Finance Committee Meeting

held on Friday, 15 January 2010, at 3:00 pm

Record of decisions

ItemPaper No.SubjectDecisions
1.FCR(2009-10)44RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 2 AND 3 DECEMBER 2009

PWSC(2009-10)68
  • Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link - construction of railway works

Approved
(Division ordered -
Yes - 31
No - 21
Abstention - 0)

PWSC(2009-10)69
  • Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link - construction of non-railway works

Approved
(Division ordered -
Yes - 31
No - 21
Abstention - 0)

PWSC(2009-10)72
  • Special ex-gratia payments in relation to the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail link

Approved
(Division ordered -
Yes - 30
No - 0
Abstention - 1)

PWSC(2009-10)75
  • North Lantau Hospital, phase 1

Deferred

2.FCR(2009-10)43HEAD 63 - HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Enhancing Diversified Community Activities"


Deferred

3.FCR(2009-10)45HEAD 112 - LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMISSION
Subhead 885 Legislative Council Commission
New Item "Integration and Application of Information Technology in the New Legislative Council Complex"


Deferred

4.FCR(2009-10)47RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 16 DECEMBER 2009

Deferred

PWSC(2009-10)78
  • Block allocations for Heads 701 to 711 under the Capital Works Reserve Fund

Deferred

PWSC(2009-10)79
  • Extension of Man Kam To food inspection facilities

Deferred

5.FCR(2009-10)46RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 9 DECEMBER 2009

Deferred

EC(2009-10)11
  • Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Narcotics Division of Government Secretariat: Security Bureau for a period of three years with effect from 17 February 2010 to support escalated efforts in the combat against drug abuse, in particular to take forward initiatives on drug testing and the provision of downstream support services in drug treatment and rehabilitation for young drug abusers

Deferred

EC(2009-10)12
  • Proposed the following for setting up a new Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section in the Works Branch of Government Secretariat: Development Bureau -

    (a)creation of two permanent posts in new grades and ranks of one Head of Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section (D2) and one Head of Tree Management Office (D1);

    (b)permanent redeployment of one permanent post of Chief Landscape Architect (D1) from Architectural Services Department; and

    (c)an increase in the establishment ceiling in 2009-10 under Head 159 from $90,414,000 by $11,489,220 to $101,903,220;

    to implement the improvement measures recommended by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Task Force on Tree Management and to facilitate the adoption of a holistic approach to greening, landscape and tree management within the Government
Deferred