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Consolidated Account spending on capital programmes, including the Kowloon Walled City clearance is forecast to be

Res cent $16.9 billion an increase of about 198 on the previous year in cash terms. Major new projects to start in the year

in the year include several highway developments in both the

the New Territories and

urban areas and land formation contracts in respect of the Tin Shui Wai development. Again, a fuller list is given in an

Appendix (24).

57.

As regards

cap

三

years

for

the the composition of

expenditure

to estimates, I have already referred the tendency in recent

our total

to resources

be

Cap

a higher proportion of devoted to social services. In this respect, 1988-89 will be no exception. In particular, we plan to spend on medical services $6.1 billion on Consolidated Account, thus increasing the share

per cont from 9.48 in the current year to 9.78 as we service some of the major new facilities coming on stream. And on social welfare

spending

・7

an

per cent

This is

for the

total services

at is estimated

$3.9 billion, increase in the share from 5.78 in 1987-88 to 6.38.

to the partly due

improvements in welfare benefits elderly and for the disabled who require constant attendance,

but also is

result a

of

various welfare the expansion of services. Furthermore, we should not lose sight of the impact of past budgets. The cumulative real increase in spending on for cent medical and social welfare services since 1983-84 will be 468

Peand and 458 respectively.

(24) Appendix E.

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