Finance Committee Meeting

held on Friday, 12 June 2009, at 3:00 pm

Record of decisions

Item	Paper No.	Subject	Decisions
1.	FCR(2009-10)23	Recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee made on 27 May 2009 -	Approved
	EC(2009-10)4	Create one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) in the Food Branch of Government Secretariat: Food and Health Bureau in the third quarter of 2009 for a period of four years to take forward the Food Safety Bill and related legislation, and launching other initiatives to further enhance food safety	Approved
	EC(2009-10)6	Create one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) in the Office of the Secretary for Development under the Planning and Lands Branch of Government Secretariat: Development Bureau for a period of three years with effect from 1 July 2009 to head the new Development Opportunities Office	Approved (Division ordered - Yes - 27 No - 13 Abstention - 1)
	EC(2009-10)7	Retain one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in Central Policy Unit under the Offices of the Chief Secretary for Administration and the Financial Secretary of Government Secretariat as Assistant Secretary to the Commission on Strategic Development for a period of three years from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2012	Approved (Division ordered - Yes - 27 No - 14 Abstention - 0)
2.	FCR(2009-10)20	Allocations from the Lotteries Fund for the following projects - (a) for a new Integrated Rehabilitation Services Centre at Kwai Shing Circuit, Kwai Chung - allocations of $49,158,000 for fitting-out works and $6,887,000 for furniture and equipment; and (b) for a new Integrated Rehabilitation Services Centre at Sheung Shing Street, Ho Man Tin - allocations of $29,854,000 for fitting-out works and $3,579,000 for furniture and equipment.	Approved
3.	FCR(2009-10)21	Acquiring computer equipment and services for the 2011 Population Census	Deferred
4.	FCR(2009-10)24	Replacing two existing fixed-wing aircraft and the associated mission equipment with two new jet planes and new mission equipment for the Government Flying Service	Deferred