Finance Committee Meeting

held on Friday, 7 July 2006, immediately after the House Committee meeting

Record of decisions

ItemPaper No.SubjectDecisions
1.FCR(2006-07)19Recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee made on 14 June 2006 -

Approved

EC(2006-07)8
  • To delete 31 obsolete ranks in various Bureaux/Departments and obsolete departments

Approved

EC(2006-07)9
  • To create three permanent posts to head a new Secretariat, Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance, an increase in the establishment ceiling under Head 80 Judiciary in 2006-07 from $367,364,000 for creating three non-directorate posts and provision of establishment ceiling in 2006-07 of $5,287,260 to the new Secretariat for creating 16 non-directorate posts

Approved
(Division ordered :
Yes - 25
No - 2
Abstention - 18)

EC(2006-07)10
  • To create one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B in the Education and Manpower Bureau of Government Secretariat for a period of two years from 1 August 2006 to 31 July 2008 to enable the secondment of a civil servant to the Employees Retraining Board

Approved

EC(2006-07)11
  • To create two supernumerary posts of one Chief Estate Surveyor and one Chief Structural Engineer in the Housing Department for a period of two years up to 6 July 2008; and revision and redistribution of duties and responsibilities among some other directorate posts of the Department to take account of changes in operational needs

Approved

2.FCR(2006-07)20Recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made on 7 and 21 June 2006 -

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)21
  • Replacement and rehabilitation of water mains, stage 3

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)22
  • Integration of Mount Davis fresh water primary service reservoir with Central and Western low level fresh water supply system

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)23
  • Redevelopment of Lo Wu Correctional Institution

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)24
  • Yuen Long and Kam Tin sewerage and sewage disposal

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)25
  • Local open space in Area 16 (Yau Oi South), Tuen Mun

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)26
  • Drainage improvement in Northern Hong Kong Island - lower catchment improvement

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)27
  • Drainage improvement in Northern New Territories - package B

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)28
  • Chai Wan Public Fill Barging Point

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)29
  • Salt water supply system for Penny's Bay

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)30
  • District open space in Area 107, Tin Shui Wai

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)31
  • General improvement to five markets

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)32
  • Junior police officers' married quarters in Area 44, Tuen Mun

Approved

PWSC(2006-07)33
  • Prince of Wales Hospital - extension block

Approved

3.FCR(2006-07)18Grants to the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority for temporary accommodation of a centralised onscreen marking centre and fitting out the temporary onscreen marking centre on Hong Kong Island

Approved

4.FCR(2006-07)21Creation of a new Head of Expenditure under the General Revenue Account entitled "Secretariat, Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance", with the Secretary of the Secretariat as the controlling officer and creation of one Recurrent Account Subhead under this new Head of Expenditure

Approved

5.FCR(2006-07)22Asbestos management plan for school premises

Approved