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Table 7
(Chapter 3: The Economy)
Public Expenditure by Policy Area Group
Actual 2001-2002
HK$ Million
Actual 2005-2006
Revised Estimate 2006-2007
Non- Recurrent
Item
Recurrent
and Capital Total Recurrent
Non- Recurrent and Capital
Non- Recurrent
Total
Recurrent
and Capital
Total
Community and external
7,248
977 8,225
6,636
1,161 7,797
6,846
1,287 8,133
affairs
Economic
10,813
Education
46,688
Environment and food
8,242
1,991 12,804
5,988 52,676
2,996 11,238
10,523
44,190
7,430
2,360 12,883
9,721 53,911
10,796
2,821 13,617
44,873
8,180 53,053
2,236 9,666
7,915
2,390 10,305
Health
31,930
2,252 34,182
29,286
2,330 31,616
29,774
2,279 32,053
Housing
11,850
19,721 31,571
10,546
4,863 15,409
10,220
4,431 14,651
Infrastructure
11,781
14,491 26,272
11,181
14,273 25,454
11,188
11,719 22,907
Security
24,577
2,977 27,554
22,505
2,287 24,792
22,746
2,737 25,483
Social welfare
28,594
Support
28,722
1,022 29,616
6,499 35,221
31,989
26,424
1,273 33,262
3,768 30,192
32,845
1,201 34,046
27,327
3,988 31,315
Total
210,445
58,914 269,359
200,710
44,272 244,982
204,530
41,033 245,563
Note: Where appropriate, historical figures have been adjusted to comply with the classification adopted in 2007-2008 Draft
Estimate.
Source: Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Government Secretariat.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 3658)
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