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Annually Recurrent Special Expenditure

Total

HEAD 75- SUBVENTIONS: MEDICAL

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1966-67

1964-65 $

1965-66

1965-66

28,579,611

34,357,100

34,748,000

39,926,900

3,997,548

7,177,100

3,039,000

4,714,200

32,577,159

41,534,200

37,787,000

44,641,100

Recurrent expenditure shows an increase of $5,569,800. The main items from which this increase stems are:-Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital $186,000, mainly due to increased salaries for staff; Caritas Hospital, So Uk—$239,000, as a result of an increase in bed-occupancy; Haven of Hope Tuber- culosis Sanatorium-$131,900 because of the increased rates for Government-subsidized beds; Hong Kong Tuberculosis Association—$456,900, due to increased salaries and operating costs; Shek Kwu Chau Drug Addiction Centre---$250,000, as a result of more admissions with a corresponding increase in staff and services; Tung Wah and Associated Hospitals $4,000,000 due to increased salaries as well as increased services since the completion of the new Kwong Wah Hospital; University of Hong Kong-$243,100 following increased services at increased cost.

Hospital.

Special expenditure decreased by $2,462,900 following the completion of the new Kwong Wah

HEAD 76 — SUBVENTIONS: SOCIAL WELFARE

Annually Recurrent

Special Expenditure

Total

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1966-67

1964-65

1965-66

1965-66

$

$

$

$

4,880,262

5,899,800

5,400,000

6,932,800

394,326

235,700

212,000

50,000

5,274,588

6,135,500

5,612,000

6,982,800

The overall increase in recurrent subventions amounts to $1,033,000 over the approved estimate for 1965-66. Brief explanations on the individual subheads which show significant changes are appended for ease of reference:

Aberdeen Technical School ($10,000) for increase of staff salaries and general rising costs; Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association ($95,000) to cover the increase of staff salaries and other activities; Boy Scouts Association ($52,000) to cope with the expansion of scouting as well as for additional staff at the district offices; British Commonwealth Save the Children Fund ($22,000) now covers the operating costs of Hong Kong Hostel as well as Norway Hostel; Caritas ($49,000) includes a first application to cover part of the expenses of the Aberdeen and Tsuen Wan Centres in addition to the Pope John XXIII Centre. Children's Meals Society ($150,000) to cover part of the operating cost of the Society, this being a first application; Children's Playground Association ($18,900) for increased activities and the employment of a recreation supervisor; Chinese Young Men's Christian Association ($19,200) to cover the rising cost of operating the various group activities; Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme (HK) ($28,000) for expanding activities and the employment of a full-time paid Secretary; Hong Kong Christian Welfare & Relief Council-Practical Training Centre ($26,200) to cover part of the Centre's running expenses as the grant in 1965-66 was only meant for rent and rates; Hong Kong Council of Social Service ($53,000) for the employment of a Research Officer and an additional Division Officer and to cover the increases in general administration expenses; Hong Kong Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society ($197,200) to cover the operating cost of a new centre as well as for the expansion of existing services to the discharged prisoners; Hong Kong Family Welfare Society ($35,000) for the engagement of properly trained social workers and general increase in staff salaries; Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups ($92,000) to cope with the Federation's expansion scheme of youth work; Hong Kong Juvenile Care Centre ($30,000) for the improvement of diet, provision of adequate clothing for the inmates and the employment of additional staff; Hong Kong Sea School ($25,000) for the increase of staff salaries and improvement of amenities; International Social Service for an initial grant of $70,000 to cover part of the operating cost of the agency; Po Leung Kuk ($15,000) for the operating cost of a proposed nursery of 100 children as well as for a full year's provision of the new Yau Tong Nursery; Salvation Army ($22,900) to meet new expenditure of the various nurseries as well as provision for rates of the other premises; Society of Boys' Centre ($25,000) to cover the increase in staff salaries, and the employment of one additional instructor; St. Christopher's Home ($50,000) to help to reduce the Home's large deficit as well as to employ additional staff at the Home; St. James Settlement ($10,000) to meet general rising cost; St. Thomas' Day Nursery ($12,000) for the recurrent cost of the nursery following a year in which no subvention was granted; Young Women's Christian Association ($30,800) to cope with the expansion of youth work, the revision of senior staff salaries and the employment of additional headquarters staff.

The only Special expenditure item proposed is a revote of $50,000 for the Boy Scouts' Ha Fa Shan Campsite. The net decrease under Special Expenditure is therefore $185,700 and results from the transfer of eligibility for grants under these subheads to allocations from the Lotteries Fund.