Finance Committee Meeting

held on Tuesday, 12 June 2007, at 8:30 a.m.

Record of decisions

ItemPaper No.SubjectDecisions
1.FCR(2007-08)15Recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee made on 22 May 2007 -

Approved

EC(2007-08)2
  • To re-organize policy bureaux with effect from 1 July 2007
Approved
(Division ordered :
Yes - 27
No - 12
Abstention - 0)

EC(2007-08)4
  • To retain two supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C in the Transport Branch of the Environment, Transport and Works Bureau of Government Secretariat for six months from 1 July 2007 to 31 December 2007 to follow through the implementation of the proposed merger of the Mass Transit Railway and Kowloon-Canton Railway systems
Approved

2.FCR(2007-08)16Approval of the following changes to the 2007-08 Estimates with effect from 1 July 2007 -

Approved
(Division ordered :
Yes - 31
No - 17
Abstention - 0)


(a)creation of a new Head of Expenditure under the General Revenue Account entitled "Government Secretariat: Labour and Welfare Bureau" with the Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare as the Controlling Officer (CO) and under this new Head, creation of two Recurrent Subheads and one Non-recurrent Subhead under the Operating Account, and one Subhead under the Capital Account;

(b)creation of a new Head of Expenditure under the General Revenue Account entitled "Government Secretariat: Environment Bureau" with the Permanent Secretary for the Environment as the CO and under this new Head, creation of one Recurrent Subhead and one Non-recurrent Subhead under the Operating Account;

(c)the change in the titles of some COs and Heads of Expenditure;

(d)consequential re-delegation of the authorities previously delegated by this Committee to some Directors of Bureau and Controlling Officers;

(e)creation of Non-recurrent and Capital Account Subheads under some existing and retitled Heads of Expenditure;

(f)consequential transfer of non-recurrent and capital account commitments to the two new Heads of Expenditure and some existing/retitled Heads;

(g)supplementary provisions to the relevant Subheads under the two new Heads of Expenditure and some existing/retitled Heads;

(h)provision of establishment ceilings expressed in terms of total notional annual mid-point salary value to the two new Heads of Expenditure and increase in the establishment ceilings of some existing/retitled Heads; and

(i)deletion of Head 145 Government Secretariat : Economic Development and Labour Bureau (Economic Development Branch).

3.FCR(2007-08)17Recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made on 23 May 2007 -

Deferred

PWSC(2007-08)23
  • Preservation of Queen's Pier