HEAD 79 — URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND URBAN COUNCIL
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Actual expenditure
Approved
Revised
Estimate
estimate
estimate
1965-66
1963-64
1964-65
1964-65
$
Personal Emoluments
30,843,509
34,000,500
35,155,000
39,000,000
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
3,292,611
4,647,700
5,013,000
5,862,700
Other Charges Special Expenditure
1,708,193
3,675,000
2,748,000
6,193,100
Total
35,844,313
42,323,200
42,916,000
51,055,800
Other Charges Annually Recurrent show a net increase of $1,215,000. Increased provision is included in some of the subheads to meet the expanded activities of the department and in particular additional provision of $1,059,000 under the "Gin Drinkers Bay expenses" vote is required for the hire of mechanical plant for refuse removing at the Gin Drinkers Bay refuse dump in order to increase the working efficiency with reduced labour force.
Under Special Expenditure, the provision for new vehicles( other than revotes and replacements) includes $193,800 for 6 meat vans; $266,700 for 4 15 cwt. pick-up vans, 4 5-ton tip lorries and 7 3-ton lorries; part provision for 9 prime movers and 21 trailers and 20 refuse collecting vehicles estimated to cost in total $1,840,200; and $30,000 for converting 3 nightsoil vehicles into street washing vehicles. The other items are self-explanatory.
HEAD 80 — URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT; CITY HALL
Actual expenditure
Approved
Revised
Estimate
estimate
estimate
1965-66
1963-64
1964-65
1964-65
$
$
$
Personal Emoluments
694,864
943,100
943,000
1,234,800
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
394,727
623,400
594,000
898,000
Other Charges Special Expenditure
351,826
446,000
446,000
705,700
Total
1,441,417
2,012,500
1,983,000
2,838,500
Other Charges Annually Recurrent show an increase of $274,600 as compared with the previous year's estimates. The opening of the Kowloon Library accounts for the increased provision under the “Administration" and the "Stores and equipment" subheads.
The Other Charges Special Expenditure subheads are self-explanatory.
HEAD 81 — URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT: HOUSING DIVISION
Actual expenditure
Approved estimate
Revised
Estimate
estimate
1965-66
1963-64
1964-65
1964-65
Personal Emoluments
2,185,511
3,292,600
3,000,000
4,164,800
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
687,481
1,688,000
1,650,000
2,574,400
Total
2,872,992
4,980,600
4,650,000
6,739,200
The salaries of the Housing Authority's staff are reimbursed to Government by the Authority, together with a surcharge to cover overheads and liability for pensions, passages, medical services, etc. Salaries and surcharges in respect of staff for Government Low Cost Housing Estates are covered by the provisions under items 1 and 2 of Subhead 2.
Five Government Low Cost Housing Estates are expected to be fully let in 1965. This together with the two new estates at Wong Tai Sin East and Ngau Tau Kok to be taken over for management in 1965-66 necessitates the increase of provisions under the remaining items of Subhead 2.
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