# Head 63 to 68 : Public Works Department
Personal Emoluments
The
2.25
There was a further increase in the approved establishment of the Department which rose to 16,310 from 15,799 in the previous year. resultant expenditure was $272,592,046 or 12.77% of total Departmental expenditure and exceeded the approved estimate of $231,623,000 by $40,969,046, showing an increase of $46,995,466 or 20.83% over the previous year's expenditure.
2.26
The cost of overtime worked during the year was higher than that for 1973-74 indicated by the processing of 80,421 claims representing 2,115,972 hours or 264,497 man days and the total expenditure on this account rose from $14,804,130 to $15,389,877. The rise was mainly attributable to the increases in hourly rates and the number of claims processed.
Other Charges
2.27
Departmental expenditure under 'Other Charges Annually Recurrent' for 1974-75 amounted to $9,072,462, representing an increase of $1,156,871 or 14.62% over the 1973-74 financial year. The increase was mainly due to the general rise in prices for the purchase of stores and equipment and the increase in activities of the Department as a whole.
2.28
There was a continuing requirement for officers to use their private vehicles for duty journeys and 8,641 claims for mileage allowance were processed during the year resulting in expenditure of $1,835,517.
# Head 69
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Public Works Recurrent
Buildings and Lands
2.29
Recurrent expenditure showed a further increase during the year reaching a total of $56,498,422, as compared with $50,903,459 in 1973-74, divided among the Offices concerned as follows :-
(a) Architectural Office 1973-74 1974-75 $ (b) Buildings Ordinance Office 42,383,060 46,574,806 (c) Crown Lands & Survey Office 8,503 8,215 8,511,896 9,915,401The increases were due to :-
(i) an increase in the rate of electricity charges coupled with an increasing number of buildings to be maintained;
(ii) an increasing number of sites required to be cleared and fenced off in consequence of the enactment of the Crown Lands Ordinance, the additional requirements resulting from the 'Keep Hong Kong Clean' Campaign and the acquisition of sites for the Mass Transit Railway.
Head 63 to 68 : Public Works Department
Personal Emoluments
The
2.25
There was a further increase in the approved establishment of the Department which rose to 16,310 from 15,799 in the previous year. resultant expenditure was $272,592,046 or 12.77% of total Departmental expenditure and exceeded the approved estimate of $231,623,000 by $40,969,046, showing an increase of $46,995,466 or 20.83% over the previous year's expenditure.
2.26
The cost of overtime worked during the year was higher than that for 1973-74 indicated by the processing of 80,421 claims representing 2,115,972 hours or 264,497 man days and the total expenditure on this account rose from $14,804,130 to $15,389,877. The rise was mainly attributable to the increases in hourly rates and the number of claims processed.
Other Charges
2.27
Departmental expenditure under 'Other Charges Annually Recurrent' for 1974-75 amounted to $9,072,462, representing an increase of $1,156,871 or 14.62% over the 1973-74 financial year. The increase was mainly due to the general rise in prices for the purchase of stores and equipment and the increase in activities of the Department as a whole.
2.28
There was a continuing requirement for officers to use their private vehicles for duty journeys and 8,641 claims for mileage allowance were pro- cessed during the year resulting in expenditure of $1,835,517.
Head 69
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Public Works Recurrent
Buildings and Lands
2.29
Recurrent expenditure showed a further increase during the year reaching a total of $56,498,422, as compared with $50,903,459 in 1973-74, divided among the Offices concerned as follows :-
(a)
Architectural Office
(b)
Buildings Ordinance Office
(c)
Crown Lands & Survey Office
The increases were due to :-
1973-74
1974-75 $
42,383,060 8,503
46,574,806
8,215
8,511,896
9,915,401
(i) an increase in the rate of electricity charges coupled with an
increasing number of buildings to be maintained;
(ii) an increasing number of sites required to be cleared and fenced
off in consequence of the enactment of the Crown Lands Ordinance, the additional requirements resulting from the 'Keep Hong Kong Clean' Campaign and the acquisition of sites for the Mass Transit Railway.
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