1976-1977

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(e)

Delay in commencement of works on the Aberdeen Tunnel while consideration was given to the possibility of construction and operation by private enterprise.

A more detailed statistical summary of Public Works Non-Recurrent expenditure is shown at Appendix G.

Expenditure

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Summary

The following comparative statement, illustrated graphically at Appendix D, summarises public works expenditure (excluding military works) over the ten-year period from 1967-68 to 1976-77.

Year Personal Emoluments, Recurrent Expenditure $M Other Charges and Special Expenditure $M Financial Total $M Non-Recurrent $M 1967-68 95.019 85.922 360.840 541.781 1968-69 110.570 92.589 292.454 495.613 1969-70 122.098 95.555 283.743 501.396 1970-71 138.832 104.856 396.737 640.425 1971-72 153.866 145.540 533.383 832.789 1972-73 189.690 198.273 773.348 1,161.311 1973-74 235.506 224.092 1,148.157 1,607.755 1974-75 285.167 263.529 1,518.056 2,066.752 1975-76 290.123 277.445 1,146.789 1,714.357 1976-77 327.280 287.131 1,128.043 1,742.454

Additional expenditure statistics will be found in Appendices E, H, I and J. The last two of these show the value of work handled by the Department and the Department of the Environment under the Defence Costs Agreement with the United Kingdom Government on maintenance and capital works expenditure.

2.26 Under the 1976-83 Defence Costs Agreement, the Public Works Department is required to undertake all maintenance works and services in Military Establishments throughout the Colony as well as the design and construction of new capital projects for the three Services. During this period, reimbursement of the United Kingdom Government's share of the cost of these services is made by an appropriate reduction in the cash contribution paid by the Hong Kong Government towards the cost of the garrison.

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In addition, provisions have been included in the estimates to cover the reprovisioning of R.A.F. Kai Tak, mainly at Sek Kong, and of Victoria Barracks, mainly at H.M.S. Tamar, in accordance with a clause

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