AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 25 JANUARY 2019,
FROM 3:15 PM (OR AN EARLIER TIME BETWEEN
3:00 PM AND 3:15 PM)NOTELegend symbol denoting If the preceding House Committee meeting ends before 3:00 pm, the Finance Committee meeting will start at 3:00 pm; if the preceding House Committee meeting ends between 3:00 pm and 3:15 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.
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| 1. | FCR(2018-19)72*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 11 January 2019. | HEAD 138 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : DEVELOPMENT BUREAU (PLANNING AND LANDS BRANCH)
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent New Item "Funding Scheme to Support the Use of Vacant Government Sites by Non-government Organisations" (This item invites Members to approve a new non-recurrent commitment of $1 billion for the implementation of a funding scheme to support the use of vacant government sites by non-government organisations.) | ||
| (In attendance : Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands)7/Assistant Director of Lands (Specialist 2))
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| (This item was discussed by the Panel on Development on 27 November 2018)
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| 2. | FCR(2018-19)73*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 11 January 2019. | RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 19 DECEMBER 2018
(EC(2018-19)17#Legend symbol denoting Item requested by members for discussion and separate voting by the Finance Committee. – Creation of two permanent posts of Principal Government Counsel (DL3), one each in the Civil Division and the Law Drafting Division of the Department of Justice to better cope with the substantial increase in workload arising from the existing and new initiatives in the two Divisions) (This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Establishment Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 19 December 2018.) | ||
| (In attendance : Director of Administration and Development/Law Officer (Civil Law), Department of Justice/Law Draftsman, Department of Justice/Deputy Law Draftsman II, Department of Justice/Deputy Law Officer (Civil Law)(Civil Litigation), Department of Justice/Senior Assistant Law Officer (Civil Law) (Civil Litigation)2, Department of Justice)
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| (This item was discussed by the Panel on Administration of Justice and legal Services on 28 May 2018)
(This item was discussed by the Establishment Subcommittee on 19 December 2018 and information paper ESC42/18-19(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee) | ||||
| 3. | FCR(2018-19)74*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 11 January 2019. | HEAD 156 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : EDUCATION BUREAU Subhead 700 General non-recurrent New Item "Funding Support to the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority" (This item invites Members to approve a new commitment of $360.8 million to support the effective operation of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority for four years from 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2022.) | ||
| (In attendance : Secretary for Education/Deputy Secretary for Education (5)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Education Infrastructure)/Secretary General of Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority)
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| (This item was discussed by the Panel on Education on 7 December 2018. Supplementary information paper CB(4)400/18-19(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)
(Written questions from Hon SHIU Ka-chun on 6 December 2018 (CB(4)467/18-19(01)) and information paper from the Administration on 24 January 2019 (CB(4)467/18-19(02))) (Written questions from Hon AU Nok-hin on 21 January 2019 (FC95/18-19(01)) and information paper from the Administration on 24 January 2019 (FC99/18-19(01))) | ||||
| 4. | FCR(2018-19)76 | CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND HEAD 710 – COMPUTERISATION Social Welfare Department New Subhead "Redevelopment of Client Information System" New Subhead "Redevelopment of Service Performance Management Information System" (This item invites Members to approve the creation of the following two new commitments for the Social Welfare Department – | ||
| (a) | $316,877,000 for the redevelopment of Client Information System; and
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| (b) | $65,424,000 for the redevelopment of Service Performance Management Information System.)
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| (In attendance : Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare/Deputy Director of Social Welfare (Administration)/Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Subventions)/Principal Social Work Officer (Information Systems and Technology), Social Welfare Department/Senior Systems Manager (Information Systems and Technology), Social Welfare Department)
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| (This item was discussed by the Panel on Welfare Services on 10 December 2018. Supplementary information paper CB(2)534/18-19(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)
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# Item requested by members for discussion and separate voting by the Finance Committee.
* Items carried over from the meeting held on 11 January 2019.
Note If the preceding House Committee meeting ends before 3:00 pm, the Finance Committee meeting will start at 3:00 pm; if the preceding House Committee meeting ends between 3:00 pm and 3:15 pm, the Finance Committee meeting will start immediately after the House Committee meeting.