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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1989

FS EXPLAINS APPROVED ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE

SECOND

THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE APPROVED DURING THE QUARTER OF 1988-89 INCLUDED THOSE ON SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION, APPROVED NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS AND NEW NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING ON THE REPORT OF CHANGES ΤΟ THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE APPROVED DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988-89, MR JACOBS SAID THAT THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $2.236.3 MILLION WAS APPROVED.

"IT WAS FULLY OFFSET EITHER BY SAVINGS UNDER THE SAME OR OTHER HEADS OF EXPENDITURE OR BY THE DELETION OF FUNDS UNDER THE ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS SUBHEADS, HE SAID.

IT INCLUDED $1.407 MILLION FOR PAYMENT OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S CASH CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE COST OF THE GARRISON IN 1988-89, AND $266 MILLION TO COVER THE VALUE ADDED TAX AND SALARIES TAX ON ALLOWANCES INCURRED UNDER THE 1981 DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT.

IT ALSO INCLUDED $247.2 MILLION ΤΟ MEET THE IMPLEMENTING THE NEW STUDENT TRAVEL SCHEME.

EXPENSES IN

IN ADDITION, IT COMPRISED $125.0 MILLION то ENABLE THE UNIVERSITIES, POLYTTECHNICS AND THE BAPTIST COLLEGE ΤΟ AWARD SALARY INCREASES TO MINOR STAFF FOLLOWING THE ADJUSTMENT то THE CIVIL SERVICE MODEL SCALE I PAY SCALE WITH RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT FROM APRIL 1, 1987, AND TO ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC STAFF FOLLOWING THE ADJUSTMENT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE PAY SCALES WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1 LAST YEAR.

APPROVED NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS WERE INCREASED BY $42.3 MILLION DURING THE PERIOD, AND NEW NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS OF $314.9 MILLION WERE ALSO APPROVED.

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IN THE SAME

PERIOD, A NET INCREASE OF 1,670 POSTS WERE APPROVED, MR JACOBS ADDED.

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ITEMS IN THE SUMMARY HAD BEEN APPROVED EITHER BY FINANCE COMMITTEE OR UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY.

THE LATTER HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(8)(A) OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE ORDINANCE.

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