REVISED AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 22 JUNE 2007, AT 3:00 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(2007-08)20RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 22 MAY 2007

(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Establishment Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 22 May 2007.)

(In attendance : The Deputy Head of Central Policy Unit/the Secretary to the Commission on Strategic Development)

2.FCR(2007-08)21RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 6 JUNE 2007

(This item seeks approval of the recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 6 June 2007.)

(In attendance : The Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower/the Principal Assistant Secretary for Education and Manpower (Manpower Planning and Training)/the Chief Technical Adviser (Subvented Projects) of Architectural Services Department/the Executive Director of Vocational Training Council/the Deputy Executive Director (Development) of Vocational Training Council/the Head (Estates, Health and Safety Division) of Vocational Training Council))

3.FCR(2007-08)22HEAD 156 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BUREAU
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
Item 918 Implementation of Qualifications Framework
New Item "Qualifications Framework Support Schemes"

(This item invites Members to approve the following under Head 156 Government Secretariat : Education and Manpower Bureau to support the implementation of the Qualifications Framework (QF) -

(a)an increase in commitment from $9.969 million by $32.670 million to $42.639 million under Subhead 700 General non-recurrent Item 918 Implementation of Qualifications Framework for providing funding to the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications for the development and implementation of the QF; and

(b)a new commitment of $208 million under Subhead 700 General non-recurrent for launching the QF Support Schemes.)

(In attendance : The Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower/the Principal Assistant Secretary for Education and Manpower/the Executive Director of Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation)

(Discussed by Manpower Panel on 17 May 2007)

4.FCR(2007-08)23HEAD 140 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT :
HEALTH, WELFARE AND FOOD BUREAU
Subhead 869 Hospital Authority - Information technology system for Chinese medicine outpatient clinics
Item 166 Hospital Authority - Information technology system for Chinese medicine outpatient system for Chinese medicine outpatient clinics

(This item invites Members to approve a $5.5 million increase in the approved commitment for installing the Chinese Medicine Information System in five new Chinese medicine clinics.)

(In attendance : The Deputy Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (Health)/the Director (Strategy and Planning) of Hospital Authority)

(Discussed by Health Services Panel on 14 May 2007)

5.FCR(2007-08)24HEAD 170 - SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Subhead 179 Comprehensive social security assistance scheme

(This item invites Members to approve the improvement measures to the provision of disregarded earnings under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme and to note the financial implications estimated at $30 million in annually recurrent expenditure.)

(In attendance : The Deputy Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (Elderly Services and Social Security)/the Principal Assistant Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (Elderly Services and Social Security)/the Assistant Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (Elderly Services and Social Security)/the Director of Social Welfare/the Chief Social Security Officer of Social Welfare Department/the Senior Statistician of Social Welfare Department)

(Discussed by Welfare Services Panel on 30 March and 12 April 2007)

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