AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
| Two meetings on Friday, 11 March 2016
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| (a) | the first two-hour meeting will start at 3:15 pm; and
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| (b) | the second two-hour meeting will start at 5:25 pm≠Legend symbol denoting If the House Committee ("HC") needs to resume its meeting at 5:15 pm, the second Finance Committee meeting will start immediately after the HC meeting has finished its business..
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| Four meetings on Saturday, 12 March 2016
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| (a) | the first two-hour meeting will start at 9:00 am;
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| (b) | the second two-hour meeting will start at 11:10 am;
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| (c) | the third two-hour meeting will start at 2:30 pm; and
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| (d) | the fourth two-hour meeting will start at 4:40 pm.
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| 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.
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| 1. | FCR(2015-16)46*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 27 February 2016. | CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND HEAD 706 - HIGHWAYS Transport - Railways 53TR - Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Express Rail Link - construction of railway works (This item invite Members to approve an increase in the approved project estimate of 53TR by $15,387.5 million from $55,017.5 million to $70,405 million in money-of-the-day prices.) | ||
| (In attendance : Secretary for Transport and Housing/Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/Director of Highways/Principal Government Engineer (Railway Development), Highways Department/Government Engineer (Railway Development), Highways Department/General Manager (XRL), MTR Corporation Limited/Projects Director, MTR Corporation Limited/General Manager (XRL E&M), MTR Corporation Limited/General Manager (Corporate Relations), MTR Corporation Limited)
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(This item was discussed by the Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways under the Panel on Transport on 4 and 14 December 2015 and supplementary information papers CB(4)333/15-16(02) and CB(4)394/15-16(01) have been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee)
(This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 23 December 2015, 13, 19, 23 and 27 January 2016 and 2 February 2016 and supplementary information papers PWSC82/15-16(01), PWSC88/15-16(01), PWSC102/15-16(01), PWSC105/15-16(01), PWSC106/15-16(01), PWSC133/15-16(01), PWSC136/15-16(01) and PWSC137/15-16(01) have been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee) (Letter from the Administration on 2 February 2016) (Letter from the Administration to the Public Works Subcommittee on 2 February 2016) (Letter from Hon Tony TSE Wai-chuen on 3, 19 and 23 February 2016 and reply from the Administration on 17 and 25 February 2016 (FC138/15-16(02) and FC142/15-16(02))) (Supplementary information paper has been provided by the Administration to the Finance Committee on 19, 25 February 2016 and 9 March 2016) (Speaking notes of the Secretary for Transport and Housing FC127/15-16(01) and FC145/15-16(01)) | ||||
| 2. | FCR(2015-16)47*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 27 February 2016. | CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND HEAD 706 - HIGHWAYS Transport - Railways 57TR - Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Express Rail Link - construction of non-railway works (This item invite Members to approve an increase in the approved project estimate of 57TR by $4,215 million from $11,800 million to $16,015 million in money-of-the-day prices.) | ||
| (In attendance : Secretary for Transport and Housing/Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/Director of Highways/Principal Government Engineer (Railway Development), Highways Department/Government Engineer (Railway Development), Highways Department/General Manager (XRL), MTR Corporation Limited/Projects Director, MTR Corporation Limited/General Manager (XRL E&M), MTR Corporation Limited/General Manager (Corporate Relations), MTR Corporation Limited)
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(This item was discussed by the Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways under the Panel on Transport on 4 and 14 December 2015 and supplementary information papers CB(4)333/15-16(02) and CB(4)394/15-16(01) have been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee)
(This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 23 December 2015, 13, 19, 23 and 27 January 2016 and 2 February 2016 and supplementary information papers PWSC82/15-16(01), PWSC88/15-16(01), PWSC102/15-16(01), PWSC105/15-16(01), PWSC106/15-16(01), PWSC133/15-16(01), PWSC136/15-16(01) and PWSC137/15-16(01) have been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee) (Letter from the Administration on 2 February 2016) (Letter from the Administration to the Public Works Subcommittee on 2 February 2016) (Letter from Hon Tony TSE Wai-chuen on 3, 19 and 23 February 2016 and reply from the Administration on 17 and 25 February 2016 (FC138/15-16(02) and FC142/15-16(02))) (Supplementary information paper has been provided by the Administration to the Finance Committee on 19, 25 February 2016 and 9 March 2016) (Speaking notes of the Secretary for Transport and Housing FC127/15-16(01) and FC145/15-16(01)) | ||||
| 3. | FCR(2015-16)48 | RECOMMENDATION OF THE
PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE
ON 17 FEBRURARY 2016
(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 17 February 2016.) | ||
| (In attendance : Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) 3/Principal Assistant Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury)(Works)/Chief Assistant Secretary for Development (Works)/Assistant Director of Lands (Acquisition)/Chief Estate Surveyor (Acquisition), Lands Department/Director of Architectural Services/Assistant Director of Architectural Services (Property Services)/Director of Drainage Services/Assistant Director of Environmental Protection (Waste Management Policy)/Assistant Director of Environmental Protection (Environmental Infrastructure)/Director of Civil Engineering and Development/Director of Highways/Deputy Project Manager (Major Works), Highways Department/Deputy Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands)/Assistant Director of Home Affairs/Chief Engineer (Works), Home Affairs Department/District Planning Officer (Fanling, Sheung Shui and Yuen Long East), Planning Department/Deputy Director of Social Welfare (Services)/Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Subventions)/Assistant Secretary-General (Capital), University Grants Committee Secretariat/Chief Maintenance Surveyor (School Premises Maintenance), Education Bureau/Senior Maintenance Surveyor (School Premises Maintenance), Education Bureau/Head of Estates, Health and Safety Division, Vocational Training Council/Assistant Director of Water Supplies (New Works)/Chief Systems Manager (Governance and Resources), Office of the Government Chief Information Officer/Chief Civil Engineer (Public Works Programme), Housing Department)
