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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1990

CHANGES IN APPROVED ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE

A SUMMARY OF ALL CHANGES MADE TO THE APPROVED EXPENDITURE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON DAVID NENDICK.

ESTIMATES OF

1989-90 WAS THE ACTING

MR NENDICK SAID SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $875.5 MILLION HAD BEEN 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.

"

"THIS INCLUDED $474 MILLION FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT OF WATER

CHARGES.'

"I

MR NENDICK NOTED THAT APPROVED NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS HAD INCREASED BY $638.9 MILLION DURING THE PERIOD, AND NEW NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS OF $2,197.1 MILLION HAD ALSO BEEN APPROVED.

IN THE SAME PERIOD, A NET DECREASE OF 1,679 POSTS HAD BEEN

APPROVED.

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

"THE LATTER HAVE BEEN REPORTED то THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(8) (A) OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE ORDINANCE," HE ADDED.

STANDARD WEAPONS CARRIED BY POLICE OFFICERS CONSIDERED ADEQUATE

* * * *

POLICE REVIEW HAS A RECENTLY COMPLETED

ON PATROL STANDARD WEAPONS CARRIED BY OFFICERS ACTING SECRETARY

THE HON IAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

FOR SECURITY,

ΤΟ REPLYING

A

THE

HON

CONCLUDED THAT

ARE STRACHAN,

THE

ADEQUATE,

THE

TOLD

THE

MR OF THE

MORE WEAPONS

QUESTION FROM

LEUNG WAI-TUNG, POTENTIAL DANGERS TO MEMBERS STRACHAN SAID THAT GIVEN THE

AN EXCHANGE OF FIRE INVOLVING PUBLIC WHICH MIGHT ARISE FROM POWERFUL WEAPONS, IT WAS NOT PROPOSED TO UPGRADE THE STANDARD PACKAGE.

HOWEVER,

THAT

HE ASSURED MEMBERS

THE ADEQUACY EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT PACKAGE WAS KEPT REGULARLY UNDER REVIEW.

AND

/MR STRACHAN