WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1987
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SUBVENTION POLICY ON CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES EXPLAINED
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NEW APPLICATIONS FOR SUBVENTIONS TOWARDS CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES WOULD BE CONSIDERED ON THE MERITS OF THE CASE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR
YEAR, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THAT
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP, MR CHAMBERS SAID LUMP SUM GRANTS WERE PROVIDED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TOWARDS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF RUNNING THE HEADQUARTERS OF MULTI-SERVICE AGENCIES AND THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE.
+THE LEVEL OF SUBVENTION VARIES FROM ONE AGENCY TO ANOTHER, + MR CHAMBERS SAID.
THE PATTERN THE VARIOUS
+DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, OF ADMINISTRATION, AND THE SIZE, RANGE AND COMPLEXITY OF SERVICES, IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO USE THE STANDARD COST APPROACH IN ASSESSING THESE SUBVENTIONS, HE EXPLAINED.
SUBVENTIONS
IN 1983/84, 33 SUBVENTED WELFARE AGENCIES RECEIVED WHILE 34 AGENCIES FROM 1984/85 TO 1986/87 AND 36 AGENCIES FOR
1987/88 WERE GRANTED SUBVENTIONS.
+UNDER THE LUMP SUM GRANT SYSTEM, AGENCIES ARE GIVEN THE DISCRETION TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES THE NUMBER AND THE RANK OF STAFF EMPLOYED AND HOW THE SUBVENTION SHOULD BE USED TO SUIT THEIR OPERATIONS,+ MR CHAMBERS ADDED.
IN MR CHAMBERS CONTINUED TO OUTLINE THE GOVERNMENT POLICY
OF WELFARE, MEDICAL AND EDUCATION FIELDS REGARDING THE GRANTING SUBVENTION; '
THE
SUCH
FOR
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+THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE IS NOW REVIEWING THE BASIS
EXPENSES
•SUBVENTING - GENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
WITH A VIEW RATIONALISING THE METHODOLOGY AND DEVISING STANDARDS FOR ASSESSING THE LEVEL OF SUBVENTION.
THE GENERAL POLICY IN THE MEDICAL FIELD WAS ΤΟ SUBVENT ONLY THE DIRECT COSTS OF PROVIDING VARIOUS MEDICAL SERVICES, MR CHAMBERS SAID.
+NO NEW APPLICATION FOR SUBVENTION OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, HE ADDED.
MR CHAMBERS FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS NOT THE POLICY OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO SUBVENT THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES OPERATING SCHOOLS.
BOTH THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD NO PLANS TO REVIEW THE
SAID.
DEPARTMENT AND THE EDUCATION EXISTING POLICY, MR CHAMBERS
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