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In the same period, an increase of $7.5 million

in the gross provision for purchases of Correctional Services industries materials was approved to meet increased

expenditure due to increase in the number of inmates employed, the average price of materials consumed and considerable expansion of the industries. No increase in the net provision was necessary because the additional costs will be recovered from client departments and organisations.

A net increase of 1,326 posts, including posts for the Housing Authority and the Urban Council, was also approved.

Approved commitments (referring to capital items only) were increased by $209.8 million and new commitments of $947.2 million were approved. The new commitments and increases in commitments approved since 1 April 1984 totalled $1,479,540,672 representing a 48.6% increase over the total commitment balance of $3,044.9 million in the 1984-85 Estimates.

Items in the summary were approved either by the Finance Committee or under delegated authority. The latter have been reported to the Finance Committee in accordance with Section

8(8) (a) of the Public Finance Ordinance.