AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006, AT 2:30 P.M.

Declaration of interest :

Please 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(2006-07)11	HEAD 190 - UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMITTEE Subhead 000 Operational expenses (This item invites Members to approve an increase in the total recurrent grant for the University Grants Committee-funded institutions for the 2007/08 academic year from $9,792.0 million by $504.3 million to $10,296.3 million, thus increasing the total recurrent grant for the 2005/06 to 2007/08 triennium from $30,762.4 million to $31,266.7 million.)
	(In attendance : The Secretary for Education and Manpower/the Secretary-General, University Grants Committee/the Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower) (Circulated to Education Panel on 10 April 2006)
2.	FCR(2006-07)12	HEAD 190 - UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMITTEE Subhead 700 General non-recurrent New Item "Third matching grant scheme for UGC-funded institutions" (This item invites Members to approve a new commitment of $1,000 million for awarding grants to University Grants Committee-funded institutions to match private donations they secure.)
	(In attendance : The Secretary for Education and Manpower/the Secretary-General, University Grants Committee/the Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower) (Discussed by Education Panel on 8 May 2006)