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Other Charges Annually Recurrent show an increase of $99,800 against the revised estimate of $791,000. The increase is largely due to the increase of $27,000 in Stores and Equipment, and $20,000 for rent.

Other Charges Special Expenditure are self-explanatory.

HEAD 81

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- URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT: HOUSING DIVISION

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1966-67

1964-65

1965-66

1965-66

$

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

2,933,801

4,164,800

3,423,000

4,661,900

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

1,549,596

2,574,400

2,107,000

3,181,500

Total

4,483,397

6,739,200

5,530,000

7,843,400

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 provision under items 1 and 2 of Subhead 2; for those who work for the Local Officers' Housing Scheme salaries and surcharges are recharged to the Development Loan Fund.

The increase of provisions under Other Charges Annually Recurrent is required to meet the management and other costs incurred by the new Government Low Cost Housing Estate at Ngau Tau Kok which is expected to be taken over for management in 1966-67.

HEAD 82- URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT: NEW TERRITORIES DIVISION

Actual expenditure

Approved estimate

Revised

Estimate

estimate

1966-67

1964-65

1965-66

1965-66

$

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

3,421,436

4,436,400

4,350,000

5,245,200

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

607,699

886,800

698,000

1,058,800

Other Charges Special Expenditure

496,128

910,200

842,000

678,200

Total

4,525,263

6,233,400

5,890,000

6,982,200

Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent the increase of $360,800 over the revised Estimates for 1965-66 reflects the general expansion of services in the New Territories. The main increases in the Estimates for 1966-67 occur in the following votes:-Rent ($22,000), Uniforms ($30,000), Casual Labour ($20,000), Stores and Equipment ($50,000), Transport ($38,000), and a new item of Subhead, Maintenance, Government Grounds ($47,000).

HEAD 83. · COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE SCHEMES

Actual expenditure

Approved estimate

Revised

estimate

1964-65

1965-66

1965-66

$

$

$

1,362,638

182,700

612,000

HEAD 84 - WORLD REFUGEE YEAR SCHEMES

Estimate

1966-67

66,000

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1966-67

1964-65

1965-66

1965-66

$

$

Other Charges Special Expenditure ...

2,570,699

2,403,800

2,995,000

582,300

Details of the sources of grants for projects in respect of which provision is included for 1966-67 are set out in the footnotes to this Head.