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the Secretary for Health

and Welfare

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sir, These impressive

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figures clearly

in the

show

an

increasing contribution by the Fund

to the further development of the social welfare

that

Furthermore Sir. sector. xxxdx understand from W, no projects

from www.

fromfo

have been delayed through the lack of capital

funding. In addition, this sector has benefitted by over $10 million des from the

Jockey Club's shopping lists over the period 1986-1987.

The level of betting duty is a matter

by my Friend the hon. Secretary

which might more appropriately be dealt with in

the

context of a budget debate.

suggestion

for

budg the Fund to

Mr. Hui's

finance

more

recurrent costs has been made during the past two budget debates and has been dealt with by Xmy cableaguex the Secretary for Health an d

Welfare. In the 1987 debate, he pointed out

that the present

present arrangements, whereby grants

are mainly restricted to capital projects, had

< been

approved by this Council. He confirmed

that consideration had been given to financing

indeed

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