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Finance Committee Meeting
held on Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:00 pm
Record of decisions
Item | Paper No. | Subject | Decisions
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1. | FCR(2009-10)25 | Recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made on 3 June 2009 -
| Approved
| | PWSC(2009-10)31 | - Construction of a secondary boundary fence and new sections of primary boundary fence and boundary patrol road
Approved
| | PWSC(2009-10)33 | - Construction of a district open space in Area 37, Tseung Kwan O
Approved
| | PWSC(2009-10)34 | - Construction of a local open space in Area 25, Fanling/Sheung Shui
Approved
| | PWSC(2009-10)35 | - Development of a sports centre and community hall in Area 101, Tin Shui Wai
Approved
| | PWSC(2009-10)36 | - Conversion of secondary pool of Lai Chi Kok Park Swimming Pool into indoor heated pool
Approved
| | PWSC(2009-10)37 | - Redevelopment of Victoria Park Swimming Pool Complex
Approved
| | PWSC(2009-10)38 | - Extension to the existing University Library at Central Campus, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Approved
| | PWSC(2009-10)39 | - Construction of the Innovation Tower by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University within its campus in Hung Hom
Approved
| | PWSC(2009-10)44 | - Sewage interception scheme in Kowloon City
Approved
| | PWSC(2009-10)45 | - Yuen Long and Kam Tin sewerage, stage 3
Approved
| | PWSC(2009-10)46 | - Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, stage 2A - construction of the sewage conveyance system and upgrading of Stonecutters Island sewage treatment works and preliminary treatment works
Approved
| 2. | FCR(2009-10)21 | Acquiring computer equipment and services for the 2011 Population Census
| Approved
| 3. | FCR(2009-10)24 | Replacing two existing fixed-wing aircraft and the associated mission equipment with two new jet planes and new mission equipment for the Government Flying Service
| Approved
| 4. | FCR(2009-10)29 | Human Swine Influenza Vaccination and Pneumococcal and Seasonal Influenza Vaccination
| Approved
(Division ordered -
Yes - 25
No - 4
Abstention - 1)
| 5. | FCR(2009-10)27 | Establishment of Research and Development Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Research and Development Centre for Textile and Clothing, Research and Development Centre for Automotive Parts and Accessory Systems and Research and Development Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Enabling Technologies
| Approved
| 6. | FCR(2009-10)26 | This item invites Members to approve -
| Approved
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(a) | the provision of one additional month of the standard rate of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance payment to Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients, and one additional month of allowance to Social Security Allowance recipients; as well as supplementary provision of $1,100 million and $700 million required for the purposes under Head 170 Social Welfare Department Subhead 179 Comprehensive social security assistance scheme and Subhead 180 Social security allowance scheme respectively;
| (b) | a new non-recurrent commitment of $1,800 million under Head 62 Housing Department Subhead 700 General non-recurrent for the provision of two months' rent for tenants/licencees living in the rental units of the Hong Kong Housing Authority and the Hong Kong Housing Society;
| (c) | new non-recurrent commitment of $570 million under Head 173 Student Financial Assistance Agency Subhead 700 General non-recurrent for the provision of a one-off support grant to needy students in the 2009/10 school year; and
| (d) | in respect of Head 254 Loans to Students under the Loan Fund, a time-limited concession on the repayment arrangement under means-tested and non-means-tested student loan schemes for deferment applications which are submitted between 1 August 2009 and 31 July 2011, and are subsequently approved, comprising -
| | (i) | an extension of the total loan repayment period by up to a maximum of two years; and
| | (ii) | a waiver of the interest during the approved deferment period for non-means-tested loan borrowers for a maximum of two years.
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| 7. | FCR(2009-10)28 | Start-up loan for post-secondary education providers
| Approved
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