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					(HKD 100 million)
Item	1999/2000	2000/2001	2001/2002	2002/2003	2003/2004

Opening Reserve Balances	4343.02	4442.54	4302.78	3725.03	3154.71*
Revenue①	2329.95	2250.60	1755.59	1774.89	2073.38
Expenditure①	2230.43	2328.93	2388.90	2391.77	2474.66
Surplus/(Deficit)	99.52	(78.33)	(633.31)	(616.88)	(401.28)
Profits-back of Provision for Loss in
Investments with the Exchange Fund	-	-61.43	55.56	5.87	-
Closing Reserve Balances	4442.54	4302.78	3725.03	3114.02	2753.43


Note: ①Figures exclude 'transfers between the General Revenue Account and Funds'.
*The balance at 1 April 2003 includes the balance of $4,069 million in the Lotteries Fund.