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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1993

SUBVENTED AGENCIES URGED TO BE MORE INDEPENDENT

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IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO REQUIRE SUBVENTED AGENCIES MEET PART OF THEIR EXPENDITURE FROM FEES.

TO

GENERATE OF THE SERVICE

HOWEVER, THE ABILITY TO REQUIRE OR ENCOURAGE THEM TO MORE INCOME FROM THIS SOURCE DEPENDS ON THE NATURE INVOLVED.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, TSANG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY}.

MR DONALD

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ROGER LUK KOON-HOO, ΤΟ RAISE MORE MR TSANG SAID THERE WERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AGENCIES

ON DEPENDENCE

GOVERNMENT REVENUE

AND THEMSELVES SUBVENTION.

TO REDUCE

THEIR

"THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES EXIST IN AREAS WHERE AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES OF A QUASI-COMMERCIAL NATURE," MR TSANG SAID.

ARE

ABOUT

FOR EXAMPLE, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL RECEIVES OF ITS INCOME FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION,

HALF ADDED.

THE SECRETARY SAID THE GOVERNMENT EXPECTED SOCIAL SERVICES FIELD TO RAISE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF INCOME WITH GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION MEETING THE DIFFERENCE INCOME AND THE RECOGNISED COST OF THE SERVICE.

HE

AGENCIES IN THE FROM FEES, BETWEEN THE FEB

"IF AN AGENCY MANAGES TO RAISE MORE THAN THE ASSUMED LEVEL INCOME, IT CAN KEEP THE EXCESS WITHOUT SUFFERING ANY REDUCTION IN SUBVENTION," HE SAID.

WHEN THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY IS ENCOURAGES IT TO MAXIMISE ITS OWN INCOME.

OF

ITS

ESTABLISHED, THE GOVERNMENT

SETTING-UP OF WHILST THE INCOME FROM FEES PAYABLE BEFORE THE

THAT THE AUTHORITY WAS DEDUCTED FROM ITS ANNUAL GRANT, MR TSANG NOTED

TREATED REVENUE FROM NEW FEES OR OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME WOULD NOT BE IN THE SAME WAY.

THE

GOVERNMENT ALSO FROM PRIVATE

SECRETARY TOLD THE LEGISLATORS THAT THE URGED THE AGENCIES TO RAISE AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE DONATIONS.

"THIS IS

PARTICULARLY

FOR SO

CAPITAL

PROJECTS AGENCIES ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION, SAID.

FOR WHICH ++ MR TSANG

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