REVISED AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2012, AT 4:00 P.M.

Pecuniary 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 and voting in case of direct pecuniary interest.

Item No.Subject
1.FCR(2012-13)54
& 54A 		HEAD 170 – SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Subhead 000 Operational expenses
Subhead 180 Social security allowance scheme

(This item invites Members to approve an increase in the ceiling placed on the total notional annual mid-point salary value of all non-directorate posts in the permanent establishment of Social Welfare Department in 2012-13 from $1,982,675,000 by $23,264,040 to $2,005,939,040 to create 90 non-directorate civil service posts for implementing the Old Age Living Allowance.)

(In attendance : Secretary for Labour and Welfare/Deputy Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Welfare)/Director of Social Welfare/Deputy Director of Social Welfare (Administration))

(Discussed by Welfare Services Panel on 22, 25, 29 October and 12 November 2012)

2.FCR(2012-13)56#Legend symbol denoting Agenda item carried over from the meetings held on 16, 23 and 30 November 2012.2012-13 JUDICIAL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT

(This item invites Members to –

(a)approve, with effect from 1 April 2012, an increase in pay by 5.66% for judges and judicial officers; and

(b)note the financial implications of about $16.143 million in 2012-13 arising from item (a) above.)

(In attendance : Director of Administration/Assistant Director of Administration)

(Discussed by Administration of Justice and Legal Services Panel on 30 October 2012)

3.FCR(2012-13)55&Legend symbol denoting Agenda item carried over from the meeting held on 30 November 2012.HEAD 173 – STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Subhead 228 Student financial assistance

(This item invites Members to approve improvements to the Examination Fee Remission Scheme for needy non-Chinese speaking students at senior secondary level.)

(In attendance : Under Secretary for Education/Deputy Secretary for Education/Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Education Commission and Planning)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Curriculum Development)/Deputy Controller, Student Financial Assistance Agency)

(Discussed by Education Panel on 12 November 2012)

4.FCR(2012-13)58HEAD 37 – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
Item 887 Health Care Voucher Pilot Scheme

(This item invites Members to approve an increase in the annual amount of Elderly Health Care Voucher from $500 to $1,000 per eligible elder with effect from 1 January 2013.)

(In attendance : Secretary for Food and Health/Deputy Secretary for Food and Health (Health)/Assistant Director of Health (Family and Elderly Health Services))

(Discussed by Health Services Panel on 19 November 2012)

5.FCR(2012-13)59HEAD 94 – LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General other non-recurrent
New Item “Injection into the Supplementary Legal Aid Fund”

(This item invites Members to approve a one-off injection of $100 million into the Supplementary Legal Aid Fund.)

(In attendance : Principal Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs (Civic Affairs)/Deputy Director of Legal Aid (Administration)/Deputy Director of Legal Aid (Application and Processing))

(Discussed by Administration of Justice and Legal Services Panel on 28 March and 20 December 2011)

# Agenda item carried over from the meetings held on 16, 23 and 30 November 2012.

& Agenda item carried over from the meeting held on 30 November 2012.

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