Finance Committee Meeting

held on Friday, 29 November 2019, from 8:45 am to 12:45 pm
and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Record of decisions

ItemPaper No.SubjectDecisions
1.FCR(2019-20)39 HEAD 62 – HOUSING DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Rent payment for public housing tenants"

HEAD 147 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT:
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE TREASURY BUREAU (THE TREASURY BRANCH)
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
Item 881 Electricity charges subsidy for eligible residential accounts

HEAD 156 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT: EDUCATION BUREAU
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Provision of a subsidy to day-school students in 2019/20 school year"

HEAD 170 – SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "One-off extra allowance to social security recipients"

HEAD 173 – WORKING FAMILY AND STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Items "One-off extra allowance to Working Family Allowance recipients"; and "One-off extra allowance to Individual-based Work Incentive Transport Subsidy recipients"

HEAD 152 – GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT: COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUREAU (COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND TOURISM BRANCH)
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New item "SME Financing Guarantee Scheme – 90% Guarantee Product"

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

Under deliberation
2.FCR(2019-20)33 2019-20 CIVIL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT

Not dealt with
3.FCR(2019-20)34HEAD 22 – AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Financial Commitment for Culling of Pigs due to African Swine Fever"

Not dealt with
4.FCR(2019-20)5RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 29 MARCH 2019

Not dealt with

PWSC(2018-19)40
  • Site formation and infrastructure works for public housing development at Wang Chau, Yuen Long
 
5.FCR(2019-20)7RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 22 MARCH 2019

Not dealt with

EC(2018-19)26
  • Creation of one permanent post of Principal Government Engineer (D3) to lead the new Project Strategy and Governance Office for implementing strategic initiatives and enhancing capabilities in cost surveillance and project governance
EC(2018-19)26
  • Making permanent of one Government Engineer (D2) supernumerary post in the Works Branch of the Development Bureau to lead the new Project Strategy and Governance Office for implementing strategic initiatives and enhancing capabilities in cost surveillance and project governance
 
6.FCR(2019-20)38RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 14 MAY 2019

Not dealt with

PWSC(2018-19)46
  • Relocation of supporting operational facilities of Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station Complex, Fire Services Club and other Fire Services accommodations to To Wah Road, Kowloon
PWSC(2018-19)46
  • Infrastructure Works for West Kowloon Cultural District, phase 1
PWSC(2018-19)46
  • Integrated Basement for West Kowloon Cultural District - remaining works
 
7.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
8.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