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| PWSC(2015-16)48 | Block allocations for Heads 701 to 711 under the Capital Works Reserve Fund
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(This item was discussed by the Panel on Development on 24 November 2015 and supplementary information paper CB(1)261/15-16(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)
(This item was discussed by the Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting on 9 November 2015 and supplementary information paper CB(4)276/15-16(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel) (This item was discussed by the Panel on Transport on 6 November 2015 and supplementary information paper CB(4)605/15-16(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel) (This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 17 February 2016) | ||||
| 4. | FCR(2015-16)40*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 27 February 2016. | HEAD 37 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subhead 000 - Operational expenses (This item invites Members to approve a supplementary provision of $380.7 million under Head 37 Department of Health Subhead 000 Operational expenses to meet the estimated expenditure for the Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme in 2015-16.) | ||
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(In attendance : Under Secretary for Food and Health/Deputy Secretary for Food and Health (Health)/Assistant Director of Health (Family and Elderly Health Services)/Chief Executive Officer (Health Care Voucher), Department of Health)
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| (Discussed by Health Services Panel on 16 November 2015)
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| 5. | FCR(2015-16)34*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 27 February 2016. | CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 710 - COMPUTERISATION Hong Kong Police Force Replacement of the Infrastructure Platform for the Police Operational Nominal Index Computer System and the Criminal Intelligence Computer System (This item invites Members to approve a new commitment of $81,672,000 for the replacement of an obsolete infrastructure platform that supports Hong Kong Police’s computer systems.) | ||
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(In attendance : Deputy Secretary for Security/Principal Assistant Secretary for Security (E)/Assistant Commissioner of Police (Information Systems Wing)/
Chief Systems Manager (Information Technology Branch), Hong Kong Police Force/Chief Superintendent (Crime Support)(Crime Wing), Hong Kong Police Force/Chief Superintendent (Crime Headquarters)(Crime Wing), Hong Kong Police Force)
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| (Discussed by Security Panel on 10 April 2015)
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| 6. | FCR(2015-16)39*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 27 February 2016. | HEAD 140 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : FOOD AND HEALTH BUREAU (HEALTH BRANCH)
Subhead 700 - General non-recurrent New Item "$10 Billion Endowment Fund to the Hospital Authority for Public-Private Partnership Initiatives" (This item invites Members to approve a new commitment of $10 billion for the Hospital Authority to establish an endowment fund for Public-Private Partnership Initiatives.) | ||
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(In attendance : Under Secretary for Food and Health/Deputy Secretary for Food and Health (Health)/Director (Cluster Services), Hospital Authority/
Director (Finance), Hospital Authority/Chief Manager (Service Transformation), Hospital Authority)
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| (Discussed by Health Services Panel on 16 November 2015)
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| 7. | FCR(2015-16)35*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 27 February 2016. | RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 16 JUNE 2015
(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 16 June 2015.) | ||
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(In attendance : Principal Assistant Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands)/Director of Civil Engineering and Development/Head of Civil Engineering Office, Civil Engineering and Development Department/Chief Engineer (Special Duties (Works)), Civil Engineering and Development Department/Divisional Director (Environmental), Mott Macdonald Hong Kong Limited)
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(This item was discussed by the Panel on Development on 28 April 2015 and supplementary information paper CB(1)854/14-15(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)
(This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 16 June 2015 and supplementary information paper PWSC243/14-15(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee) | ||||
| 8. | FCR(2015-16)36*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 27 February 2016. | RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 30 JUNE 2015
(This item seeks approval of the recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 30 June 2015.) | ||
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(In attendance : Assistant Director of Home Affairs/Chief Engineer (Works), Home Affairs Department/District Officer (Sha Tin), Home Affairs Department/District Officer (Tsuen Wan), Home Affairs Department/Chairman, Sha Tin District Council/Deputy Project Manager (New Territories East), Civil Engineering and Development Department/Project Director, Architectural Services Department/Senior Project Coordination Manager, Architectural Services Department/District Leisure Manager (Tsuen Wan), Leisure and Cultural Services Department)
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| PWSC(2015-16)32 | Signature Project Scheme (Tsuen Wan District) - Redevelopment of Sai Lau Kok Garden
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| PWSC(2015-16)32 | Signature Project Scheme (Sha Tin District) - Decking of Tai Wai Nullah in Sha Tin
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(This item was discussed by the Panel on Home Affairs on 10 April 2015 and supplementary information paper CB(2)1773/14-15(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)
(This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 30 June 2015) | ||||
| 9. | FCR(2015-16)43*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 27 February 2016. | 2015-16 JUDICIAL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT
(This item invites Members to approve, with effect from 1 April 2015, an increase in pay by 4.41% for judges and judicial officers.) | ||
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(In attendance : Director of Administration/Deputy Director of Administration)
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| (Discussed by Administration of Justice and Legal Services Panel on 23 November 2015)
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≠ If the House Committee ("HC") needs to resume its meeting at 5:15 pm, the second Finance Committee meeting will start immediately after the HC meeting has finished its business.
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