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The estimate for Private Schools shows an increase of $1,250,000, the greater part of which relates to a larger number of teachers qualified for assistance and normal expansion in the number of assisted places in secondary schools.

The increase in subvention for the Chinese University of Hong Kong takes account of the increased enrolment of the University to 1875 undergraduates.

A new item for Special Committee on Higher Education was approved by supplementary during the year, and provision is included for further survey expenses.

Annually Recurrent

Special Expenditure

Total

HEAD 75-

SUBVENTIONS: MEDICAL

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1965-66

1963-64

1964-65

1964-65

$

$

$

24,507,400

28,400,900

28,106,000

34,357,100

3,257,294

4,017,500

3,984,000

7,177,100

27,764,694

32,418,400

32,090,000

41,534,200

Recurrent Expenditure shows an increase of $5,956,200. The main items of increase are: Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital $264,000, mainly as a result of increased salaries for the staff; Caritas Hospital, So Uk-$761,000, as the Hospital will be in full operation during the year; Grantham Hospital $426,300, because of the increased rates for Government sponsored beds; School Medical Service $678,000, a new subhead; Tung Wah and Associated Hospital-$3,000,000, due to increased salaries and wages for all staff as well as increased services.

Special Expenditure increased by $3,159,600 due to the addition of three new projects, viz. the Tung Wah Sandy Bay Infirmary ($1,800,000), the Wong Tai Sin Infirmary, Phase II ($2,000,000) and extension to the Pok Of Hospital ($750,000). Provision for the Kwong Wah Hospital is reduced as the project will be completed this year.

HEAD 76 - SUBVENTIONS: SOCIAL WELFARE

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Annually Recurrent Special Expenditure

Total

Actual expenditure

Approved estimate

Revised

Estimate

estimate

1965-66

1963-64

1964-65

1964-65

$

$

$

$

4,311,599

5,346,300

5,200,000

5,899,800

17,572

347,200

300,000

235,700

4,329,171

5,693,500

5,500,000

6,135,500

The overall recurrent provision for 1965-66 shows an increase of $553,500 as compared with 1964-65. Comments on the individual items which show significant increases (with the increase in provision shown in brackets) are as follows:

Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association ($25,000) mainly to cover the salaries of additional staff and to help meet costs of the Association's expanding activities; Canossian Sisters ($33,300) for the establishment of a new Day Nursery on the ground floor of the Ling Yuet Sin Infants' Home, and for part of the renovation expenses of the school; Children's Playground Association ($14,600) for the employment of additional recreation supervisors; Chinese Young Men's Christian Association ($12,500) for increments in staff salaries and expan- sion of the Youth & Club activities; Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme ($10,000), to recruit additional staff and for other development; Good Shepherd Sisters ($30,000) to meet the running expenses of the proposed new centre at Aberdeen; Hong Kong Council of Social Service ($39,000) for the salaries of additional staff and incre- ments to salaries of existing staff; Hong Kong Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society ($102,400) towards the Society's expanding activities and the employment of additional caseworkers and supervisors; Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups ($85,000) towards the salaries of the additional staff and for the expanding activities of its centres; Hong Kong Sea School ($35,000) for the maintenance of an additional 50 boys; Hong Kong Society for the Blind ($35,000) to assist the Society to experiment and develop its work; Maryknoll Sisters ($12,000) towards the salary of two part-time Youth Club leaders at the King's Park Centre; Po Leung Kuk ($25,000) for the extension of the existing services; Refunds of rates ($14,000) to meet the unforeseen applications from the voluntary agencies during the course of the year; The Society of Boys' Centres ($10,000) to cover increases in staff salaries; St. Christopher's Home ($30,000) for the revision of its salary structure; Young Women's Christian Association ($54,700) to cope with the extension of welfare activities.