AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014, AT 4:30 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(2014-15)1*Legend symbol denoting Items which will be removed from the agenda if the Appropriation Bill 2014 is not yet passed as at 2 May 2014RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 19 FEBRUARY AND 5 MARCH 2014

(This item seeks approval of the recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee made at its meetings held on 19 February and 5 March 2014.)

(In attendance : Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing)/ Deputy Director of Housing (Development and Construction))

2.FCR(2014-15)2RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 19 MARCH 2014

(This item seeks approval of the recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 19 March 2014.)

(In attendance : Under Secretary for Development/Principal Assistant Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands)/Project Manager (New Territories North and West), Civil Engineering and Development Department/Assistant Director of Civil Engineering and Development (Development)/Chief Engineer (Project Division 2)(New Territories North and West), Civil Engineering and Development Department/Assistant Director of Planning (New Territories)/Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Elderly))

3.FCR(2014-15)4*Legend symbol denoting Items which will be removed from the agenda if the Appropriation Bill 2014 is not yet passed as at 2 May 2014HEAD 156 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : EDUCATION BUREAU
Subhead 700 General Non-recurrent
New Item "Grant to the Vocational Training Council for implementing the Pilot Training and Support Scheme"

(This item invites Members to approve a new commitment of $144 million for the Vocational Training Council to implement the Pilot Training and Support Scheme.)

(In attendance : Secretary for Education/Deputy Secretary for Education/ Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Further Education)/Deputy Executive Director, Vocational Training Council/Assistant Executive Director (Headquarters Division), Vocational Training Council)

(Discussed by Education Panel on 27 January 2014)

4.FCR(2014-15)5WRITE-OFF OF A JUDGEMENT DEBT

(This item invites Members to approve the write-off of an irrecoverable debt totalling $824,344.47 owed to the Government by a former Supplies Supervisor II responsible for handling case property of the Hong Kong Police Force.)

(In attendance : Under Secretary for Security/Principal Assistant Secretary for Security/Assistant Commissioner of Police (Support)/Deputy Regional Commander (New Territories South), Hong Kong Police Force/Chief Inspector General Support (Support Branch), Hong Kong Police Force)

(Discussed by Security Panel on 7 February 2014)

5.FCR(2014-15)6CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
HEAD 973 – TOURISM
Subhead 101 Equity in Hongkong International Theme Parks Limited
Subhead 102 Loan in Hongkong International Theme Parks Limited

(This item invites Members to approve an increase in the Government’s equity in the Hongkong International Theme Parks Limited (HKITP) through conversion of part of an existing loan from the Capital Investment Fund (CIF) to the HKITP, and approve the provision of a new term loan from the CIF to the HKITP, as part of the financial arrangements to enable the company to implement a new hotel development project at the Hong Kong Disneyland.)

(In attendance : Commissioner for Tourism/Deputy Commissioner for Tourism/ Managing Director, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort/Vice President, Public Affairs, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort)

(Discussed by Economic Development Panel on 24 February 2014)

6.FCR(2014-15)7CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 708 –CAPITAL SUBVENTIONS AND MAJOR SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
Marine Department
New Subhead "Procurement of Ground Receiving Station of the Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue Satellite System"

(This item invites Members to approve a new commitment of $41,400,000 for the procurement of the ground receiving station of the Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue Satellite System for the Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre of the Marine Department.)

(In attendance : Under Secretary for Security/Government Security Officer, Security Bureau/Assistant Director of Marine (Port Control)/Senior Marine Officer (Search and Rescue), Marine Department/Senior Electronics Engineer (Engineering and Systems), Marine Department)

(Discussed by Security Panel on 8 April 2014)

* Items which will be removed from the agenda if the Appropriation Bill 2014 is not yet passed as at 2 May 2014

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