HEAD 63- PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT
Estimate 1962-63
Revised estimate 1961-62
Approved estimate 1961-62
$45,122,000
43,310,000
41,025,000
34,036,228
231
Actual expenditure 1960-61
A new item "Defence Installations" has been included in the Subhead "Operation and Main- tenance of plant and equipment." The increase in the items "Electrical" and "Vehicular and Mechanical" of $100,000 and $400,000 respectively reflects the increased quantity of plant and equipment to be maintained. The subhead formerly entitled "Replacement of, and minor improvements to air-conditioning plant and units" has been expanded to include electrical and mechanical plant and is now sub-divided into three items. Under Subhead 14 an additional $150,000 is provided for the Lighting of Streets and Public Places, and $10,000 extra for Traffic Light Signals. Similarly under Subhead 15, $30,000 more is required for footpaths and drainage connections, $250,000 more for the maintenance of roads and bridges, and $30,000 more for street name plates. All these increases reflect the increased density of traffic, the greater mileage of roads to be maintained, and the rate of development.
The reduction in the Fire Hydrants vote is due to the expected completion of the hydrant programme at Kai Tak Airport in 1962-63.
The completion of several large low-cost housing estates which will require metering in 1962-63 necessitates an increase of $100,000 in the provision made for the supply of water meters. An additional volume of fresh and salt water to be pumped is responsible for the increase of $500,000 on Pumping. Provision is made for the purchase of additional water from Sham Chun at a cost of $300,000, requiring an increase in the provision for filtration.
The vote for "Domestic and Office Appliances" has now been split into two items, one for the purchase of new and replacement equipment and the other for operation and maintenance charges.
The increase of $320,000 in the estimate for the Maintenance and Extension of Cemeteries allows for additional terracing, the extension of the access road to Wo Hop Shek Cemetery and for new cemeteries.
The Subhead "Preliminary Investigations" has now been split and provision is made for six major investigations by the Development Office to find areas suitable for low cost housing and resettlement estates.
HEAD 64 PUBLIC WORKS NON-RECURRENT
Estimate 1962-63
Revised estimate 1961-62
Approved estimate 1961-62
$437,833,800
311,150,000
353,360,900
239,066,044
Actual expenditure 1960-61
Comments on the principal items provided for under this Head are included in the Report of the Public Works Subcommittee of Finance Committee which is published separately. The 1962-63 Public Works Programme, which comprises the Appendix to that Report together with items subsequently approved, is included at Appendix III.
HEAD 65 — RADIO HONG KONG
Estimate 1962-63
$3,746,300
Revised estimate 1961-62
3,323,000
Approved estimate 1961-62
3,380,700
Actual expenditure 1960-61
3,067,552
1961-62
1962-63
Difference
Permanent staff
76
78
+ 2
Supernumerary staff
3
2
1
Net increase
1
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