Finance Committee Meeting

held on Saturday, 18 April 2020,
from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Record of decisions

ItemPaper No.SubjectDecisions
1.FCR(2020-21)2HEAD 142 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT:OFFICES OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCIAL SECRETARY
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
Item 803 Anti-epidemic Fund

HEAD 170 – SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New item "Special Scheme of Assistance to the Unemployed"

HEAD 152 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT: COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUREAU (COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND TOURISM BRANCH)
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
Item 833 SME Financing Guarantee Scheme – Special Concessionary Measures

LOAN FUND
HEAD 252 – LOANS TO SCHOOLS/TEACHERS
Subhead 104 Loans to non-profit-making international schools
Subhead 106 Start-up loan for post-secondary education providers

HEAD 254 – LOANS TO STUDENTS
Subhead 101 Means-tested loan for tertiary students pursuing
publicly-funded programmes
Subhead 102 Non-means-tested loan scheme
Subhead 103 Means-tested loan for post-secondary students

HEAD 262 – PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Subhead 101 Fisheries Loans


Under deliberation
2.FCR(2019-20)49RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 22 JANUARY 2020

Not dealt with

EC(2019-20)14
  • Retention of one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Home Affairs Bureau (HAB) to continue to head the Recreation and Sport Division (2) of Recreation and Sport Branch in the HAB
 
3.FCR(2019-20)10CAPITAL 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
4.FCR(2019-20)25 RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 7 MAY 2019

Not dealt with

EC(2018-19)37
  • Creation of five permanent posts of three judicial posts of Judge of the District Court (JSPS 13) in the Judiciary to strengthen the judicial establishment of the Family Court; and two civil service posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 (D4) to head a new Planning and Quality Division and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) to strengthen directorate support for the Chief Justice's Private Office in the Judiciary Administration
 
5.FCR(2019-20)21RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 26 APRIL 2019

Not dealt with

PWSC(2018-19)44
  • Flight Simulator Training Centre of the Government Flying Service
 
6.FCR(2019-20)40INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY FUND
HEAD 111 – INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
New Subhead "Re-industrialisation Funding Scheme"

HEAD 184 – TRANSFERS TO FUNDS
Subhead 992 "Payment to the Innovation and Technology Fund"
Subhead 987 "Payment to the Capital Investment Fund"

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
HEAD 962 – INDUSTRY
New Subhead "Equity in the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation for developing a Microelectronics Centre"


Not dealt with
7.FCR(2019-20)41HEAD 170 – SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Subhead 179 Comprehensive social security assistance scheme
Subhead 180 Social security allowance scheme


Not dealt with
8.FCR(2020-21)1 INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY FUND
HEAD 111 – INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Subhead 104 The Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
Subhead 105 The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel
Subhead 106 The Automotive Parts and Accessory Systems Research and Development Centre
Subhead 107 The Research and Development Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Enabling Technologies


Not dealt with