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Reporter (in Chinese): What is the percentage share on the whole?
Mr K C Kwong (in Chinese): I don't have the figure at hand.
Reporter (in Chinese): You mentioned the expenditure head of the Director of Administration is under the Government House. We want to know how much is earmarked for the Government House before the transition and how much for the CE after the transition.
Mr K C Kwong (in Chinese): In drafting our Estimates we adopt a 12 months scenario. We do not earmark the expenditure before or after a certain month.
Reporter (in Chinese): In the past few years, to a certain extent the Budget has followed the Governor's Policy Address to implement it. I want to know what is the involvement of the Governor in drafting the Draft Estimates?
Mr K C Kwong (in Chinese): The Governor's involvement in the preparation of this Draft Estimates has not been different from his involvement in the past. Last year, in publishing Governor's Policy Address, we said to you that 97-98 was a unique year. In considering resource allocation, we did not specifically follow the Policy Address.
Reporter (in Chinese): Is the land premium for CT-9 included in the 97-98 land revenue? Secondly, the CE will formally take office on 1 July. Will there be any difference on the expenditure of Government House? Do you follow the established practice or have you talked to Mr Tung and come up with a different budget?
Mr K C Kwong (in Chinese): When we consider the land revenue for 97/98 we have taken into account the land that could possibly be sold but I cannot disclose the details of individual sites. As for the establishment of the CE's office, our assumption is that the establishment of Government House will continue. After 1 July, if there is any need to change the establishment, we will approve it when it is under delegated authority. If it falls outside our delegate authority, we will seek the approval of the Finance Committee.
Reporter (in English): A few clarifications. First of all on the question of the revised land premium figure, almost $60 billion. I presume this is a record figure. I want to get my facts right.
Mr Cookson (in English): I think we would be presuming as well.