LegCo Paper No. FC 147/96-97
(These minutes have been
seen by the Administration)
Ref : CB1/F/1/2
Legislative Council Finance Committee
Minutes of the proceedings of the meeting held on Friday, 13 June 1997, at 2:30 pm in the Legislative Council Chamber
Members present :
Dr Hon YEUNG Sum (Chairman)
Hon CHAN Kam-lam (Deputy Chairman)
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW, OBE, JP
Hon SZETO Wah
Hon Edward S T HO, OBE, JP
Hon Ronald ARCULLI, OBE, JP
Hon Albert CHAN Wai-yip
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong
Hon Michael HO Mun-ka
Hon Eric LI Ka-cheung, OBE, JP
Hon Henry TANG Ying-yen, JP
Hon Zachary WONG Wai-yin
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun, OBE, JP
Hon LEE Cheuk-yan
Hon CHAN Wing-chan
Hon David CHU Yu-lin
Hon IP Kwok-him
Hon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuen, JP
Dr Hon LAW Cheung-kwok
Hon LEE Kai-ming
Hon MOK Ying-fan
Hon Margaret NG
Hon TSANG Kin-shing
Dr Hon John TSE Wing-ling
Hon Mrs Elizabeth WONG, CBE, ISO, JP
Hon Lawrence YUM Sin-ling
Members absent :
Hon Allen LEE, CBE, JP
Hon Martin LEE, QC, JP
Dr Hon David K P LI, OBE, LLD (Cantab), JP
Hon NGAI Shiu-kit, OBE, JP
Hon LAU Wong-fat, OBE, JP
Hon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yee, OBE, JP
Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung, OBE, JP
Hon CHIM Pui-chung
Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee
Dr Hon HUANG Chen-ya, MBE
Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing, JP
Hon LEE Wing-tat
Hon Fred LI Wah-ming
Hon James TO Kun-sun
Dr Hon Philip WONG Yu-hong
Hon Howard YOUNG, JP
Hon Christine LOH Kung-wai
Hon CHAN Yuen-han
Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
Hon Paul CHENG Ming-fun, JP
Hon CHENG Yiu-tong
Dr Hon Anthony CHEUNG Bing-leung
Hon CHEUNG Hon-chung
Hon CHOY Kan-pui, JP
Hon Albert HO Chun-yan
Hon LAU Chin-shek, JP
Hon LAW Chi-kwong
Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung
Hon Bruce LIU Sing-lee
Hon LO Suk-ching
Hon NGAN Kam-chuen
Hon SIN Chung-kai
Public officers attending :
- Mr K C KWONG
- JP Secretary for the Treasury
- Mr Kevin HO, JP
- Deputy Secretary for the Treasury (1)
- Mr D W PESCOD
- Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service
- Mrs Philomena LEUNG
- Principal Assistant Secretary for the Civil Service
- Mrs Carrie LAM
- JP Deputy Secretary for the Treasury (3)
- Mr S F CHING
- Assistant Director of Accounting Services
- Ms Eva TO
- Principal Assistant Secretary for Housing
- Mr Eric HO
- Chief Executive Officer of Housing Branch
Clerk in attendance :
- Mrs Vivian KAM
- Assistant Secretary General 1
Staff in attendance :
- Mrs Constance LI
- Chief Assistant Secretary (Finance Committee)
- Ms Anita SIT
- Senior Assistant Secretary (Finance Committee)1
Item No. 1 - FCR(97-98)12
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 14 MAY 1997
The Committee approved the proposal.
Item No. 2 - FCR(97-98)13
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 9 AND 21 MAY 1997
2. The Committee approved the proposal.
Item No. 3 - FCR(97-98)16
CIVIL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT 1997
3. The Chairman declared interest on behalf of all those members who were employees of subvented non-government organisations and who would benefit from the proposed pay adjustment.
4. The Committee approved the proposal.
Item No. 4 - FCR(97-98)14
CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 710 - COMPUTERISATION
Treasury
New Subhead "Replacement of ICL Mainframe Computer"
5. Responding to members enquiries, the Deputy Secretary for the Treasury (3) (DS/Tsy(3)) advised that the design capacity of the new system would cater for the anticipated growth in transaction volume from 1.43 million transactions to 1.92 million in the next five years. The proposed system would be capable of expansion to accommodate further increase in demand if necessary. While the replacement system would not result in changes in staff establishment, its enhanced capabilities would definitely improve the efficiency of the overall throughput.
6. With regard to the cheaper costs for the new system when compared to the existing mainframe computer installed in 1990, DS/Tsy(3) advised that the market price for computer hardware had gone down in recent years. In reply to a member, DS/Tsy(3) confirmed that the Government would continue to use ICL computer for the replacement system. She also advised that the normal life span of the mainframe system would be about seven to eight years.
7. The Committee approved the proposal.
Item No. 5 - FCR(97-98)15
LOAN FUND
NEW HEAD "LOAN TO ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY"
8. The Committee approved the proposal.
9. The Committee was adjourned at 2:40 pm.
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 June 1997
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