AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2007, AT 3:00 P.M.

Declaration of interest :

Please refer to Rule 84(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council for rules regarding pecuniary interest to be disclosed.

Item No.		Subject
1.	FCR(2007-08)37*	RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 28 NOVEMBER 2007 (This item seeks approval of the recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 28 November 2007.)
	(In attendance : The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs/the Secretary for the Civil Service/the Permanent Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs/the Principal Assistant Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs)
2.	FCR(2007-08)38*	RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 22 and 30 NOVEMBER 2007 (This item seeks approval of the recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meetings held on 22 and 30 November 2007.)
	(In attendance : The Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/the Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/the Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury)2/the Director of Highways/the Principal Government Engineer (Railway Development) of Highways Department/the Head of Project Engineering of MTR Corporation Limited/the Senior Manager (Projects and Property Communications) of MTR Corporation Limited)
3.	FCR(2007-08)39*	HEAD 170 - SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT Subhead 179 Comprehensive social security assistance scheme Subhead 180 Social security allowance scheme (This item invites Members to -
		(a)	approve the revised standard payment rates under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme and the revised rates of the Disability Allowance under the Social Security Allowance Scheme with effect from 1 February 2008 to take account of inflation;
		(b)	note the financial implications of (a) above, estimated at $ 419 million in annual recurrent expenditure; and
		(c)	approve supplementary provisions of $173 million and $211 million under Head 170 Social Welfare Department Subhead 179 Comprehensive social security assistance scheme and Subhead 180 Social security allowance scheme respectively.)
	(In attendance : The Deputy Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Welfare)/the Principal Assistant Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Welfare)/the Deputy Director of Social Welfare (Administration)/the Principal Social Welfare Officer (Social Security) of Social Welfare Department/the Chief Social Security Officer (Social Security) of Social Welfare Department/the Senior Statistician of Social Welfare Department)
(Discussed by Welfare Services Panel on 12 November 2007)
4.	FCR(2007-08)40*	HEAD 53 -GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT: HOME AFFAIRS BUREAU Subhead 700 General non-recurrent New Item "Promotion of Olympism" (This item invites Members to approve the creation of a new commitment of $150 million to provide funding support for the promotion of Olympism to tie in with the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the staging of the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events in Hong Kong.)
	(In attendance : The Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs/the Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs/the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services/the Deputy Director of Information Services/the Deputy Commissioner for Tourism/the Senior Engineer(Equestrian Events) of Transport Department/the Executive Director of Hong Kong Tourism Board/the General Manager(Destination Marketing) of Hong Kong Tourism Board)
(Discussed by Home Affairs Panel on 9 November 2007) *Urgent items