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Third Quarter of 2001-02 For information FCRI(2002-03)3 NOTE FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE Changes to the Approved Estimates of Expenditure Approved under Delegated Powers In accordance with the Public Finance Ordinance section 8(8)(a), the Financial Secretary shall at the end of each quarter of the financial year or as soon as practicable thereafter report to the Finance Committee changes made to the approved estimates of expenditure in that quarter upon approval by him or by any public officer pursuant to a delegation under section 8(3) or (4). This note contains details of such changes made during the third quarter of 2001-02. 2. During the third quarter of 2001-02, 37 applications for supplementary provision, 20 applications for increases in commitments, 154 applications for new commitments, one applications for commitments revoted, Encl. and a net decrease of 1,284 posts, as detailed in the Report at the Enclosure, were approved under delegated powers. 3. The total additional funds required in the 37 applications for supplementary provision amounted to $50,529,620. A breakdown is as follows - Number of Supplementary applications Purpose provision $ To increase provision under Recurrent Account subheads - 3 Personal Emoluments 1,206,000 11 Other Recurrent 21,701,620 ___ ___________ 14 22,907,620 23 To increase provision under 27,622,000 ___ Capital Account subheads ___________ 37 50,529,620 ___ ___________ --------------------------------------------- Finance Bureau April 2002 Enclosure to FCRI(2002-03)3 Report of changes to the approved Estimates of Expenditure approved under delegated powers during the third quarter of 2001-02 Public Finance Ordinance : Section 8 Summary I. AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION APPROVED $ 1. Recurrent Account subheads (p.1 - p.2) : 22,907,620 2. Capital Account subheads (p.3 - p.5) : 27,622,000 ____________ Total : 50,529,620 ____________ II. ADDITIONS TO NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS $ 1. Increases in approved commitments (p.6 - p.8) : 25,440,000 2. New commitments approved (p.9 - p21) : 497,116,000 ____________ Total : 522,556,000 ____________ III. APPROVED COMMITMENTS REVOTED (p.22) Total : $9,500,000 ____________ IV. VARIATIONS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POSTS (p.23 - p.27) 1. Net decrease in number of permanent posts : -1,284 2. Net increase in number of supernumerary posts : - ____ Total net decrease : -1,284 ____ I. AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION APPROVED 1 1. Recurrent Account SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION SUPPLEMENTARY APPROVED PROVISION DURING THE APPROVED APPROVED QUARTER HEAD SUBHEAD ESTIMATE UP TO ENDING REMARKS 2001-02 30.9.01 31.12.01 $$ $ 25- 104- 2,845,000 - 515,000 ARCHITECTURAL Light and power SERVICES DEPARTMENT 23- 002- 425,000 - 191,000 AUXILIARY MEDICAL Allowances SERVICE 28- 170- 3,208,000 - 728,000 CIVIL AVIATION Airport insurance DEPARTMENT 40- 489- 88,624,000 - 5,600,000 EDUCATION Miscellaneous educational DEPARTMENT services 46- 020- 12,436,000 - 4,300,000 GENERAL EXPENSES Payments to estates of OF THE CIVIL SERVICEdeceased officers 147- 149- 9,140,000 - 78,000 GOVERNMENT General departmental SECRETARIAT: expenses FINANCE BUREAU 153- 007- 28,000 - 15,000 GOVERNMENT Job-related Allowances SECRETARIAT: TRANSPORT BUREAU 72- 108- 2,209,000 - 109,000 INDEPENDENT Remuneration for special COMMISSION appointments AGAINST CORRUPTION 204- 4,154,000 - 3,681,000 See Note (1) Investigation expenses on page 5 106- 163- 100,000 - 160,000 MISCELLANEOUS Write-offs SERVICES 162- 106- 7,000,000 - 2,482,000 RATING AND Temporary staff VALUATION DEPARTMENT 173- 155- 34,945,000 - 4,000,000 STUDENT FINANCIAL Travel subsidy for primary ASSISTANCE AGENCYschool pupils 176- 527- 1,300,000 - 48,620 SUBVENTIONS: Open University of MISCELLANEOUS Hong Kong 190- 002- 860,000 - 1,000,000 See Note (2) UNIVERSITY GRANTS Allowances on page 5 COMMITTEE Sub-total: 22,907,620 I. AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION APPROVED 2. Capital Account 1 SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION SUPPLEMENTARY APPROVED PROVISION DURING THE APPROVED APPROVED QUARTER HEAD SUBHEAD ESTIMATE UP TO ENDING REMARKS 2001-02 30.9.01 31.12.01 $$$ 24- 700- 1,649,000 - 221,000 AUDIT COMMISSION General other non-recurrent 26- 661- 963,000 - 415,000 CENSUS AND Minor plant, vehicles and STATISTICS equipment (block vote) DEPARTMENT 31- 700- 914,000 - 1,500,000 CUSTOMS AND General other non-recurrent EXCISE DEPARTMENT 37- 913- 2,000 6,162,000 830,000 DEPARTMENT OF Subvented institutions- HEALTH general other non-recurrent 39- 700- 3,410,000 - 1,133,000 DRAINAGE SERVICES General other non-recurrent DEPARTMENT 49- 700- 1,950,000 - 2,002,000 FOOD AND General other non-recurrent ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE DEPARTMENT 50- 700- - - 500,000 GOVERNMENT LAND General other non-recurrent 320,000 TRANSPORT AGENCY 147- 661- - - 127,000 GOVERNMENT Minor plant, vehicles and SECRETARIAT: equipment (block vote) FINANCE BUREAU 53- 700- 11,853,000 - 8,382,000 GOVERNMENT General other non-recurrent 226,000 SECRETARIAT: HOME AFFAIRS BUREAU 168- 661- 2,230,000 300,000 1,160,000 See