AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 26 MARCH 2021,
FROM 3:00 PM (OR AN EARLIER TIME BETWEEN
2:45 PM AND 3:00 PM)NOTELegend symbol denoting If the preceding House Committee meeting ends before 2:45 pm, the Finance Committee meeting will start at 2:45 pm; if the preceding House Committee meeting ends between 2:45 pm and 3:00 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(2020-21)95*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 19 March 2021.RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 27 JANUARY 2021

(PWSC(2020-21)31#Legend symbol denoting Items subject to discussion and separate voting by the Finance Committee per member's/members' request. – 470RO Lung Tsun Stone Bridge Preservation Corridor at Kai Tak)


(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 27 January 2021.)

(In attendance: Commissioner for Heritage, Development Bureau/ Chief Assistant Secretary for Development (Works) 2/Executive Secretary (Antiquities and Monuments), Development Bureau/Director of Architectural Services/Senior Project Manager 330, Architectural Services Department/ Assistant Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (Leisure Services)1/ Senior Engineer 11 (East), Civil Engineering and Development Department)

(The item was discussed by the Panel on Development on 28 April 2020. Supplementary information paper CB(1)819/20-21(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)

(This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 27 January 2021 and information paper PWSC81/20-21(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee)

2.FCR(2020-21)101*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 19 March 2021.RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 17 FEBRUARY 2021

(EC(2020-21)8#Legend symbol denoting Items subject to discussion and separate voting by the Finance Committee per member's/members' request. – Creation of one permanent judicial post of Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court (JSPS 17) in the Judiciary with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee to strengthen the judicial establishment at that level of court; retention of one supernumerary civil service post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) for five years from 1 February 2022 to provide directorate support to the Planning and Quality Division of the Judiciary Administration; and creation of one supernumerary civil service post of Principal Executive Officer (D1) for five years with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee to provide directorate support to the Accommodation Section of the Planning and Quality Division of the Judiciary Administration)


(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Establishment Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 17 February 2021.)

(In attendance: Judiciary Administrator/Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)/Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Development) 1/ Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services)/Principal Executive Officer (Project Planning and Accommodation), Judiciary)

(This item was discussed by the Panel on Administration on Justice and Legal Services on 25 May 2020 and 2 November 2020. Supplementary information paper CB(4)207/20-21(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)

(This item was discussed by the Establishment Subcommittee on 17 February 2021 and information paper ESC30/20-21(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee)

(Written questions from Hon Holden CHOW on 23 February 2021 (ESC28/20-21(01)) and information paper from the Administration on 11 March 2021 (ESC35/20-21(01))

3.FCR(2020-21)100*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 19 March 2021.HEAD 173 – WORKING FAMILY AND STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY Subhead 199 Working family allowance

(This item invites Members to approve a supplementary provision of $795 million for 2021-22 under Head 173 Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency Subhead 199 Working family allowance to provide sufficient resources for handling the additional applications arising from the time-limited reduction of working hour requirements under the Working Family Allowance Scheme.)


(In attendance: Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare/Principal Executive Officer (Working Family Allowance Office), Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency)

(Briefed Panel on Welfare Services and Panel on Manpower on 8 February 2021)

4.FCR(2020-21)104HEAD 170 – SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
Item 811 Short-term food assistance

Subhead 000 Operational expenses

(This item invites Members to approve –


(a)an increase in commitment by $18.3 million from $1,259 million to $1,277.3 million under Head 170 Social Welfare Department Subhead 700 General non-recurrent Item 811 Short-term food assistance to meet the increase in demand for food assistance arising from the time-limited relaxation of the asset limits of the Short-term Food Assistance Service Projects; and

(b)a supplementary provision of $280.4 million for 2021-22 under Head 170 Social Welfare Department Subhead 000 Operational expenses to meet the increase in demand for food assistance arising from the time-limited relaxation of the asset limits of the Short-term Food Assistance Service Projects.)

(In attendance: Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare/Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Family and Child Welfare))

(Briefed Panel on Welfare Services on 8 February 2021)  

5.FCR(2020-21)105HEAD 148 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE TREASURY BUREAU (FINANCIAL SERVICES BRANCH)
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New item "100% Personal Loan Guarantee Scheme"

(This item invites Members to approve a new commitment of $15 billion under Head 148 Government Secretariat: Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Financial Services Branch) Subhead 700 General non-recurrent for introducing a new 100% Personal Loan Guarantee Scheme.)


(In attendance: Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services) 1/Principal Assistant Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services) 5/Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited/Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, HKMC Insurance Limited/Vice President (SME Financing Guarantee Scheme Operations), HKMC Insurance Limited)

(Discussed by Panel on Financial Affairs on 1 March 2021)

6.FCR(2020-21)102*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 19 March 2021.RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 24 FEBRUARY 2021

(PWSC(2020-21)33#Legend symbol denoting Items subject to discussion and separate voting by the Finance Committee per member's/members' request. – 35NM Modernisation of Aberdeen Market cum Cooked Food Centre)


(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 24 February 2021.)

(In attendance: Under Secretary for Food and Health/Principal Assistant Secretary for Food and Health (Food) 2/Deputy Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (Administration and Development)/Assistant Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (Market Special Duties)/Deputy Director of Architectural Services/Senior Project Manager 335, Architectural Services Department)

(This item was discussed by the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene on 25 January 2021. Supplementary information paper CB(2)785/20-21(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)

(This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 24 February 2021 and information paper PWSC89/20-21(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee)

7.FCR(2020-21)106HEAD 181 – TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
Item 836 Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales
Item 524 Export Marketing and Trade and Industrial Organisation Support Fund

(This item invites Members to approve the following changes to Head 181 Trade and Industry Department Subhead 700 General non-recurrent –

Item 836 Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales


(a)an increase in commitment by $1.5 billion from $4.5 billion to $6 billion, and an extension of the geographical coverage to include economies with which Hong Kong has signed Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements at the time of application under the Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales; and

Item 524 Export Marketing and Trade and Industrial Organisation Support Fund

(b)an expansion of funding scope of the SME Export Marketing Fund under the Export Marketing and Trade and Industrial Organisation Support Fund to cover large-scale exhibitions targeting the local market.)

(In attendance: Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development/ Principal Assistant Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce and Industry)5/Director-General of Trade and Industry/ Deputy Director-General of Trade and Industry (Bilateral Trade, Controls and Industries Support))

(Discussed by Panel on Commerce and Industry on 16 March 2021)  

8.FCR(2020-21)107CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 710 – COMPUTERISATION
Legal Aid Department
New Subhead "Revamp of Case Management and Case Accounting System and the related query system of the Legal Aid Department"

(This item invites Members to approve the creation of a new commitment of $79,072,000 for the revamp of the Case Management and Case Accounting System and Knowledge Support System of the Legal Aid Department.)


(In attendance: Assistant Director of Administration 2/Director of Legal Aid/Deputy Director of Legal Aid (Policy and Administration)/Assistant Director of Legal Aid (Policy and Development)/Assistant Principal Legal Aid Counsel (Legal Management and Support Section), Legal Aid Department/Senior System Manager (Information Technology Management Unit), Legal Aid Department)

(Briefed Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 1 March 2021. Supplementary information paper CB(4)624/20-21(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)

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Note If the preceding House Committee meeting ends before 2:45 pm, the Finance Committee meeting will start at 2:45 pm; if the preceding House Committee meeting ends between 2:45 pm and 3:00 pm, the Finance Committee meeting will start immediately after the House Committee meeting.

* Items carried over from the meeting held on 19 March 2021.

# Items subject to discussion and separate voting by the Finance Committee per member's/members' request.