Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

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42 EMSD
Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04 Reply Serial No.
CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO
WRITTEN/SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION
ETWB(W) 016
Subhead(No. & title):
000 Operational expenses
Programme: 1 – Energy supply; electrical, gas and nuclear safety
2 – Mechanical engineering installations safety
3 – Energy efficiency and air quality
4 – Centralised services and special support
Controlling Officer: Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services
Director of Bureau: Secretary for Environment, Transport and Works
Question :
Question Serial No.
1123
In the 2003-04 Estimates, the provision for Allowances under Personal Emoluments is
$3,820,000, while the revised estimate for 2002-03 is $3,245,000. The increase in the
amount of allowances is about 18%. Please list the various allowances and the
expenditure for each allowance in the past year.
Asked by: Hon. CHEUNG Man-kwong
Reply:
Allowances under Personal Emoluments include the overtime and acting allowances. The
expenditures for the two allowances in 2002-03 are estimated to be $0.56 million and
$2.685 million respectively. The provision for allowances for 2003-04 is $0.6 million
(17.7%) higher than the revised estimate for 2002-03. This is mainly due to additional
requirement of overtime allowances for data input work arising from implementation of
the new accrual accounting system and acting allowances for acting appointments due to
increasing number of officers on pre-retirement leave.
Gototop
Signature
Name in block
letters Roger S. H. LAI
Post Title Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services
Date 20 March 2003