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Head 44-COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE SCHEMES
Estimated Expendi-
Nature of grant or loan Estimate
Revised Estimate
ture to 31st March 1959
Estimate 1959-60
Sub- head
Project
1 Development schemes in the New
Territories (D. 2539)
Free grant of $4,216,000
(1) Road on South Lantao
1,170,000 2,400,000
1,582,600 817,400
(2) Feeder roads
1,365,000
2,230,000
1,267,400
962,600
(3)
Piers in the New Territories
480,000 480,000
429,500
(4) Irrigation schemes
(5) Survey party
1,920,000
1,920,000 | 1,919,700
80,800
80,800
72,900
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Sub-totals 5,015,800 7,110,800 5,272,100
2 Site development for low-cost
housing, So Uk (D. 2990)
Free grant of $1,422,000 2,500,000 1,896,000 | 1,783,000
3 Insurance charges
Aeronautical telecommunications
(D. 2594)...
Site development for low-cost
1,800
64,500
200 e
Free grant of $268,800|
336,000
housing, Healthy Village (D. 2341) Free grant of $400,000 400,000
336,000 75,800
288,600 286,700
Total Expenditure
1,844,700
Control of expenditure is vested in the following officers:-
Director of Public Works
Subhead 1
Director of Urban Services
Subhead 2
NOTE-Expenditure is partially covered by receipts from Colonial Develop- ment and Welfare Funds under Revenue Head 11 on the following basis:-
Subhead I Expenditure on the items comprising the scheme is
reimbursed in these proportions-
Item 1 Road on South Lantao
approximately 42%
2
Feeder roads
99
50%
"1
3
Piers in the New Territories
29
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85%
4 Irrigation schemes
>>
85%
99
5 Survey party
"
85%
Subhead 2
Reimbursed to the extent of 75% from Colonial Development and Welfare Funds and 25% from the Housing Authority with the aid of a loan from the Hong Kong Development Loan Fund (See Revenue Head 5E Subhead 1).
Subhead 3 Expenditure under this subhead is not reimbursed by Colonial Development and Welfare Funds.
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