Accounts of the Government for the Year Ended 31 March 2020
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Accounts of the Government for the year ended 31 March 2020 1 CONTENTS Page Page INTRODUCTION 3 SUPPORTING STATEMENTS 115 ACCOUNTS 5 General Revenue Account Consolidated Account Statement of Revenue Analysis 116 Financial Statements 6 by Head and Subhead Statement of Expenditure Analysis 125 General Revenue Account by Head and Subhead Report of the Director of Audit 20 Statement of Expenditure Analysis 145 Financial Statements 22 by Head and Component Capital Works Reserve Fund Losses of Cash and Valuables due to 150 Report of the Director of Audit 36 Theft, Fraud or Negligence Financial Statements 38 Capital Works Reserve Fund Capital Investment Fund Statement of Project Payments 151 Report of the Director of Audit 48 —Summary Financial Statements 50 Statement of Project Payments 152 —Analysis by Head Civil Service Pension Reserve Fund Report of the Director of Audit 58 Capital Investment Fund Financial Statements 60 Statement of Investments 210 Statement of Loans 213 Disaster Relief Fund Report of the Director of Audit 64 Innovation and Technology Fund Financial Statements 66 Statement of Grant Payments 214 Innovation and Technology Fund Loan Fund Report of the Director of Audit 72 Statement of Loans 216 Financial Statements 74 ANALYSES OF VARIANCE 219 Land Fund Report of the Director of Audit 80 General Revenue Account Financial Statements 82 Analyses of Variance by Revenue Head 220 Analyses of Variance by Expenditure Loan Fund 221 Report of the Director of Audit Head 86 Financial Statements 88 Funds Established under Section 29 Lotteries Fund of the Public Finance Ordinance Report of the Director of Audit 96 Analyses of Variance on Receipts and 225 Payments Financial Statements 98 Bond Fund Report of the Director of Audit 104 Financial Statements 106 2 INTRODUCTION 3 INTRODUCTION The Accounts of the Government The Accounts of the Government comprise the financial statements of the Government’s General Revenue Account (GRA) and the following Funds established or deemed to have been established under section 29 of the Public Finance Ordinance (Chapter 2 of the Laws of Hong Kong): • Capital Works Reserve Fund • Capital Investment Fund • Civil Service Pension Reserve Fund • Disaster Relief Fund • Innovation and Technology Fund • Land Fund • Loan Fund • Lotteries Fund • Bond Fund The purposes of the GRA and the Funds above are explained in their respective financial statements. The Consolidated Account 2. In addition, this book includes a set of financial statements consolidating the GRA and all the Funds above except the Bond Fund. These consolidated statements, referred to collectively as the Consolidated Account, show the overall position of the Government’s fiscal reserves. The Consolidated Account excludes the Bond Fund, the balance of which is not part of the fiscal reserves. Statutory Reporting Requirements 3. Under the Audit Ordinance (Chapter 122 of the Laws of Hong Kong), the Director of Accounting Services is required to transmit to the Director of Audit, within five months of the end of a financial year, a statement of the assets and liabilities as well as a statement of the receipts and payments in respect of the GRA and each of the Funds above except the Lotteries Fund. The Lotteries Fund is reported and audited separately under the Government Lotteries Ordinance (Chapter 334 of the Laws of Hong Kong). Objectives and Basis of Accounting 4. The payments which the Government is permitted to make in any financial year are limited to those approved by the Legislative Council under the Public Finance Ordinance and the Appropriation Ordinance. In approving the estimates of expenditure, the Legislative Council also approves the purposes (as defined by the ambit of each subhead) for which payments can be made. 5. The accounts submitted to the Director of Audit are prepared mainly on a cash basis. The cash-based accounts serve both to demonstrate that moneys have been paid within the limits and ambits approved by the Legislature and to satisfy the statutory requirement for the production of statements of receipts and payments. 6. The cash-based accounts are modified in the case of the Capital Investment Fund and the Loan Fund to include the values of assets and liabilities in these respective accounts. 