One post of Senior Hospital Secretary, offset by one post of Hospital Secretary, is provided following a reorganization of this grade. The posts of Clerical Assistant are required to assist with the clerical work.
Queen Mary Hospital
The additional posts have been provided to meet the ever increasing demands made upon the
hospital services.
Kowloon Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
The post of Paediatric Specialist is provided to meet a long standing need in this very important branch of medicine. The remaining additional posts are required for the extra beds to be provided at the existing hospital, and to continue the training of staff for Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Castle Peak Hospital and Mental Health Centre
The additional posts have been provided to staff these two new institutions which are expected to be in full operation during 1961/62.
Other Hospitals, Clinics and Services
The two additional posts of Specialist provided result from the regrading of two posts of Principal Medical Officer. The remaining additional posts are required to staff new clinics and to meet the increasing demands on the medical services.
Total provisions under Other Charges Annually Recurrent show an increase of $304,800 over last year's figure. The main increases occur in the following subheads or items: Fuel, light and power ($100,000), Laundry ($100,000), Radiology sub-department ($66,400), Medical instruments and surgical equip- ment ($125,000), Stores and equipment ($50,000), Dental Students Scholarships ($79,000). These increases reflect the general expansion of Government medical and health services.
Under Special Expenditure a token sum of $20,000 has been included for equipping the Shau Kei Wan Clinic, work on which will be started in 1961/62. To equip the new Surgical Appliance Centre, which will be built in the grounds of the Kowloon Hospital, a sum of $162,400 has been provided. Essential equip- ment for the expansion of the Neuro-surgery unit will cost $25,500. The other items are self explanatory and are generally accounted for by the general expansion of the department.
Estimate 1961/62
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Revised estimate 1960/61 Approved estimate 1960/61
Actual expenditure 1959/60
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
$19,969,000
22,206,000
18,211,000
31,567,019
addi-
The revised estimates for 1960/61 have increased principally for the following reasons:- tional expenditure of $2,300,000 for Coinage Expenses due to shipments of coins expected within the financial year; $500,000 for Arrears of Salary due to payments arising from the implementation of the recommendation of the Salaries Commission; $300,000 for Refunds of Revenue due to more refunds of rates; and a grant of $500,000 to the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Loan Fund to provide assistance to farmers who suffered as a result of the heavy rains last summer.
The net increase in recurrent votes for 1961/62 is $7,193,000: this is mainly caused by the transfer of Quartering Expenses of $6,100,000 to this expenditure head from the Quartering Office Estimates. Other increases include the provision of an extra $500,000 for Transport of Government Officers and $300,000 for Refunds of Revenue.
expenditure.
The increase in recurrent votes is more than offset by the decrease of $5,435,000 for special
HEAD 50- NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION
Estimate 1961/62
$8,013,500
Revised estimate 1960/61
6,310,000
Approved estimate 1960/61
6,941,100
Actual expenditure 1959/60
5,661,774
1960/61
532
1961/62
614
Difference
+ 82
Permanent staff
Supernumerary staff
Net increase
+ 8
90
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