AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 9 JANUARY 2009, AT 3:00 P.M.

Declaration of interest : Please refer to Rules 83A and 84 of the Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council for rules regarding pecuniary interest to be disclosed.

Item No.Subject
1.FCR(2008-09)53RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 17 DECEMBER 2008

(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Establishment Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 17 December 2008.)

2.FCR(2008-09)54RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 3 AND 15 DECEMBER 2008

(This item seeks approval of the recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meetings held on 3 and 15 December 2008.)

3.FCR(2008-09)55HEAD 190 - UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMITTEE
Subhead 000 Operational expenses
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Research Endowment Fund for UGC-funded institutions"

(This item invites Members to -

(a)accept the total recurrent grant for the University Grants Committee-funded institutions for the 2009/10 to 2011/12 triennium, estimated at $33,992 million; and

(b)approve a new commitment of $18 billion for establishing a Research Endowment Fund for providing research funding to the University Grants Committee-funded institutions.)

(In attendance : The Secretary for Education/the Under Secretary for Education/the Permanent Secretary for Education/the Deputy Secretary for Education (1)/the Secretary General of University Grants Committee)

(Discussed by Education Panel on 8 December 2008)

4.FCR(2008-09)56HEAD 156 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : EDUCATION BUREAU
Subhead 950 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
New Item "Development of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination system"

(This item invites Members to approve a capital grant of $152.309 million for the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority to develop the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination system and upgrade its hardware and software facilities to support the delivery of the new public examination.)

(In attendance : The Deputy Secretary for Education (5)/the Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Education Infrastructure)/the Secretary General of The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority/the Director (Corporate Services) of The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority)

(Discussed by Education Panel on 8 December 2008)

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