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| 1. | FCR(2012-13)30 | HEAD 62 - HOUSING DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Special rent payment for public housing tenants"
HEAD 170 - SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Additional provision for social security recipients"
HEAD 147 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT :
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE TREASURY BUREAU (THE TREASURY BRANCH)
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
Item 881 Electricity charges subsidy for eligible residential accounts
(This item invites Members to approve -
| (a) | a new non-recurrent commitment of $1,900 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;
| | (b) | a new non-recurrent commitment of $2,079 million under Head 170 Social Welfare Department Subhead 700 General non-recurrent for the provision of an extra allowance to Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients equal to one month of the CSSA standard rates, and an extra allowance to Old Age Allowance and Disability Allowance recipients equal to one month of the allowances; and
| | (c) | an increase in commitment by $4,500 million from $13,300 million to $17,800 million under Head 147 Government Secretariat : Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (The Treasury Branch) Subhead 700 General non-recurrent Item 881 for the provision of electricity charges subsidy for eligible residential households.)
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| (In attendance : Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing)/
Assistant Director of Housing (Estate Management)/Deputy Director of
Social Welfare (Administration)/Chief Social Security Officer (Social Security)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury)(H))
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(Discussed by Housing Panel on 17 April 2012, Welfare Services Panel on 12 April 2012, and Financial Affairs Panel on 21 May 2012)
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| 2. | FCR(2012-13)31 | HEAD 37 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subhead 603 Plant, vehicles and equipment
New item "Replacement of a thermoluminescent dosimetry system"
New item "Replacement of a standard radiological dosimetry calibration facility"
(This item invites Members to approve the following new commitments for the Department of Health –
| (a) | a new commitment of $22 million for replacing a Thermoluminescent Dosimetry System; and
| | (b) | a new commitment of $15.5 million for replacing a Standard Radiological Dosimetry Calibration Facility.)
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| (In attendance : Deputy Secretary for Food and Health (Health)/
Principal Executive Officer (Health), Food and Health Bureau/
Assistant Director of Health (Special Health Services)/Senior Physicist in Charge, Department of Health)
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(Discussed by Health Services Panel on 14 May 2012)
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| 3. | FCR(2012-13)32 | HEAD 140 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT :
FOOD AND HEALTH BUREAU
(HEALTH BRANCH)
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Grant to the Samaritan Fund"
(This item invites Members to approve a commitment of $10 billion for a grant to support the Samaritan Fund.)
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| (In attendance : Secretary for Food and Health/Permanent Secretary for
Food and Health (Health)/Director (Cluster Services), Hospital Authority/
Chief Manager (Allied Health), Hospital Authority)
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(Discussed by Health Services Panel on 16 April 2012)
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| 4. | FCR(2012-13)35 | HEAD 156 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT :
EDUCATION BUREAU
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "E-Textbook Market Development Scheme"
(This item invites Members to approve the creation of a new commitment of $50 million for launching an E-Textbook Market Development Scheme.)
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| (In attendance : Secretary for Education/Under Secretary for Education/
Deputy Secretary for Education (5)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Education Infrastructure)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Curriculum Development)/Chief Curriculum Development Officer (Information Technology Education), Education Bureau)
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(Discussed by Education Panel on 14 May 2012)
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| 5. | FCR(2012-13)33 | HEAD 156 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT :
EDUCATION BUREAU
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Injection into the HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund"
New Item "Injection into the Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund"
(This item invites Members to approve –
| (a) | a new commitment of $1 billion for injection into the HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund; and
| | (b) | a new commitment of $1 billion for injection into the Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund.)
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| (In attendance : Under Secretary for Education/Deputy Secretary for
Education (1)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Higher Education)/
Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Further Education))
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(Discussed by Education Panel on 14 May 2012)
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| 6. | FCR(2012-13)34 | HEAD 190 - UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMITTEE
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Sixth matching grant scheme for the post-secondary education sector"
(This item invites Members to approve a new commitment of $2.5 billion for awarding grants to statutory post-secondary education institutions and approved post-secondary colleges to match the private donations they secure under the Sixth Matching Grant Scheme.)
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| (In attendance : Under Secretary for Education/Deputy Secretary for
Education (1)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Higher Education)/
Deputy Secretary-General, University Grants Committee)
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(Discussed by Education Panel on 14 May 2012)
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