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WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1990
CHANGES TO APPROVED ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE TABLED
THE APPROVED ESTIMATES OF A SUMMARY OF ALL CHANGES MADE TO EXPENDITURE FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1989-90 WAS TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WITH SECTION 8(8) (B) OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE ORDINANCE.
(WEDNESDAY)
SPEAKING
ON
EXPENDITURE
THE
THE CHANGES MADE TO
SECRETARY, FINANCIAL
THE THE
APPROVED
IN ACCORDANCE
ESTIMATES
OF
JACOBS,
PIERS HON SIR SAID SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $636.3 MILLION WAS APPROVED.
"IT WAS FULLY OFFSET EITHER BY SAVINGS UNDER THE SAME OR OTHER ADDITIONAL HEADS OF EXPENDITURE OR BY THE DELETION OF FUNDS UNDER THE COMMITMENTS SUBHEADS, SIR PIERS SAID.
AND
*T
ENABLE THE FIVE UNIVERSITY INCLUDED $284.3 MILLION TO THIS POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE-FUNDED INSTITUTIONS TO AWARD SALARY AN INCREASES TO THEIR
NON-ACADEMIC STAFF FOLLOWING ACADEMIC AND
1 ADJUSTMENT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE PAY SCALES WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL LAST YEAR
$142.3
IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORMATION OF A MILLION NEW DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON JULY 1, 1989, HE SAID.
AND
PERIOD
DURING
WERE COMMITMENTS THE
APPROVED NON-RECURRENT
NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS OF INCREASED BY $18.5 MILLION, AND · NEW $52.5 MILLION WERE ALSO APPROVED.
SIR PIERS ALSO
"ITEMS IN
THE
THAT NOTED WAS APPROVED IN THE SAME PERIOD.
SUMMARY HAVE BEEN APPROVED COMMITTEE OR UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY.
THE TO "THE LATTER HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(8)(A) OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE SAID.
A NET INCREASE OF 2,043 POSTS
BY EITHER
FINANCE
FINANCE COMMITTEE IN ORDINANCE, HE
"
HK MAY HOST TECHNOLOGY FAIR
HONG
AN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY FAIR MAY BE STAGED TO PROMOTE KONG AS A REGIONAL CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
THE PROFESSOR
HON TECHNOLOGY, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND CHUNG-KWONG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
POON
TABLING THE ANNUAL REPORT TECHNOLOGY, PROF POON NAID A FRANT CONDUCTED.
THE COMMITTEE LLITZ 9007 ON THE PATH WAB ARING
ON
SCIENCE
AND
/HE SAID