Appendix D
THE RECURRENT COST IMPLICATIONS OF MAJOR NEW OR IMPROVED
SERVICES TO BEGIN IN 1988-89
The following items (each costing $3 million or over) have been included in the draft Estimates for imple- mentation in 1988-89. Together with some other minor items costing under $3 million each, the full year cost of proposals to be introduced in 1988-89 is $1,060 million.
Description
General Services
Establishment of the office of the Commissioner for Administrative Complaints
Strengthening liaison with Area Committees, Mutual Aid Committees/Owners' Corporations
Modified annual leave passage scheme for expatriate officers
Full Year Cost
($ million)
3.4
5.7
17.4
Security Services
Expansion of the Police Tactical Unit
72.3
Economic Services
Expansion of the Hong Kong Productivity Council's productivity enhancement services Establishment of a Hong Kong Government office in Tokyo
15.3
3.4
Community Services
Implementation and enforcement of the proposed Noise Control Bill
6.0
Social Services
Research grants for the five UPGC-funded institutions
Application of the Home Purchase Scheme to the five UPGC-funded institutions
Setting up costs for the Council of the new Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Setting up of the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong
Language improvement measures in public sector schools (two additional teachers of English for each secondary school using Chinese as the medium of instruction)
30.0
6.5
11.5
6.5
13.9
Providing higher disability allowance for the severely disabled who require constant attendance Increases in old age allowances for the elderly (phased implementation of new rates for those aged 70 and above and extension to the 65 to 69 age group)
119.6
495.2
Improvements to the Public Assistance Scheme (improved rates for certain categories of recipients)
26.7
Extension of standard costs for subvented social welfare services
17.3
Increased grants for central administration of subvented social welfare agencies
7.3
Additional staff for guardianship and supervision cases in connection with proposed amend- ments to the Mental Health Ordinance and additional costs resulting from the establishment of a Mental Health Review Tribunal
8.0
2 The above growth in recurrent expenditure is in addition to growth arising from meeting the running costs of new buildings (schools, hospitals, etc.) and from responding to changes in the underlying demand for individual services. The latter may be due, for example, to population growth or changes in the number of persons eligible for a particular service.
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