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PART II-EXPLANATORY NOTES ON EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES
GENERAL
Actual expenditure 1966-67
Approved estimate
Revised estimate
Estimate 1968-69
1967-68
1967-68
$
$
Personal Emoluments
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
617,488,898 691,836,300 677,628,000 743,238,600
549,592,385 673,756,810 659,754,000 734,559,610
Other Charges Special Expenditure ... 638,985,319 557.007.000 466,134,000 487,554,800
Total
1,806,066,602 1,922,600,110 1,803,516,000 1,965,353,010
The revised estimate of expenditure for 1967-68 is $119.1 million less than the approved estimate. In arriving at this figure, account has been taken of the supplementary provisions approved during the year to meet unforeseen expenditure. The following table summarizes the more important amounts over and under the estimates on the various Heads of expenditure.
Head
Amount in $M
Under
Over
Agriculture and Fisheries
1.5
Civil Aviation
2.1
Commerce and Industry
2.0
Education
21.2
Fire Services
1.8
Information Services
2.6
Medical and Health
8.0
Miscellaneous Services
2.7
Pensions
6.2
Police Force: Hong Kong Police
3.8
Post Office
3.6
Prisons
1.2
Public Works Department
2.9
Public Works Recurrent
3.4
Public Works Non-Recurrent:
Buildings
41.6
Public Works Non-Recurrent:
Civil Engineering
30.9
Public Works Non-Recurrent:
Waterworks
34.5
Resettlement
6.9
Social Welfare
1.2
Stores
3.4
Subventions: Medical
3.3
Subventions:
Miscellaneous
1.4
Universities
3.6
Urban Services Department and
Urban Council
1.5
The Expenditure Estimates for 1968-69 are generally presented in the same form as those for 1967-68. There is one new Head created to accommodate expenditure in connexion with the new Department of Census and Statistics.
The following table shows the relationship between Personal Emoluments, Other Charges Annually Recurrent and Special Expenditure for the four years ending 31st March, 1969 (including allow- ance for certain adjustments between recurrent and special expenditure): -
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