Finance Committee Meeting

held on Friday, 18 July 2003 at 4:30 p.m.

Record of decisions

Item Paper No. Subject Decisions
1.FCR(2003-04)36Recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee made on 18 June 2003 -



EC(2003-04)10
  • Retention of 1 supernumerary post in the Immigration Department with effect from 1 November 2003

Approved

EC(2003-04)11
  • Deletion of 6 permanent posts in Hong Kong Police Force

Approved

2.FCR(2003-04)37Recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made on 11 June 2003, 25 June 2003 and 2 July 2003 -



PWSC(2003-04)29
  • Restoration of Pillar Point Valley Landfill

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)25
  • Construction of a purpose-built operation base for Marine Police Outer Waters District Headquarters and Marine Police North Division at Ma Liu Shui, Sha Tin

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)26
  • Installation of air-conditioning system at the Lo Wu Cross Boundary Footbridge

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)27
  • Construction of a secondary school in Area 104, Tin Shui Wain
    Construction of a primary school in Area 104, Tin Shui Wai

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)30
  • Construction of a primary school at Shek Pai Street, Kwai Chung

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)31
  • Construction of a secondary school in Area 38A, Sha Tinn
    Construction of a primary school in Area 38A, Sha Tin

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)32
  • Reprovisioning of Society of Boys' Centres Shing Tak Centre School at New Clear Water Bay Road, Kwun Tong

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)34
  • Construction of a residential training complex for juveniles in Tuen Mun

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)35
  • Low-level radioactive waste storage facility

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)36
  • Site formation at Lung Wah Street

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)42
  • Additional open space adjacent to Tsuen Wan Town Hall

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)43
  • Indoor recreation centre in Area 17, Tin Shui Wai

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)44
  • New boundary bridge between Lok Ma Chau and Huanggang

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)45
  • Improvement to Tung Chung Road between Lung Tseng Tau and Cheung Sha

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)38
  • Redevelopment of Yuen Long Chamber of Commerce Primary School at Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)39
  • Redevelopment of Marymount Primary School and improvements to Marymount Secondary School, Wan Chai

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)40
  • A private independent school (secondary-cum-primary) in Area 90B, Ma On Shan

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)41
  • Upgrading facilities of China Holiness College, Sham Shui Po

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)46
  • Redevelopment of Caritas Medical Centre, phase 2

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)47
  • Enhancement of infection control facilities in the public hospital system (Batch A)
    Enhancement of infection control facilities in the public hospital system (Batch B)

Approved

PWSC(2003-04)28
  • Construction of boundary-crossing facilities at Shenzhen Western Corridor under the "co-location" arrangement

Approved
(Division ordered
Yes-40
No-1
Abstention-1)

PWSC(2003-04)33
  • Construction of Cherry Street Park, Tai Kok Tsui

Approved
(Division ordered
Yes-31
No-7
Abstention-1)

PWSC(2003-04)37
  • Remaining engineering infrastructure works for Pak Shek Kok development - stage 2

Approved

3.FCR(2003-04)38Proposal to remove the current linkages between the honoraria for new trainees under the Graduate Training Scheme and the Undergraduate Training Scheme for the Environment, Transport and Works Bureau and the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau and the civil service pay

Approved

4.FCR(2003-04)39Proposal to remove the current linkage between the honoraria under the Valuation Surveying Graduate Training Scheme and civil service pay for new trainees joining the scheme

Approved

5.FCR(2003-04)42Financial implications of Hong Kong hosting the Fifth East Asian Games in 2009

Approved
(Division ordered
Yes-28
No-2
Abstention-5)

6.FCR(2003-04)43Financial implications in the event that Hong Kong is allowed to host the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation in 2004-2005

Approved

7.FCR(2003-04)40Increase commitment for the fight against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Approved

8.FCR(2003-04)41Funding Research on Control of Infectious Diseases

Approved