AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2018,
FROM 3:30 PM (OR AN EARLIER TIME BETWEEN
3:15 PM AND 3:30 PM)NOTELegend symbol denoting If the preceding House Committee meeting ends before 3:15 pm, the Finance Committee meeting will start at 3:15 pm; if the preceding House Committee meeting ends between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm, the Finance Committee meeting will start immediately after the House Committee meeting. TO 7:00 PM

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(2018-19)52A*Legend symbol denoting Item carried over from the 2017-18 LegCo Session and the meeting held on 2 November 2018.@Legend symbol denoting Replaced the FCR(2018-19)52 item. The revisions are shaded in grey for easy reference.HEAD 137 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : ENVIRONMENT BUREAU
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Electricity Charges Relief Scheme"

(This item invites Members to approve a new commitment of $8,700 million for providing electricity charges relief for eligible residential households over a period of five years.)

(In attendance : Secretary for the Environment/Deputy Secretary for the Environment/Principal Assistant Secretary for the Environment (Financial Monitoring)/Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (Electricity Team), Environment Bureau)

(This item was discussed by the Panel on Economic Development on 4 July 2018. Supplementary information paper CB(4)1387/17-18(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel))

(Written questions from Hon WU Chi-wai on 9 October 2018 (FC6/18-19(01)) and information paper from the Administration on 18 October 2018 (FC16/18-19(01)))

2.FCR(2018-19)58^Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 2 November 2018.HEAD 156 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : EDUCATION BUREAU
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Setting up of the Student Activities Support Fund"

(This item invites Members to approve the following two new commitments –

(a)$2.5 billion for the establishment of the Student Activities Support Fund; and

(b)$46 million to meet the funding requirement in 2019-20 for supporting students with financial needs to participate in life-wide learning activities.)

(In attendance : Under Secretary for Education/Deputy Secretary for Education (5)/Principal Education Officer (Curriculum Development)2, Education Bureau)

(This item was discussed by the Panel on Education on 1 June 2018. Supplementary information paper CB(4)1544/17-18(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)

(Information paper from the Administration on 15 October 2018 (FC11/18-19(01)))

3.FCR(2018-19)59^Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 2 November 2018.RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 11 JULY 2018

(PWSC(2018-19)28#Legend symbol denoting Items requested by members for discussion and separate voting by the Finance Committee.

458RO Signature Project Scheme (Kwun Tong District) – Construction of Music Fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade

68RE Signature Project Scheme (Wan Chai District) – Construction of Moreton Terrace Activities Centre)

(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 11 July 2018.)

(In attendance : Secretary for Home Affairs/Under Secretary for Home Affairs/Deputy Director of Home Affairs (1)/Chief Engineer (Works), Home Affairs Department/Project Director 3, Architectural Services Department/Chief Project Manager 303, Architectural Services Department/Chief Project Manager 302, Architectural Services Department/District Officer (Kwun Tong), Home Affairs Department/Chairman, Kwun Tong District Council/Chief Leisure Manager (Kowloon), Leisure and Cultural Services Department/District Officer (Wan Chai), Home Affairs Department/Chairman, Wan Chai District Council/Chief Leisure Manager (Hong Kong East), Leisure and Cultural Services Department)

(This item was discussed by the Panel on Home Affairs on 11 May 2015, 17 July 2015 and 21 December 2017. Supplementary information paper CB(2)1049/17-18(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)

(Item PWSC(2018-19)15 was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 28 and 30 May 2018 and 11 June 2018 and information papers PWSC242/17-18(01) and PWSC275/17-18(01) have been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee)

(This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 4 & 11 July 2018)

(Written questions from Hon KWONG Chun-yu and Miss Clarisse YEUNG, a member of the Wan Chai District Council on 11 January 2018 (PWSC71/17-18(02)) and information papers from the Administration on 19 January 2018 (PWSC81/17-18(01))

(Written questions from Hon AU Nok-hin and Hon Jeremy TAM Man-ho on 7 June 2018 (PWSC241/17-18(01), (02) and (03)) and information papers from the Administration on 11 June 2018 and 31 August 2018 (PWSC245/17-18(01)&(02) and PWSC311/17-18(01))

(Second batch of written questions from Hon Jeremy TAM man-ho on 22 June 2018 (PWSC261/17-18(01)) and information paper from the Administration on 3 July 2018 (PWSC277/17-18(01))

(Second batch of written questions from Hon AU Nok-hin on 6 July 2018 (PWSC291/17-18(01)) and information paper from the Administration (PWSC291/17-18(02))

(Letter from Hon WU Chi-wai to the Chairman on 15 October 2018 (FC35/18-19(01)) and information paper from the Administration on 19 October 2018 (FC35/18-19(02)))

(Letter from Hon Jeremy TAM Man-ho to the Chairman on 2 November 2018 (FC35/18-19(03)) and information paper from the Administration on 9 November 2018 (FC41/18-19(01)))

4.FCR(2018-19)60RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 24 OCTOBER 2018

(PWSC(2018-19)29#Legend symbol denoting Items requested by members for discussion and separate voting by the Finance Committee. – 702CL Kai Tak development – remaining infrastructure works for developments at the former runway and south apron)

(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 24 October 2018.)

(In attendance : Under Secretary for Development/Principal Assistant Secretary for Development (Works)2/Project Manager (East), Civil Engineering and Development Department/Chief Engineer (East 3), Civil Engineering and Development Department/Chief Engineer (East 5), Civil Engineering and Development Department))

(The item was discussed by the Panel on Development on 26 June 2018)

(This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 24 October 2018 and information paper PWSC26/18-19(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee)

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# Items requested by members for discussion and separate voting by the Finance Committee.

* Item carried over from the 2017-18 LegCo Session and the meeting held on 2 November 2018.

@ Replaced the FCR(2018-19)52 item. The revisions are shaded in grey for easy reference.

^ Items carried over from the meeting held on 2 November 2018.

Note If the preceding House Committee meeting ends before 3:15 pm, the Finance Committee meeting will start at 3:15 pm; if the preceding House Committee meeting ends between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm, the Finance Committee meeting will start immediately after the House Committee meeting.