AGENDA FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 26 JANUARY 2018,
FROM 3:30 PM TO 7:30 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.

Item No.Subject
1.FCR(2017-18)51*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 19 January 2018. RECOMMENDATION OF THE
PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE
ON 15 NOVEMBER 2017

(PWSC(2017-18)20 – Academic building at No. 3 Sassoon Road)

(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 15 November 2017.)

(In attendance : Under Secretary for Education/Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Higher Education)/Secretary-General, University Grants Committee Secretariat/Chief Technical Adviser (Subvented Projects), Architectural Services Department/Executive Vice-President (Administration and Finance), The University of Hong Kong/Associate Dean (Development and Infrastructure), Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong/Director of Estates, The University of Hong Kong/Principal, Architecture, Design and Research Group Ltd)

(The item was discussed by the Panel on Education on 15 May 2017. Supplementary information paper CB(4)1129/16-17(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Panel)

(This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 15 November 2017 and information paper PWSC50/17-18(01) has been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee)

2.FCR(2017-18)52*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 19 January 2018. RECOMMENDATION OF THE
PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE
ON 29 NOVEMBER 2017

(PWSC(2017-18)21 – Development of Anderson Road Quarry Site)

(This item seeks approval of the recommendation of the Public Works Subcommittee made at its meeting held on 29 November 2017.)

(In attendance : Deputy Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands)/Director of Civil Engineering and Development/Deputy Project Manager (East), Civil Engineering and Development Department/Chief Engineer (East 2), Civil Engineering and Development Department)

(This item was discussed by the Panel on Development on 28 March 2017 and 25 April 2017. Supplementary information papers CB(1)847/16-17(01) and CB(1)1190/16-17(01) have been provided by the Administration to the Panel)

(This item was discussed by the Public Works Subcommittee on 15 and 29 November 2017 and information papers PWSC34/17-18(01) and PWSC79/17-18(01) have been provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee)

(Written question from Hon CHU Hoi-dick on 29 November 2017 (PWSC38/17-18(01)) and information paper from the Administration on 19 January 2018 (PWSC79/17-18(02)))

3.FCR(2017-18)53*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 19 January 2018. CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 710 - COMPUTERISATION
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
New Subhead "Development of New Intelligent Sports and Recreation Services Booking and Information System"

(This item invites Members to approve a new commitment of $499,816,000 for development of a new intelligent sports and recreation services booking and information system.)

(In attendance : Under Secretary for Home Affairs/Principal Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs (Recreation and Sport)/Director of Leisure and Cultural Services/Assistant Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (Leisure Services)/Head (Information Technology), Leisure and Cultural Services Department)

(Written question from Hon Charles MOK on 25 April 2017 (CB(2)1513/16-17(01)) and information paper from the Administration on 25 April 2017 (CB(2)1513/16-17(02)))

(The item was discussed by the Panel on Home Affairs on 26 April 2017)

4.FCR(2017-18)54 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
HEAD 962 - INDUSTRY
New Subhead "Equity in the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation for an InnoCell"

(This item invites Members to approve –

(a)a commitment to inject $560 million as equity from the Capital Investment Fund; and

(b)a guarantee by the Government for a commercial loan amounting to $240 million and the interest arising therefrom

to the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation for developing an InnoCell adjacent to the Hong Kong Science Park.)

(In attendance : Secretary for Innovation and Technology/Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Technology/Commissioner for Innovation and Technology/Deputy Commissioner for Innovation and Technology/Assistant Commissioner for Innovation and Technology (Infrastructure and Quality Services)/Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation/Senior Manager, (Development), Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation)

(This item was discussed by the Panel on Commence and Industry on 18 July 2017 and 21 November 2017. Supplementary information papers CB(1)212/17-18(03) and CB(1)477/17-18(01) have been provided by the Administration to the Panel)

5.FCR(2017-18)55 HEAD 186 – TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT
Subhead 000 Operational expenses
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New item "Developing a new system to process subsidy amount, modifying relevant software and hardware and installing dedicated readers for subsidy collection and registration of expenses on monthly/day passes for implementing the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme"

(This item invites Members to approve –

(a)a new non-recurrent commitment of $69.85 million under Head 186 Transport Department Subhead 700 General non-recurrent for developing a new system to process subsidy amount, modifying relevant software and hardware and installing dedicated readers for subsidy collection and registration of expenses on monthly/day passes for implementing the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme; and

(b)an increase in the ceiling placed on the total notional annual mid-point salary value of non-directorate posts in the permanent establishment of Transport Department in 2017-18 from $810,144,000 by $12,667,380 to $822,811,380 for the creation of 15 non-directorate civil service posts (including 13 permanent and two time-limited posts) for implementing the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme.)

(In attendance : Under Secretary for Transport and Housing/Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/Assistant Commissioner for Transport (Management and Paratransit)/Principal Transport Officer (Ferry and Paratransit), Transport Department)

(The item was discussed by the Panel on Transport on 9 January 2018)


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* Items carried over from the meeting held on 19 January 2018.