were covered by supplementary provisions totalling $28,726,777, including $11,803,000 for sixteen new subheads of which $4,492,106 was actually spent.
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The largest saving occurred under ‘Kai Tak terminal building modifications top priority works' and amounted to $16,334,273 (30%) for a number of reasons including lower than anticipated tender prices and final accounts, delays in site clearance and programme commencement and a change in the scope of the work. There were also large savings under 'Kai Tak Airport - air cargo complex - office building' ($2,594,756 or 27.8%) because the final accounts for the contract were lower than originally estimated and because one large payment allowed for in the original estimate was in fact settled in the previous financial year; under 'Security facilities at Kai Tak terminal building' ($8,000,000 - the whole provision) due to delay in the commencement of the work; under 'Technical institute in Cheung Sha Wan' ($1,605,519 or 23.4%) largely because tender prices and final accounts were lower than anticipated and there were some delay in the completion of the project; under 'Two standard primary schools for Shun Lee Tsuen Housing Authority estate' ($423,865 or 42.4%) because building of these schools which formed part of a large housing contract commenced at a later date than originally anticipated; under 'Multi-storey car park at Yau Ma Tei -- Stage II' ($394,853 or 52.6%) because more of the work than originally estimated was completed during the preceding year and the final account for the project was lower than anticipated; under 'Yau Ma Tei Government slipway reprovisioning, Stage II' ($803,343 or 80.3%) because a larger portion of the work than originally estimated was completed during the preceding year; under 'Cheung Sha Wan divisional police station' ($2,991,169 or 59.8%) mainly due to tender delays and the virtual cessation of work in December 1976 as the result of a contractor's financial difficulties; under 'Kowloon district headquarters' ($2,805,745 or 53.7%) and 'Kowloon reception centre' ($6,267,776 or 33%) mainly because tender prices and final accounts were lower than originally anticipated; under 'Stanley training centre - reprovisioning' ($2,934,658 or 58.7%) because (i) the work commenced later than expected, (ii) there were delays in completion of the foundations as a result of wet weather and necessary redesigning due to poor soil and (iii) progress of the work was slower than anticipated; under 'Additional cell blocks at Sha Tsui detention centre' ($1,161,715 or 58.1%) largely because (i) the work commenced later than expected, (ii) there were delays in the completion of the foundations pending realignment of a fence and necessary redesigning due to poor soil and (iii) tender prices and the final account were lower than anticipated; under 'Stanley prison-security alterations' ($491,262 or 17.2%) because (i) savings arose from the re-use of an existing generator and the rephasing of security lighting and mains distribution and (ii) the final accounts for the alterations were lower than originally estimated; under ‘Additional cell block/refractory unit, Stanley Prison' ($524,087 or 37.4%) because a larger part of the work than anticipated was completed during the preceding year and the final accounts for the project were lower than expected; under 'Improvements to Hei Ling Chau drug addiction treatment centre and Ma Po Ping medium security prison' ($566,643 or 49.3%) because of under expenditure due to the rephasing of the electricity supply and progress of the work was slower than anticipated due to late delivery of materials; under 'Second mental hospital' ($6,706,502 or 53.7%) because tender prices were lower than anticipated and there were unexpected delays in the com- pletion of the foundations and in site formation; under ‘New Lai Chi Kok General and Mental Hospital combined staff quarters' ($1,439,193 or 95.9%) largely because it did not prove possible to settle the final account for the project before the end of the year; under 'Reprovisioning of Kowloon Public Mortuary' ($393,057 or 30.2%) largely because tender prices were lower than originally estimated; under 'International mail centre' ($1,677,052 or 32.9%) mainly because of contract delays as a result of changing requirements; under '51 Type II non-departmental quarters - Broadcast Drive' ($534,000 or 35.6%) because tender prices were lower than originally estimated; under '96 type II quarters at Borrett Road, Hong Kong' ($5,949,443 or 53.7%) because (i) tender prices were lower than anticipated (ii) there was a delay in the preliminary foundation contract due to poor ground and (iii) delay in the commencement of the superstructure pending an increase in the approved estimate; under '180 type II non-departmental quarters at Mt. Bulter, Hong Kong' ($1,854,995 or 61.8%) largely because tender prices were lower than originally estimated but also because of delay in obtaining the site and slow progress of the work; under 'Reprovisioning of Ma Tau Wei Girls' Home' ($2,920,444 or 84.7%) mainly because design work stopped pending a final decision regarding type of use of the premises; under 'Hung Hom indoor stadium superstructure' ($4,437,007 or 59.2%) largely because (i) tender prices were lower than expected (ii) it was not possible to start the work immediately the financial year commenced and (iii) there was some delay due to redesigning following a change in project requirements; under 'Improvements to floodlighting in Hong Kong Stadium' ($970,000 or the whole provision) because it did not prove possible to produce a design to meet all requirements within the estimated price; under 'Funeral depot at Winslow Street, Hung Hom' ($2,803,574 or 46%) because (i) tender prices were lower than originally estimated, (ii) piling work was delayed by underground obstruction and by late delivery of sheet piling and (iii) delay due to revision of the basement slab design; under ‘Additions, alterations and improvements to Kennedy Town and Cheung Sha Wan abattoirs' ($3,293,971 or 53.1%) partly due to final accounts being lower than originally estimated and partly due to delay pending approval of changed requirements; under 'Hawker Bazaar, play- ground, public latrine and refuse collection point at Centre Street' ($695,150 or 45.4%) due to (i) a delayed start, (ii) delay in piling work because of underground obstruction and (iii) lower than anticipated tender prices and final accounts; under 'Air-conditioning of Government buildings' ($533,520 or 54.9%) because the number of approved requests for new installations was smaller than anticipated; under 'Payments under fluctuation clauses in respect of building items' ($4,000,000 or the whole provision) because this was a provision for a contingency which was not required; under 'Fitting out of premises' ($1,479,819 or 31.2%) because fewer offices and quarters were leased than originally planned; under 'Furniture and equipment for Government buildings' ($7,219,283 or 72.2%) because of delay in completion of some of the programmes and because actual requirements were smaller than expected; under ‘Minor outstanding building items in the Public Works Programme' ($283,377 or 38.7%) due to delay in submission of final accounts by contractors; under 'Minor works selected from items in Category D of the Public Works Programme' ($774,137 or 25.8%) because of slower than anticipated progress in the building programme. Many of the excesses on the subheads appearing in the printed estimates were substantial, in particular; 'Chung Hom Kok fire station' ($430,000), 'Improvements to police
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