24-39  Government Expenditure (General Revenue Account and Funds)     
  (HKD 100 million)
Item 1999/2000 2000/2001 2001/2002 2002/2003 2003/2004
           
  Operating Expenditure                                                                    
      Recurrent Expenditure                                                                  
          Personal Emoluments                 464.88 504.97 519.09 509.66 492.63
          Personnel Related Expenses          50.35 51.16 48.70 48.30 48.81
          Pensions                            82.54 93.81 128.99 121.07 134.82
          Departmental Expenses               101.84 129.34 143.66 155.63 150.73
          Other Charges                       295.90 303.55 313.28 336.55 346.28
      Subventions                          
          Education                           222.82 238.60 251.37 258.94 257.98
          Health                              276.09 282.21 295.46 295.53 291.12
          Social Welfare                      60.65 64.53 69.60 68.18 69.22
          Universities and Polytechnics        137.11 131.31 132.58 131.89 129.04
          Vocational Training Council         21.16 20.39 20.67 20.05 19.26
          Miscellaneous                       25.79 25.35 32.52 34.24 33.02
      Other Non-recurrent                   20.08 21.64 31.51 23.06 59.43
   Total Operating Expenditure             1759.21 1866.86 1987.43 2003.10 2032.34
   Capital Expenditure                    
      Plant, Equipment and Works Subventions 13.72 8.53 9.84 9.52 7.64
          Education                           3.85 4.64 3.98 4.13 3.55
          Health                              4.11 3.71 3.85 3.99 3.73
          Vocational Training Council         0.19 0.67 1.07 0.71 0.37
          Miscellaneous                       1.39 1.10 0.70 0.70 2.57
      Funds                                
          Capital Works Reserve Funds    294.90 305.77 303.30 309.19 344.86
          Capital Investment Fund             85.10 81.02 3.05 29.40 42.53
             (Equity Investments)       
          Loan Fund                        65.80 53.10 72.77 27.89 21.81
          Disaster Relief Fund              0.32 0.43 0.08 0.19 0.16
          Innovation and Technology Fund 1.84 3.10 2.83 2.95 4.71
          Lotteries Fund - - - - 10.39
   Total Capital Expenditure and Equity    471.22 462.07 401.47 388.67 442.32
     Investments                           
   Total Government Expenditure and 2230.43 2328.93 2388.90 2391.77 2474.66
     Equity Investments