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Appendices ❘ 477

(Chapter 3: The Economy)

Public Expenditure by Policy Area Group

Actual 2000-2001

Actual 2004-2005

HK$ Million

Revised Estimate 2005-2006

Non-

Recurrent

Item

Recurrent

and Capital Total

Recurrent

Non- Recurrent and Capital Total

Non- Recurrent

Recurrent

and Capital

Total

Community and external

6,758

1,504 8,262

6,646

1,117

7,763

6,715

1,238 7,953

affairs

Economic

10,300

1,230 11,530

10,467

2,517 12,984

10,646

3,088 13,734

Education

44,688

7,158 51,846

44,802

9,321

54,123

44,678

10,898 55,576

Environment and food

7,988

3,349 11,337

7,653

2,492 10,145

7,425

2,267 9,692

Health

30,509

2,244 32,753

30,165

2,063 32,228

29,315

2,324 31,639

Housing

10,997

31.120 42,117

10,199

7,770 17,969

10,477

5,397 15,874

Infrastructure

11,274

12,991 24,265

11,316

17,458 28,774

11,247

14,640 25,887

Security

23,799

2,944 26,743

22,977

2,564 25,541

22,720

2,391 25,111

Social welfare

27,025

Support

25,281

702 27,727

5,646 30,927

31,910

29,291

1,375 33,285

5,034 34,325

32,288

1,538 33,826

27,135

3,828 30,963

Total

198,619

68,888 267,507

205,426

51,711 257,137

202,646

47,609 250,255

Note: Where appropriate, historical figures have been adjusted to comply with the classification adopted in 2005-2006 Revised

Estimate.

Source: Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Government Secretariat.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 3658)