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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1978

CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES ACCOUNT FOR $2,771 ILLION 27. CE'T OF FECU ́RENT E..PENDITURE. THIS COMPARES ..ITA. 3. PER CENT IN 1977/75, AVERAGE OF 40.4 PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS.

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY HOTED THAT OVER THE THREE YEARS ENDING ARCH 31, 1977, THE APPROVED ESTALLISHMENT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE 20SE BY 4,677 TC 117,495, CP TY FOUE PER CENT. IN 1977/7, THE ESTABLISHMENT HAS GROWN ÉY A FURTHER 3,414 POSTS, OR BY 7.2 PER CENT, TO 125,909 POSTS.

DEPARTMENTAL OTHER CHARGES (I.E. RECURRENT EXPENSES OTHER THAN SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES), AT 1,064 MILLION, TAKE UP 14.5 PER CENT OF RECURRENT EXPENDITURE FOR 1278/79. THIS COMPARES WITH 14.2 PER CENT IN 1977/78 AND AN AVEPAGE OF 16.7 PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS FREE YEARS.

+1 CONSIDER THAT. FOR DEPARTMENTAL OTHER CHARGES TO BE KEPT BELOW 15 PER CENT OF TOTAL RECURRENT EXPENDITURE IS A REFLECTION OF THE CONTINUED CONCERN OF DEPARTMENTS WITH COST-EFFICIENCY, + THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAID.

PUEL IC WORKS RECURRENT EXPENDITURE (1.E. RECURRENT EXPENDITURE ON THE MAINTENANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PHYSICAL ASSETS), AT 473 MILLION, ACCOUNTS FOR 6.5 PER CENT OF RECURRENT EXPENDITURE. THIS COMPARES WITH 7.5 PER CENT IN 1977/78 AND AN AVERAGE OF SIX PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS.

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RECURRENT SUEVERTIONS, INCLUDING THOSE TO EE DISBURSED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE, WILL ABSORE 1,857 SILLION OR 25.4 PER CENT OF RECURRENT EXPENDITURE. THIS COMPARES ..IT: 20.7 PER CENT IN 1977/78 AND AN AVERAGE OF 26.1 PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS. +OVERALL,+ HR. HADDON-CAVE SAID +TAKING RECURRENT AND CAPITAL SUBVENTION TOGETHER, A FIFTH OF TOTAL EXPENDITUDE 13 DISCURSED LY JUEVENTED CROAT ISATIONS.+

OI. THE COST OF UPKEEPING THE ARMED FORCES HERE, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY INDICATED THAT HONG KONG'S CONTRIBUTION WILL BE „350 MILLION 3.5 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN 1975/72, COMPAREL WITH 3.6 PER CENT 1. 1977/79.

TURNING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAID THE PROVISION OF 2,243 MILLION IS MADE UP OF 958 MILLION FOR PUILIC WORKS 1. THE OREAN AREAS 4,152 ILLION FOR PUBLIC OFKS IN THE LE. TOLS AND ON. HOUSING, AND 935 MILLION FOR SUCH ITEMS AS CAPITAL STTS FOR EDUCATIO

MEDICAL SERVICES, THE UNIVERSITIES AND THE CLYTECHNIC (105 ILLA). DEPARTMENTAL SPECIAL EXPENDITURE (1.1. DEPARTMENT'L CİT'L EXPENDITURE C PLANT AND EQUIPMENT) ..İLL AT OUT TO EM

THE MOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME

ILL REQUIRE ANOTHER .222 FILLICT AND DEFENCE CAPITAL WORKS 114 MILLION.

AS FOR THE PATTERN OF EXPENDITURE PROVIDED FOR IN THE DRAFT ESTIMATES FOR 1978/79, IR.

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(INCLUSI'S LAW AND CREEP) „ILL ALSORI 11.7 PER CENT OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE= ECONOMIC SERVICES SEVEN PER CENT COMMUNITY SERVICED 20.4 PER CE TH SOCIAL SERVICES 40.6 PET CET, AND ALL OTHER SERVICES 11.3 PER

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