Table 6
(Chapter 3: The Economy)
Public Expenditure by Function
APPENDICES
$ Million
Actual 1998-1999
Actual 2002-2003
Revised Estimate 2003-2004
Item
Recurrent
Capital
Total
Recurrent
Capital
Total
Recurrent
Capital
Total
Community and external affairs
District and community relations
1,412
111
1,523
1,828
223
2,051
1,836
257
2,093
Recreation, culture and amenities
5,429
1,680
7,109
5,409
617
6,026
5,514
919
6,433
Sub-total
6,841
1,791
8,632
7,237
840
8,077
7,350
1,176
8,526
Economic
10,225
11,196
21,421
10,575
3,173 13,748
10.857
4.704
15,561
Education
40,892
7,587
48,479
46,992
7,793
54,785
46,761
10,987
57,748
Environment & food
7,931
5,415
13,346
8,512
2,931
11,443
8,315
2,898
11,213
Health
28,790
2,610
31,400
32,352
847
33,199
31,706
2,779
34,485
Housing
11,891
26,959 38,850
11,445
12,586
24,031
11,849 16,005
27,854
Infrastructure
Buildings, lands and planning
2,578
5,683
8,261
3,157
6,228
9.385
3.129
6,557
9,686
Transport
2,664
3,992
6,656
2,987
4,745
7,732
2,928
6,992
9,920
Water supply
4,926
3,289
8,215
5,369
2,104
7,473
5,335
1,422
6,757
Sub-total
10,168 12,964
23,132
11,513
13,077
24,590
11,392
14,971
26,363
Security
Immigration
1,988
46
2,034
2,252
279
2,531
2,291
514
2,805
Internal security
18,230
1.304
19,534
18,825
2,260 21,085
18,743
2,408
21,151
Other
3,240
307
3,547
3,363
89
3,452
3,449
51
3,500
Sub-total
23,458
1,657
25.115
24.440
2,628
27,068
24,483
2,973
27,456
Social welfare
25,327
1,050 26.377
31,264
1,018
32,282
Support
22,334
7,362 29,696
27,398
6,899
34,297
32,512
29,235
1,485 33,997
6.745
35,980
Total
187,857 78,591 266,448
211,728
51,792
263,520
214,460 64,723 279,183
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)
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