AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 26 JUNE 2015

(a)the first two-hour meeting will start at 3:00 pm; and

(b)the second two-hour meeting will start at 5:10 pm≠Legend symbol denoting If the House Committee ("HC") needs to resume its meeting at 5:00 pm, the second Finance Committee meeting will start immediately after the HC meeting has finished its business.; and

(c)the third two-hour meeting will start 30 minutes after the second meeting.

Pecuniary interest : Please refer to Rules 83A and 84 of the Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council for rules regarding pecuniary interest to be disclosed and voting in case of direct pecuniary interest.

Item No.Subject
1.FCR(2015-16)14 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 3 AND 9 JUNE 2015

(This item seeks approval of the recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meetings held on 3 and 9 June 2015.)

PWSC(2015-16)8 Expansion and Renovation of the Hong Kong Museum of Art

PWSC(2015-16)15 Relocation of New Territories West Regional Office and Water Resources Education Centre of Water Supplies Department to Tin Shui Wai

PWSC(2015-16)16 Roads and drains in Area 16 and Area 58D, Sha Tin

PWSC(2015-16)6 Building a government data centre complex

PWSC(2015-16)17 Further enhancing quality of coastal waters of Victoria Harbour

PWSC(2015-16)18 Design and construction for first stage of desalination plant at Tseung Kwan O

2.FCR(2015-16)15HEAD 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"

(This item invites Members to approve -

(a)a new non-recurrent commitment of $1,146 million for providing one month's rent for lower income tenants living in the public rental units of the Hong Kong Housing Authority and the Hong Kong Housing Society; and

(b)a new non-recurrent commitment of $5,543 million for providing a one-off extra payment to recipients of -

(i)Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA), equal to two months of the CSSA standard rates, and

(ii)Social Security Allowance, equal to two months of Old Age Allowance (including those payable under the Guangdong Scheme), Old Age Living Allowance and Disability Allowance.)

(In attendance : Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing)/Assistant Director of Housing (Strategic Planning)/Senior Housing Manager (Rent and Special Services), Housing Department/Deputy Director of Social Welfare (Administration)/Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Social Security)/ Chief Social Security Officer (Social Security), Social Welfare Department)

(Discussed by Welfare Services Panel on 13 April 2015 and Housing Panel on 14 April 2015)

3.FCR(2015-16)16HEAD 63 - HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Subhead 000 Operational expenses
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Reimbursement of Setting-up Expenses and Winding-up Expenses for District Council members of the 2016-2019 term"

(This item invites Members to approve with effect from 1 January 2016 -

(a)the proposed enhancements to the remuneration package and introduction of a new provision for duty visits for District Council members; and

(b)a new commitment of $47,090,000 under Subhead 700 General non-recurrent for reimbursing the Setting-up and Winding-up Expenses for District Council members for the 2016-2019 term.)

(In attendance : Director of Home Affairs/Senior Executive Officer, Home Affairs Department)

(Discussed by Home Affairs Panel on 6 February 2015)

4.FCR(2015-16)17LOTTERIES FUND
HEAD 341 - NON-RECURRENT GRANTS

(This item invites Members to approve an allocation of $1,853.6 million from the Lotteries Fund for meeting the design, construction and fitting-out costs for the redevelopment of ex-Siu Lam Hospital into an Integrated Rehabilitation Services Complex.)

(In attendance : Commissioner for Rehabilitation, Labour and Welfare Bureau/Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services)/Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Subventions)/Senior Architect, Social Welfare Department)

(Discussed by Welfare Service Panel on 8 December 2014)

5.FCR(2015-16)18LOTTERIES FUND
HEAD 341 - NON-RECURRENT GRANTS

(This item invites Members to approve an allocation of $502 million from the Lotteries Fund for meeting the design, construction and fitting-out costs for the redevelopment of the ex-Kai Nang Sheltered Workshop and Hostel into an Integrated Rehabilitation Services Complex.)