Note (3) HONG KONG Minor plant, vehicles and on page 5 OBSERVATORY equipment (block vote) 168- 700- 1,200,000 - 300,000 HONG KONG General other non-recurrent OBSERVATORY 121- 700- 1,000,000 - 397,000 INDEPENDENT General other non-recurrent POLICE COMPLAINTS COUNCIL 76- 700- 1,260,000 - 5,500,000 INLAND REVENUE General other non-recurrent DEPARTMENT 174- 661- - - 993,000 JOINT SECRETARIAT FOR Minor plant, vehicles and THE ADVISORY BODIES equipment (block vote) ON CIVIL SERVICE AND JUDICIAL SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 100- 661- 19,800,000 930,000 200,000 MARINE Minor plant, vehicles and DEPARTMENT equipment (block vote) 160- 700- - - 655,000 RADIO TELEVISION General other non-recurrent HONG KONG 177- 905- 25,648,000 - 1,100,000 SUBVENTIONS: Hong Kong Productivity NON-DEPARTMENTAL Council PUBLIC BODIES 930- 1,000,000 - 911,000 Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute 186- 700- 33,506,000 - 225,000 TRANSPORT General other non-recurrent DEPARTMENT 867- 244,000 228,000 398,000 Facilities and equipment for the 127,000 Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation Sub-total: 27,622,000 Total: 50,529,620 Note: (1) Head 72 Subhead 204 The supplementary provision of $3,681,000 was due mainly to the requirements to cover the huge translation work generated and professional services hired during the investigation of a number of court cases. (2) Head 190 Subhead 002 The supplementary provision of $1,000,000 was due to a higher than anticipated number of posts being filled by officers on an acting basis, rather than officers at the relevant substantive ranks. (3) Head 168 Subhead 661 The supplementary provision of $1,460,000 was mainly attributed to the increase in the number of server nodes required. II. ADDITIONS TO NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS 1. Increases in approved commitments 1 INCREASE IN COMMITMENT APPROVED INCREASE IN APPROVED SUBHEAD COMMITMENT COMMITMENT DURING THE HEAD AND IN THE APPROVED QUARTER ITEM ESTIMATE UP TO ENDING 2001-02 30.9.01 31.12.01 $ $ $ 82- 700- BUILDINGS General other non-recurrent DEPARTMENT Item 012: Consultancy to review 8,500,000 - 1,400,000 Code of Practice for Fire Safety in buildings and renovation works 30- 603- CORRECTIONAL Plant, vehicles and equipment SERVICES Item 360: Improvement of CCTV 4,972,000 - 3,465,000 DEPARTMENT system for Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre 44- 700- ENVIRONMENTAL General other non-recurrent PROTECTION Item 562:Supporting scheme - - 1,868,000 DEPARTMENT for extending the dynamometer smoke test to large diesel vehicles 152- 700- GOVERNMENT General other non-recurrent SECRETARIAT: Item 010: Publicity programme to 2,000,000 - 2,000,000 COMMERCE AND maintain Hong Kong's INDUSTRY BUREAU position as a pre-eminent services centre by promoting quality service 148- 700- GOVERNMENT General other non-recurrent SECRETARIAT: Item 001: Undertaking economic 2,000,000 - 400,000 FINANCIAL SERVICES research projects for the BUREAU Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Item 004: Contracting out 4,200,000 450,000 800,000 economic research projects 142- 700- GOVERNMENT General other non-recurrent SECRETARIAT: Item 016: Awards for excellence 2,000,000 - 1,740,000 OFFICES OF THE CHIEF scheme SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY 96- 700- GOVERNMENT General other non-recurrent SECRETARIAT: Item 595: Business and Hong Kong 4,090,000 - 800,000 OVERSEAS OFFICES promotion by HKETO in Brussels Item 596: Business and Hong Kong 3,510,000 - 500,000 promotion by HKETO in London Item 598: Business and Hong Kong 1,500,000 - 200,000 promotion by HKETO in San Francisco Item 600: Business and Hong Kong 2,330,000 - 300,000 promotion by HKETO in Sydney Item 602: Business and Hong Kong 2,100,000 - 240,000 promotion by HKETO in Toronto 151- 700- GOVERNMENT General other non-recurrent SECRETARIAT: Item 008: Anti-drug Campaign to 1,500,000 - 2,300,000 SECURITY BUREAU educate the public and youth on the harmful effect of psychotropic substance abuse 58- 700- GOVERNMENT General other non-recurrent SUPPLIES Item 225:Conducting International 750,000 - 200,000 DEPARTMENT Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) accreditation on procurement services, storage and distribution services and product inspection of Government Supplies Department 122- 603- HONG KONG POLICE Plant, vehicles and equipment FORCE Item 802: Replacement craft - 80,000 8,000 PTU1 for the Maritime Counter Terrorism Section of the Special Duties Unit 80- 700- JUDICIARY General other non-recurrent Item 520: Production of videos 1,600,000 - 1,200,000 116- 700- OFFICIAL RECEIVER'S General other non-recurrent OFFICE Item 006: Conducting investigation - 4,536,000 4,000,000 and directors' disqualification proceedings in the Peregrine Group of Companies Item 008: Conducting investigation - - 3,494,000 and directors' disqualification proceedings in the C.A. Pacific Group of Companies 186- 867- TRANSPORT Facilities and equipment for the DEPARTMENT Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation Item 825: Expansion of existing 664,000 - 127,000 Kowloon Bay depot Item 826: Provision of a rehabus 1,580,000 - 398,000 depot in Tuen Mun Sub-total: 25,440,000 II.
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