23-30      Government Expenditure (General Revenue Account and Funds)  

 

 

 

 

 

(HKD million)

Item

1996/1997

1997/1998

1998/1999

1999/2000

2000/2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Operating Expenditure                 

        

        

        

        

        

      Recurrent Expenditure               

        

        

        

        

        

          Personal Emoluments                

37404

40114

44092

46488

50497

          Personnel Related Expenses        

4129

4345

4708

5035

5116

          Pensions                          

8724

9272

7395

8254

9381

          Departmental Expenses              

7062

8067

8935

10184

12934

          Other Charges                     

21147

24139

28568

29590

30355

      Subventions                         

        

        

        

 

 

          Education                          

17179

18877

21082

22282

23860

          Health                            

20930

24040

26562

27609

28221

          Social Welfare                    

3207

4598

5419

6065

6453

          Universities and Polytechnics      

10723

11792

13189

13711

13131

          Vocational Training Council       

1668

1806

1968

2116

2039

          Miscellaneous                     

2564

2336

2359

2579

2535

      Other Non-recurrent                 

1116

11180

13129

2008

2164

   Total Operating Expenditure           

135853

160566

177406

175921

186686

   Capital Expenditure                   

        

        

        

 

 

      Plant, Equipment and Works          

616

852

790

1372

853

      Subventions                         

        

        

        

 

 

          Education                         

416

409

322

385

464

          Health                            

339

17

380

411

371

          Vocational Training Council       

14

21

46

19

67

          Miscellaneous                     

1274

618

706

139

110

      Funds                                

 

        

        

 

 

          Capital Works Reserve Funds     

29168

28772

31267

29490

30577

          Capital Investment Fund           

9036

119

20545

8510

8102

             (Equity Investments)           

        

        

        

 

 

          Loan Fund                       

5944

2948

7856

6580

5310

          Disaster Relief Fund            

20

38

38

32

43

          Innovation and Technology Fund

-

-

-

184

310

   Total Capital Expenditure and Equity  

46827

33794

61950

47122

46207

     Investments                          

        

        

        

 

 

   Total Government Expenditure and

182680

194360

239356

223043

232893

     Equity Investments                          

        

        

        

        

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: The Capital Works Reserve Fund was established on 20 January 1982 by Resolution of the former Legislative Council for the purpose

              of financing the Public Works Programme, acquisition of land and payment for interest on bond.

 

 

           The Capital Investment Fund and the Loan Fund were established on 1 April 1990 by Resolution of the former Legislative Council.

              These funds assumed the functions of the former Development Loan Fund, the Mass Transit Fund and the Student Loan Fund.

           The Disaster Relief Fund was established on 1 December of 1993 by Resolution of the former Legislative Council for purpose of

               humanitarian aid in relief of disasters that occur outside Hong Kong.  

 

 

 

           The Innovation and Technology Fund was established on 30 June 1999 by Resolution of the Legislative Council to finance projects to

               help promote innovation and technology upgrading in manufacturing and service industries.