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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 14 March 1984

VOTE ON ACCOUNT

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY moved the following motion:-That---

1.

2.

Authority is hereby given for a sum not exceeding $16,163,775,000 to be charged on the general revenue in advance of an Appropriation Ordinance for expenditure on the services of the Government in respect of the financial year commencing on 1 April 1984.

The sum so charged may be expended against the heads of expenditure listed in the first column of the First Schedule:

Provided that such expenditure shall not exceed the amounts specified in relation to those heads in the third column of that Schedule.

3. Expenditure of the funds on account for each head of expenditure listed in the First Schedule shall be arrnaged in accordance with the subheads in the draft Estimates of Expenditure 1984-85 and shall be limited to an amount equal to

(a) in the case of a Recurrent Account subhead, other than a subhead listed in the second column of the Second Schedule, 20 per cent of the provision shown in respect of the subhead in the draft Estimates; (b) in the case of a Capital Account subhead, other than a subhead listed in the second column of the Second Schedule, 100 per cent of the provision shown in respect of the subhead in the draft Estimates; and (c) in the case of a Recurrent Account or Capital Account subhead listed in the second column of the Second Schedule, the percentage of the provision shown in respect of the subhead in the draft Estimates specified in relation thereto in the third column of that Schedule,

or such other amount as may in any case be approved by the Financial Secretary:

Provided that expenditure on any subhead shall not exceed the amount of the provision shown in respect of the subhead in the draft Estimates.

FIRST SCHEDULE

[para. 2.]

(2)

Amount shown

(1)

Head of Expenditure

in the draft Estimates

(3) Amount of provision on account

$

$

223236

21.

His Excellency the Governor's Establishment

6,308,000

22.

Agriculture and Fisheries Department

166,217,000

1,262,000 58,222,000

23.

Auxiliary Medical Services

8,273,000

1,743,000

24.

Audit Department

25,262,000

5,059,000

25.

Building Development Department

423,308,000

84,853,000

26.

Census and Statistics Department

68,658,000

13,943,000