(In attendance : Commissioner for Rehabilitation, Labour and Welfare Bureau/Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services)/Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Subventions)/Senior Architect, Social Welfare Department)

(Discussed by Welfare Service Panel on 8 December 2014)

6.FCR(2015-16)19LOTTERIES FUND
HEAD 341 - NON-RECURRENT GRANTS

(This item invites Members to approve an allocation of $55,122,000 from the Lotteries Fund for meeting the construction costs of a new Contract Residential Care Home for the Elderly at the ancillary facilities block in the public rental housing development of the Housing Authority at the site of Choi Yuen Road, Sheung Shui.)

(In attendance : Deputy Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Welfare)/Deputy Director of Social Welfare (Services)/Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Elderly)/Senior Architect, Social Welfare Department)

(Discussed by Welfare Service Panel on 11 May 2015)

7.FCR(2015-16)22RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 6 MAY 2015

(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 6 May 2015.)

PWSC(2015-16)3Kai Tak Multi-purpose Sports Complex

(In attendance : Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs/Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs/Principal Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs (Recreation and Sport)/Chief Project Manager, Architectural Services Department/Senior Project Manager, Architectural Services Department)

8.FCR(2015-16)23APPLICATION OF THE FINDINGS OF THE 2013 PAY LEVEL SURVEY TO THE CIVIL SERVICE

(This item invites Members to -

(a)approve, with effect from 1 October 2014, the following adjustments to the civil service pay scales arising from the 2013 Pay Level Survey on the civil service -

(i)an increase of 3% in the dollar value of pay points 45 to 49 in the Master Pay Scale or equivalent; and

(ii)an increase of 3% in the dollar value of the pay points in the Directorate Pay Scale, Directorate (Legal) Pay Scale, General Disciplined Services (Commander) Pay Scale and points 55 to 59 in the Police Pay Scale; and

(b)approve corresponding adjustments to the provisions for making the same increase to the pay of teaching and non-teaching staff of aided schools who are in the same salary range as Job Level 5.)

(In attendance : Secretary for the Civil Service/Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service/Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service/Principal Assistant Secretary for the Civil Service (Pay and Leave))

(Discussed by Public Service Panel on 16 February 2015)

9.FCR(2015-16)242015-16 CIVIL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT

(This item invites Members to approve -

(a)with effect from 1 April 2015, the following adjustments to the civil service pay scales arising from 2015-16 Civil Service Pay Adjustment -

(i)an increase of 3.96% in the dollar value of the pay points in the directorate and upper salary band; and

(ii)an increase of 4.62% in the dollar value of the pay points in the middle and lower salary bands;

(b)corresponding adjustments to the provisions for aided schools

(c)corresponding adjustments to the provisions for Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC); and

(d)corresponding adjustments to the provisions for subvented bodies whose funding is price-adjusted on the basis of formulae including a factor of civil service pay adjustment.)

(In attendance : Secretary for the Civil Service/Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service/Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service/Principal Assistant Secretary for the Civil Service (Pay and Leave))

(Discussed by Public Service Panel on 22 June 2015)

10.FCR(2015-16)25HEAD 44 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New item "Recycling Fund"

(This item invites Members to approve the creation of a new commitment of $1 billion for setting up the Recycling Fund.)

(In attendance : Under Secretary for the Environment/Deputy Director of Environmental Protection/Assistant Director of Environmental Protection (Waste Reduction and Recycling)/Director, Technology Development, Hong Kong Productivity Council/Principal Consultant, Hong Kong Productivity Council)

(Discussed by Environmental Affairs Panel on 23 July 2014)

11.FCR(2015-16)26HEAD 181 - TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
Item 524 SME Export Marketing and Development Funds

(This item invites Members to approve an increase in the approved commitment of the SME Export Marketing and Development Funds from $3.75 billion by $1.5 billion to $5.25 billion.)