7. In addition to the accounts presented in this book, the Government separately publishes a set of consolidated financial statements prepared on an accrual basis to present the overall financial performance and position of the Government. The Government also publishes separate sets of accrual-based accounts for services which are commercial in nature. For example, the accounts of Trading Funds are prepared on an accrual basis as required by the Trading Funds Ordinance (Chapter 430 of the Laws of Hong Kong). The Trading Funds in operation at present are Companies Registry, Electrical and Mechanical Services, Land Registry, Office of the Communications Authority and Post Office. Although not required statutorily, a similar method of presentation is used for the accounts of Government utilities such as sewage services and ferry terminals, which are accessible on the websites of the relevant government departments. Charlix WONG Director of Accounting Services 27 August 2020 4 ACCOUNTS 5 Consolidated Account STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 MARCH 2020 (Expressed in Hong Kong dollars) Note 2020 2019 $’000 $’000 Assets Investments with the Exchange Fund 3 1,177,675,657 1,188,074,827 Deposits with banks 4 549,788 491,826 Cash and bank balances 5 3,220,441 4,524,402 Advances 6 4,668,832 3,255,025 Suspense Accounts 7 122,368 36,053 8 1,186,237,086 1,196,382,133 Liabilities Deposits 9 (25,859,839) (25,411,193) Suspense Accounts 7 (69,476) (88,477) 10 (25,929,315) (25,499,670) 1,160,307,771 1,170,882,463 Representing: Consolidated Fund Balance Balance at beginning of year 1,170,882,463 1,102,933,646 (Deficit)/Surplus for the year (10,574,692) 67,948,817 Balance at end of year 11, 12, 13 1,160,307,771 1,170,882,463 Notes 1 to 19 form part of these financial statements. Charlix WONG Director of Accounting Services 27 August 2020 6 Consolidated Account STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2020 (Expressed in Hong Kong dollars) Note 2020 2019 $’000 $’000 Cash and bank balances at beginning of year 4,524,402 4,258,004 Revenue 14, 15 590,926,861 599,773,679 Expenditure 14, 16 (607,830,281) (531,824,862) (Deficit)/Surplus for the year before issuance and 17 (16,903,420) 67,948,817 repayment of government bonds and notes Net proceeds from issuance of Green Bonds 7,828,728 - Repayment of government bonds and notes (1,500,000) - (Deficit)/Surplus for the year after issuance and 17 (10,574,692) 67,948,817 repayment of government bonds and notes Other cash movements 18 9,270,731 (67,682,419) Cash and bank balances at end of year 3,220,441 4,524,402 Notes 1 to 19 form part of these financial statements. Charlix WONG Director of Accounting Services 27 August 2020 7 Consolidated Account NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Expressed in Hong Kong dollars, unless otherwise stated) 1. Purpose The Consolidated Account gives an overview of the financial position and cash resources of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 2. Accounting Policies (i) The Consolidated Account covers the General Revenue Account and the following eight Funds: Capital Works Reserve Fund, Capital Investment Fund, Civil Service Pension Reserve Fund, Disaster Relief Fund, Innovation and Technology Fund, Land Fund, Loan Fund and Lotteries Fund. It excludes the Bond Fund, the balance of which is not part of the fiscal reserves. (ii) The Consolidated Account is prepared on a cash basis. Assets of capital investments acquired and loans made in the Capital Investment Fund and the Loan Fund, and liabilities of government bonds and notes in the Capital Works Reserve Fund are not included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Consolidated Account (Notes 8 and 10). (iii) Inter-fund transfers as set out in Note 14(i) are eliminated in full on consolidation. (iv) For the purposes of these financial statements, a contingent liability is defined as: (a) a possible obligation that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Government; or (b) a present obligation that arises from past events but is not recognised because: — it is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation; or — the amount of the obligation cannot be measured with sufficient reliability. (v) Foreign currency transactions during the year are translated into Hong Kong dollars at the exchange rates ruling at the transaction dates. Foreign currency balances are translated into Hong Kong dollars at weighted average cost. 8 Consolidated Account 3. Investments with the Exchange Fund (i) These are investments and deposits held: 2020 2019 $’000 $’000 Investments (Notes (ii) to (v) below) General Revenue Account 678,804,149 722,863,996 Capital Works Reserve Fund 178,605,411 148,590,477 Capital Investment Fund 3,360,002 331,598 Civil Service Pension Reserve Fund 39,426,465 38,315,321 Disaster Relief Fund 36,331 24,123 Innovation and Technology Fund 24,833,070 25,938,662 Loan Fund 4,662,805 3,547,945 Lotteries Fund 23,360,243 23,876,379 Future Fund (Notes (iii) and (iv) below) General Revenue Account 4,800,000 4,800,000 Land Fund 219,729,659 219,729,659 224,529,659 224,529,659 1,177,618,135 1,188,018,160 Deposits General Revenue Account 7,497 5,264 Capital Works Reserve Fund 47,899 49,540 Loan Fund 2,030 1,769 Lotteries Fund 96 94 57,522 56,667 1,177,675,657 1,188,074,827 (ii) The investments represent the cost of investments together with the investment income received in the year being reported.