AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 23 APRIL 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 5:30 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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| Item No. | Subject | ||||
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| 1. | FCR(2021-22)1 | RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 17 MARCH 2021
(EC(2020-21)9 – Creation of one supernumerary post of Chief Fire Officer (GDS(C)2) in the Fire Services Department to strengthen the supervision, direction and support to the operation in the New Territories Command) (This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Establishment Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 17 March 2021.) | |||
| (This item was discussed by the Panel on Security on 3 November 2020)
(This item was discussed by the Establishment Subcommittee on 17 March 2021) | |||||
| 2. | FCR(2021-22)2 | RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 17 MARCH 2021
(EC(2020-21)10 – Creation of one permanent post of Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Excise (GDS(C)2) in the Customs and Excise Department, to be offset by the deletion of one permanent post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2), to rationalise the directorate support for the Administration and Human Resource Development Branch) (This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Establishment Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 17 March 2021.) | |||
| (This item was discussed by the Panel on Security on 3 November 2020)
(This item was discussed by the Establishment Subcommittee on 17 March 2021) | |||||
| 3. | FCR(2021-22)3 | RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 17 MARCH 2021
(EC(2020-21)11 – Retention of one supernumerary post of Assistant Director of Social Welfare (D2) in the Social Welfare Department to continue to head the Licensing and Regulation Branch with a view to strengthening the monitoring of residential care homes for the elderly and residential care homes for persons with disabilities and taking forward various initiatives to improve the service quality of residential care homes on an on-going basis) (This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Establishment Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 17 March 2021.) | |||
| (This item was discussed by the Panel on Welfare on 8 February 2021)
(This item was discussed by the Establishment Subcommittee on 17 March 2021 and information paper ESC42/20-21(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee) | |||||
| 4. | FCR(2021-22)4 | RECOMMENDATION OF THE
PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE
ON 24 MARCH 2021
(PWSC(2020-21)37 – | |||
| 184DR | Refurbishment and upgrading of West Kowloon transfer station
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| 185DR | Refurbishment and upgrading of Island West and Island East transfer stations)
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| (This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on
24 March 2021.)
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| (The item was discussed by the Panel on Environmental Affairs on 22 February 2021. Supplementary information paper CB(1)702/20-21(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)
(This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 24 March 2021) | |||||
| 5. | FCR(2020-21)106*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 26 March 2021. | HEAD 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
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| Item 524 Export Marketing and Trade and Industrial Organisation Support Fund
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| (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.)
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| (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) | |||||
| 6. | FCR(2020-21)107*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 26 March 2021. | CAPITAL 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 26 March 2021.