(In attendance : Principal Assistant Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce and Industry)/Director-General of Trade and Industry/Assistant Director-General of Trade and Industry (Industries Support))

(Discussed by Commerce and Industry Panel on 16 June 2015)

12.FCR(2015-16)27HEAD 159 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : DEVELOPMENT BUREAU (WORKS BRANCH)
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Enhancing the Skill Level of Construction Manpower"

(This item invites Members to approve a commitment of $100 million to support the Construction Industry Council in launching a pilot scheme for training semi-skilled construction workers to become skilled workers.)

(In attendance : Permanent Secretary for Development (Works)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Development (Works)/Chairman of Construction Industry Training Board, Construction Industry Council/Director, Training and Development, Construction Industry Council)

(Discussed by Development Panel on 26 May 2015)

13.FCR(2014-15)36A*Legend symbol denoting At the meetings on 3, 5, 6 and 14 February 2015, the Finance Committee discussed items FCR(2014-15)36 and FCR(2014-15)37 on the same subject but did not complete the deliberation. NEW HEAD "GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY BUREAU"
Subhead 000 Operational Expenses

(This item invites Members to consider FCR(2014-15)36 in conjunction with FCR(2014-15)36A and to approve the creation of three non-civil service positions and four permanent civil service posts for the establishment of the Innovation and Technology Bureau with effect from the commencement date of the resolution passed under section 54A of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) for the transfer of statutory functions (the 2015 resolution).)

(In attendance : Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development/Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology)/Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology)/Commissioner for Innovation and Technology/Deputy Commissioner for Innovation and Technology/Government Chief Information Officer/Deputy Government Chief Information Officer (Policy and Community))

14.FCR(2014-15)37A*Legend symbol denoting At the meetings on 3, 5, 6 and 14 February 2015, the Finance Committee discussed items FCR(2014-15)36 and FCR(2014-15)37 on the same subject but did not complete the deliberation. NEW HEAD "GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY BUREAU"

HEAD 47 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

HEAD 55 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUREAU (COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY BRANCH)

HEAD 155 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION

(This item invites Members to consider FCR(2014-15)37 in conjunction with FCR(2014-15)37A and to approve the following changes to the 2015-16 Estimates to give effect to the establishment of a new Innovation and Technology Bureau -

(a)creating a new Head of Expenditure entitled "Government Secretariat: Innovation and Technology Bureau" and a Recurrent Subhead under the General Revenue Account to account for the expenditure of Innovation and Technology Bureau, with the Permanent Secretary for Innovation and Technology as the Controlling Officer;

(b)renaming the Head of Expenditure for the Communications and Technology Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, and renaming the Controlling Officer;

(c)providing a funding provision of up to $25,495,000 to the new Head of Expenditure, assuming the new Bureau can be established within 2015-16; and

(d)providing an establishment ceiling of $13,485,000 in terms of total notional annual mid-point salary value to the new Head of Expenditure and making consequential changes to the establishment ceilings of -

Head 47 - Government Secretariat : Office of the Government Chief Information Officer;

Head 55 - Government Secretariat : Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Communications and Technology Branch) (to be renamed Government Secretariat : Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Communications and Creative Industries Branch); and

Head 155 - Government Secretariat : Innovation and Technology Commission.)

(In attendance : Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development/Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology)/Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology)/Commissioner for Innovation and Technology/Deputy Commissioner for Innovation and Technology/Government Chief Information Officer/Deputy Government Chief Information Officer (Policy and Community))

(Discussed by Information Technology and Broadcasting Panel on 14 April and 3 May 2014, and Commerce and Industry Panel on 15 April 2014)

* At the meetings on 3, 5, 6 and 14 February 2015, the Finance Committee discussed items FCR(2014-15)36 and FCR(2014-15)37 on the same subject but did not complete the deliberation.

≠ If the House Committee ("HC") needs to resume its meeting at 5:00 pm, the second Finance Committee meeting will start immediately after the HC meeting has finished its business.

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