Finance Committee Meeting

held on Friday, 9 January 2009, at 3:00 pm

Record of decisions

ItemPaper No.SubjectDecisions
1.FCR(2008-09)53Recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee made on 17 December 2008 -

Approved

EC(2008-09)12
  • Creation of one supernumerary post of Chief Labour Officer (D1) in the Labour Department for a period of three years with immediate effect to take forward the legislative exercise on statutory minimum wage

Approved

2.FCR(2008-09)54Recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made on 3 and 15 December 2008 -

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)43
  • Block allocations for Heads 701 to 711 under the Capital Works Reserve Fund

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)44
  • North District sewerage, stage 1 phase 2C and stage 2 phase 1

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)45
  • Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai boundary control point and associated works

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)46
  • Salt water supply for Northwest New Territories - remaining works

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)47
  • Upgrading of Central and East Kowloon sewerage-packages 1 to 4

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)48
  • Ping Ha Road improvement-remaining works (Ha Tsuen section)

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)49
  • Cross Bay Link, Tseung Kwan O

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)50
  • Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)51
  • Central reclamation phase III-engineering works

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)52
  • Redevelopment of St Rose of Lima's School at Embankment Road and Duke Street, Kowloon

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)53
  • Baptist University Road campus development, Hong Kong Baptist University

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)54
  • Student amenity centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Approved

3.FCR(2008-09)55Research Endowment Fund for UGC-funded institutions

Approved

4.FCR(2008-09)56Development of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination system

Approved