
1,373
21,710
29,037
1,022
30,059
31,463
1,099
32,562
Support
23,050
7,177
30,227
28,723
6,499
35,222
27,924
7,046 34,970
Total
172,419
62,361
234,780
210,445 58,914
269,359
215,639 57,416 273,055
Notes: Public expenditure comprises government expenditure (i.e. all expenditure charged to the General Revenue Account and financed by the Government's statutory funds excluding Capital Investment Fund), and expenditure by the Trading Funds, the Housing Authority, the Lotteries Fund and the previous Provisional Urban Council and Provisional Regional Council (up to 31 December 1999). Expenditure by institutions in the private or quasi-private sector is included to the extent of their subventions. But not included is expenditure by those organisations, including statutory organisations, in which the Government has only an equity position, such as the Airport Authority, the MTR Corp Ltd and the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. Similarly, advances and equity investments from the Capital Investment Fund are excluded as they do not reflect the actual consumption of resources by the Government.
Where appropriate, historical figures have been adjusted to comply with the current classification of expenditure.
Source: Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Government Secretariat.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 3658)