AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 25 JUNE 2004, AT 2:30 P.M.

Declaration of interestPlease refer to Rule 84(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council for rules regarding pecuniary interest to be disclosed.

Item No.Subject
1.FCR(2004-05)17 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 16 JUNE 2004

This item seeks approval of the recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 16 June 2004.

2.FCR(2004-05)18 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 9 JUNE 2004

This item seeks approval of the recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 9 June 2004.
(In attendance : The Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower/the Principal Assistant Secretary for Education and Manpower/the Director of Architectural Services/the Chief Technical Adviser of Architectural Services Department)

3.FCR(2004-05)19CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 710 - COMPUTERISATION
Census and Statistics Department
New Subhead "Computer Equipment and Services for the 2006 Population By-census"

This item invites members to approve the creation of a new commitment of $32,314,000 for acquiring computer equipment and services for the 2006 Population By-census.
(In attendance : The Principal Assistant Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury(Financial Services)/the Deputy Commissioner for Census and Statistics/the Assistant Commissioner for Census and Statistics/the Senior Systems Manager of Census and Statistics Department)

4.FCR(2004-05)20HEAD 44 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item " One-off grant to assist owners of pre-Euro diesel heavy vehicles of long idling operational mode to retrofit their vehicles with emission reduction devices"

This item invites members to approve the creation of a new commitment of $70 million for providing a one-off grant to assist owners to retrofit their pre-Euro diesel heavy vehicles of long idling operational mode with emission reduction devices.
(In attendance: The Deputy Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works(Environment and Transport)/The Principal Assistant Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works(Environment and Transport))

5.FCR(2004-05)21GENERAL REVENUE ACCOUNT
HEAD 47 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
HEAD 55 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT :COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY BUREAU (COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY BRANCH)
CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 710 - COMPUTERISATION
Government Secretariat :Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau (Communications and Technology Branch)
Subhead A059XV Implementation of the first phase of the Electronic Service Delivery scheme
Block allocation
Subhead A007GX New administrative computer systems

This item invites members to approve changes to the 2004-05 Estimates with effect from 1 July 2004 to reflect the merging of the Information Technology Services Department and the information technology-related divisions of the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau (Communications and Technology Branch) to form a new entity entitled "Office of the Government Chief Information Officer" in the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau from the same date
(In attendance: The Permanent Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology(Communications and Technology)/the Deputy Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology(Communications and Technology)/the Deputy Director of Information Technology Services)


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