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Table 7

(Chapter 3: The Economy)

Public Expenditure by Policy Area Group

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Actual 2002-2003

Actual 2006-2007

HK$ Million

Revised estimate 2007-2008

Non-

recurrent

Item

Recurrent

and capital Total Recurrent

Non-

recurrent and capital

Non-

recurrent

Community and external

7,237

894 8,131

6,691

1,342

Total

8,033

Recurrent

and capital

Total

7,094

1,210

8,304

affairs

Economic

10,254

2,176 12,430

10,223

Education

47,775

7,820 55,595

44,603

Environment and food

8,555

2,935 11,490

7,958

Health

32,323

Housing

11,016

846 33,169

12,526 23,542

29,830

2,493 12,716

7,332 51,935

2,230 10,188

2,297 32,127

10,663

3,357 14,020

47,592

7,474 55,066

8,609

3,506 12,115

31,631

1,902 33,533

10,441

4,230 14,671

9,864

5,150 15,014

Infrastructure

11,943

16,497 28,440

11,008

12,537 23,545

11,437

11,468 22,905

Security

24,440

2,628 27,068

22,664

2,458 25,122

24,173

3,947 28,120

Social welfare

30,802

1,018 31,820

32,424

1,116 33,540

33,946

950 34,896

Support

27,383

4,452 31,835

27,320

2,547 29,867

29,114

2,771 31,885

Total

211,728

51,792 263,520

203,162

38,582 241,744

214,123

41,735 255,858

Note: Where appropriate, historical figures have been adjusted to comply with the classification adopted in 2008-2009 Draft

Estimate.

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

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 3658)