24-39  Government Spending (General Revenue Account and Funds)
 
 
        (HKD 100 million)
Item 2001/2002 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006
           
  Operating Expenditure                                          
      Recurrent Expenditure                                          
          Personal Emoluments 519.09 509.66 492.63 465.31 446.65
          Personnel Related Expenses 48.70 48.30 48.81 46.99 43.09
          Pensions 128.99 121.07 134.82 149.00 128.34
          Departmental Expenses 143.66 155.63 150.73 148.03 152.94
          Other Charges 313.28 336.55 346.28 350.11 351.10
      Subventions  
          Education 251.37 258.94 257.98 254.88 256.06
          Health 295.46 295.53 291.12 278.44 270.75
          Social Welfare 69.60 68.18 69.22 65.32 63.40
          Universities and Polytechnics 132.58 131.89 129.04 118.72 113.26
          Vocational Training Council 20.67 20.05 19.26 17.66 16.89
          Miscellaneous 32.52 34.24 33.02 28.49 29.14
      Non-recurrent 31.51 23.06 59.43 46.11 53.00
      Total Operating Expenditure 1987.43 2003.10 2032.34 1969.06 1924.62
  Capital Spending  
      Plant, Equipment and Works 9.84 9.52 7.64 8.23 6.76
      Subventions  
          Education 3.98 4.13 3.55 3.52 3.44
          Health 3.85 3.99 3.73 3.09 2.87
          Vocational Training Council 1.07 0.71 0.37 0.27 0.29
          Miscellaneous 0.70 0.70 2.57 0.34 0.20
      Funds  
          Capital Works Reserve Funds 303.30 309.19 344.86 337.25 289.54
          Capital Investment Fund 3.05 29.40 42.53 60.57 65.50
             (Equity Investments)    
          Loan Fund 72.77 27.89 21.81 25.53 25.20
          Disaster Relief Fund 0.08 0.19 0.16 0.38 0.18
          Innovation and Technology Fund 2.83 2.95 4.71 3.69 3.65
          Lotteries Fund① - - 10.39 10.42 8.46
      Total Capital Spending 401.47 388.67 442.32 453.29 406.09
   Total Government Spending 2388.90 2391.77 2474.66 2422.35 2330.71
           
            
Note :Figures for 2005/2006 are subject to audit by the Director of Audit.   
            The Lotteries Fund was included in the Consolidated Account of the Government with effect from 1 April 2003.  This is consistent with the   
               accounting treatment of other Funds established by resolution of the Legislative Council.  
               "-" Not applicable.