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HEAD 75- SUBVENTIONS: SOCIAL WELFARE

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1967-68

1965-66

1966-67

1966-67

$

$

$

$

Subvention Annually Recurrent Subvention Special Expenditure

5,583,720

6,932,800

6,981,000

7,921,600

Total

83,543

5,667,263

50,000

15,000

35,000

6,982,800

6,996,000

7,956,600

The overall increase in recurrent subventions amounts to $988,800 over the approved estimate for 1966-67. Brief explanations on the individual subheads which show significant changes are appended hereunder:-

Aberdeen Kaifong Welfare Association Fong Shu Chuen Day Nursery ($5,000) for general running expenses; Aberdeen Technical School ($10,000) for boarding and maintenance expenses; American Friends Service Committee ($10,000). This is a new application. The amount provided is to subsidize recurrent expenses; Boy Scouts Association ($36,000) for general expenses; British Red Cross Society ($30,800). This is a new application. The subvention granted is to meet recurrent expenses of a proposed hostel at Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate for physically handicapped children; Canossian Sisters ($23,600) for general boarding and lodging expenses; Caritas ($113,000) includes a first application for Caritas casework service and other social welfare activities including part of the running expenses of the Shek Kip Mei Children's Welfare Centre and Rates previously paid under subhead 38; Children's Playground Association ($80,000) to cover part of the running expenses of three playgrounds one of which was previously under the management of Hong Kong Conference of Youth Organizations; Chinese Young Men's Christian Association ($29,500) for Club work, for youth work and salaries for two new Programme Secretaries; Christian Children's Fund Inc. ($60,000) to meet partial general expenses of the Children's Garden; Church of Christ in China (Fuk Yau Nursery) ($14,000) to cover operating cost of the Nursery; Emmanuel Church Day Nursery ($7,000) to cover part of the running expenses; Good Shepherd Sisters ($136,000) to cover operation cost of a new centre---Marycove Hall at Wong Chuk Hang and general expenses of an existing centre; Hong Kong Christian Welfare & Relief Council-Practical Training Centre ($55,000) to cover part of the running expenses; Hong Kong Council of Social Service ($65,000) to cover part of the administration expenses; Hong Kong Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society ($43,000) to meet part of the increased salaries for the staff; Hong Kong Family Welfare Society ($215,000) for general administrative expenses; Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups ($82,000) to meet part of the general expenses including salaries for a new Programme Secretary and a new Clerk; Hong Kong School for the Deaf ($20,000) for part of the maintenance cost; Hong Kong Sea School ($15,000) to cover part of the general expenses; Po Leung Kuk ($25,000) for general expenses including salaries for a new group worker, a new house mother and a new amah; Society of Boy's Centres ($52,000) for general administrative expenses and salaries of two additional supervisors, one cook and one amah for the new hostel at Un Chau Street; Society of St. Vincent de Paul ($12,000) for part of the general expenses on relief work, a nursery and a play centre; St. Christopher's Home ($20,000) for general expenses including salaries for a caseworker, the Assistant Superintendent and a clerk; St. Thomas' Day Nursery ($14,000) for general expenses; Young Women's Christian Association ($14,000) to cope with the expansion of Youth Work.

The only Special expenditure item proposed is a revote of $35,000 earmarked for the Boy Scouts Ha Fa Shan Campsite.

HEAD 76 - SUBVENTIONS: MISCELLANEOUS

Actual

Approved

expenditure

estimate

Revised estimate

Estimate

1967-68

1965-66 $

1966-67

$

1966-67 $

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

9,110,666

7,915,100

17,516,000

20,600,300

Other Charges Special Expenditure

6,801,800

200,000

258,000

Total

15,912,466

8,115,100

17,774,000

20,600,300

The revised estimates for 1966-67 show a net increase of $9,658,900 over the approved estimates as a result of a sum of $11,500,000 being provided by supplementary provision during the year for the Hong Kong Trade Development Council partly offset by savings of $1,900,000 in the subhead Commercial Public Relations Overseas.

The net increase in the estimate for 1967-68 is largely accounted for by two new subheads Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Productivity Council and Productivity Centre for which $12,600,000 and $1,755,000 respectively are provided.