Estimates-1967 — Page 255

Personal Emoluments

HEAD 72 — SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

Other Charges Annually Recurrent Other Charges Special Expenditure

Total

253

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1966-67

1964-65

1965-66

1965-66

$

$

5,347,173

6,631,300

6,671,000

8,443,300

1.

2,722,226

4,061,700

3,051,000

3,917,000

15,169

27,800

57,000

5,300

8,084,568

10,720,800

9,779,000

12,365,600

The increased provision under Personal Emoluments is mainly attributable to increases in salary levels and additional necessary staff for the new Tai Hang Tung Community Centre and the Kwun Tong Probation Hostel.

Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent there is an overall decrease despite an increase of $135,000 under Rent for the new Departmental headquarters and the new Kowloon Office for the Child Welfare Section.

Under Special Expenditure provision is included for the purchase of equipment for vocational and recreational training at the Castle Peak Boys' Home.

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HEAD 73- STORES DEPARTMENT

Actual

Approved

Revised

Estimate

expenditure

estimate

estimate

1966-67

1964-65

1965-66

1965-66

$

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

3,898,365

4,582,800

4,400,000

4,649,300

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

17,210,041

18,859,500

18,030,000

16,439,300

Other Charges Special Expenditure

1,110,008

1,986,600

1,873,000

2,085,500

Total

22,218,414

25,428,900

24,303,000

23,174,100

It is not anticipated that stock-holdings of Unallocated Stores will exceed the estimated total of $25 million by the end of the year 1966-67 and the provision under Subhead 9 has been reduced accordingly.

The provisions included under Subheads 12 and 15 cover the supply of additional requirements in existing premises and in new buildings costing up to $150,000. Provisions for furniture and office equip- ment in new buildings costing more than $150,000 are included under the appropriate Public Works Non- recurrent Subhead.

The provision under Subhead 16 includes the requirements of all departments for storage

equipment.

HEAD 74—— SUBVENTIONS: EDUCATION

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1966-67

1964-65

1965-66

1965-66

$

$

Annually Recurrent Special Expenditure

Total

$

$

119,619,258 134,575,900 146,241,000 172,293,800 15,686,033 17,257,000 20,685,000 26,603,000

135,305,291 151,832,900

166,926,000

198,896,800

The estimated increase of $24 million in recurrent subvention expenditure for schools over the revised estimate (Grant-in-Aid $1.4 million Subsidized: Secondary $1.6 million and Primary $19.4 million) reflects the provision of a 124% salary increase in place of the existing 5% salary award plus children's allowances, normal increments and promotions, expansion in existing schools and provision of new schools.

The estimate for Private Schools shows an increase of just over $1 million over the revised estimate which is largely in respect of increased aid to selected private schools and assistance to teachers.

Special expenditure is increased by $5.9 million over the revised estimate. This is due to new school building projects progressing at a faster rate than previously and reflects, in part, the cost of imple- menting the White Paper on Education Policy.

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