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Table 7

(Chapter 3: The Economy)

Public Expenditure by Policy Area Group

Actual 2001-2002

HK$ Million

Actual 2005-2006

Revised Estimate 2006-2007

Non- Recurrent

Item

Recurrent

and Capital Total Recurrent

Non- Recurrent and Capital

Non- Recurrent

Total

Recurrent

and Capital

Total

Community and external

7,248

977 8,225

6,636

1,161 7,797

6,846

1,287 8,133

affairs

Economic

10,813

Education

46,688

Environment and food

8,242

1,991 12,804

5,988 52,676

2,996 11,238

10,523

44,190

7,430

2,360 12,883

9,721 53,911

10,796

2,821 13,617

44,873

8,180 53,053

2,236 9,666

7,915

2,390 10,305

Health

31,930

2,252 34,182

29,286

2,330 31,616

29,774

2,279 32,053

Housing

11,850

19,721 31,571

10,546

4,863 15,409

10,220

4,431 14,651

Infrastructure

11,781

14,491 26,272

11,181

14,273 25,454

11,188

11,719 22,907

Security

24,577

2,977 27,554

22,505

2,287 24,792

22,746

2,737 25,483

Social welfare

28,594

Support

28,722

1,022 29,616

6,499 35,221

31,989

26,424

1,273 33,262

3,768 30,192

32,845

1,201 34,046

27,327

3,988 31,315

Total

210,445

58,914 269,359

200,710

44,272 244,982

204,530

41,033 245,563

Note: Where appropriate, historical figures have been adjusted to comply with the classification adopted in 2007-2008 Draft

Estimate.

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

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 3658)

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