Finance Committee Meeting

held on Friday, 17 May 2019,
from 4:30 pm (or an earlier time between 4:15 pm and 4:30 pm) to 7:00 pm

Record of decisions

ItemPaper No.SubjectDecisions
1.FCR(2018-19)93 RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 20 FEBRUARY 2019

Approved
(Division ordered -
Yes - 37
No - 6
Abstention - 3)

PWSC(2018-19)39
  • Immigration Headquarters in Tseung Kwan O
 
2.FCR(2019-20)2 RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 13 FEBRUARY 2019

Approved

PWSC(2018-19)38
  • A 30-classroom primary school at Shui Chuen O, Sha Tin
 
3.FCR(2019-20)4 RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 20 MARCH 2019

Not dealt with

PWSC(2018-19)32
  • Organic Resources Recovery Centre Phase 2
 
4.FCR(2019-20)5 RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 29 MARCH 2019

Not dealt with

PWSC(2018-19)40
  • Site formation and infrastructure works for public housing development at Wang Chau, Yuen Long
 
5.FCR(2019-20)7 RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 22 MARCH 2019

Not dealt with

EC(2018-19)26
  • Creation of one permanent post of Principal Government Engineer (D3) and making permanent of one Government Engineer (D2) supernumerary post in the Works Branch of the Development Bureau to lead the new Project Strategy and Governance Office for implementing strategic initiatives and enhancing capabilities in cost surveillance and project governance
 
6.FCR(2019-20)8 RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 22 MARCH 2019

Not dealt with

EC(2018-19)27
  • Making permanent of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) supernumerary post in the Environment Bureau to continue to take forward tasks in relation to the promotion of renewable energy and long term development of the electricity market
 
7.FCR(2019-20)9 RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 29 MARCH 2019

Not dealt with

EC(2018-19)28
  • Making permanent of one Principal Economist (D2) supernumerary post in the Office of the Government Economist under the Financial Secretary's Office to continue to conduct economic analyses and researches in areas of poverty, welfare and population
 
8.FCR(2019-20)10 CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 708 – CAPITAL SUBVENTIONS AND MAJOR SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
Hong Kong Observatory
New Subhead "Replacement of the Storm-detecting Weather Radar at Tai Mo Shan"
New Subhead "Procurement of a High Performance Computer System"

Not dealt with
9.FCR(2019-20)11 HEAD 190 – UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMITTEE
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Injection into the Research Endowment Fund"
New Item "Research Matching Grant Scheme"

Not dealt with
10.FCR(2019-20)12 HEAD 92 – DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New item "One-off Funding Support for the Development of an Online Dispute Resolution and Deal-making Platform by the Non-governmental eBRAM Centre"

Not dealt with
11.FCR(2019-20)13 RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 3 APRIL 2019

Not dealt with

EC(2018-19)30
  • Making permanent of four supernumerary posts of three Chief Engineer (D1) in the Civil Engineering and Development Department and one Chief Town Planner (D1) in the Planning Department; creation of two supernumerary posts of one Chief Estate Surveyor (D1) in the Lands Department and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Government Property Agency (GPA); and creation of one permanent post of Chief Estate Surveyor/Principal Valuation Surveyor (D1) in the GPA to take forward policy initiatives to increase land supply in the short, medium and long term
 
12.FCR(2019-20)14 RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 26 APRIL 2019

Not dealt with

PWSC(2018-19)45
  • Trunk Road T2 and Cha Kwo Ling Tunnel – Construction
 
13.FCR(2019-20)15 RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 30 APRIL 2019

Not dealt with

EC(2018-19)33
  • Creation of one permanent post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Transport Branch of the Transport and Housing Bureau to take forward various new initiatives for enhancing public transport services)
 
14.FCR(2019-20)16 HEAD 47 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT :OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
Item 894 "Enriched IT Programme in Secondary Schools"

Not dealt with
15.FCR(2019-20)17 HEAD 156 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT: EDUCATION BUREAU
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Payment of examination fees for school candidates sitting for the 2020 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination"

Not dealt with
16.FCR(2019-20)18 RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 30 APRIL 2019

Approved
(Division ordered -
Yes - 55
No - 0
Abstention - 0)

EC(2018-19)34
  • Establishment changes arising from the re-organisation of the Department of Health (DH) to take forward new statutes being introduced to step up protection of public health, as well as new initiatives and expanded services relating to Chinese medicine, disease prevention and health promotion, and strategic information technology development in DH