Finance Committee Meeting

held on Friday, 13 January 2006 at 2:30 p.m.

Record of decisions

ItemPaper No.SubjectDecisions
1.FCR(2005-06)37Recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee made on 7 December 2005 -

Approved

EC(2005-06)6
  • Reorganization of the Chief Executive's Office

Approved
(Division ordered :
Yes - 34
No - 21
Abstention -1)

EC(2005-06)7
  • To establish the Mainland Affairs Liaison Office under the Constitutional affairs Bureau and to set up additional offices in Shanghai and Chengdu with effect from 1 April 2006

Approved

EC(2005-06)8
  • To provide flexibility for filling existing directorate civil service posts in the Private Offices of the Chief Secretary for Administration, Financial Secretary and Secretary for Justice under the Accountability System

Approved

EC(2005-06)9
  • To create three supernumerary posts to undertake the rewrite of the Companies Ordinance

Approved

EC(2005-06)10
  • To convert two Assistant Director posts in the Buildings Department from single-discipline to bi-discipline

2.FCR(2005-06)38Recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made on 23 November and 21 December 2005 -

PWSC(2005-06)33
  • Block allocations for Heads 701 to 711 under the Capital Works Reserve Fund

Approved

PWSC(2005-06)36
  • Fitting out works for customs and quarantine facilities at the Asia Airfreight Terminal 2

Approved

PWSC(2005-06)37
  • Drainage improvement in East Kowloon - Package B

Approved

PWSC(2005-06)38
  • Drainage improvement in Northern Hong Kong Island - Sheung Wan stormwater pumping station and the associated intercepting drains

Approved

PWSC(2005-06)39
  • Northern Access to Area 86, Tseung Kwan O

Approved

PWSC(2005-06)31
  • Port Shelter sewerage stage 3 - Sai Kung Area 4 and Mang Kung Uk sewerage

Approved

3.FCR(2005-06)39Grant to the Language Fund

Approved

4.FCR(2005-06)40To provide financial support for hosting the 2009 East Asian Games

Approved