FIRST SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1ST APRIL, 1991 TO 31ST MARCH, 1992 (Paper Cmd. 8 of 1992)

Order read for consideration in Committee of Supply [Allotted Day].

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

The Chairman: First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1991/1992, contained in Paper Cmd. 8 of 1992.

Question, "That the sum of $492,937,900 for Head L which appears in the last column of the schedule of Estimates of Expenditure under the Supplementary Main Estimates on page 2 of Paper Cmd. 8 of 1992 stand part of the Supplementary Main Estimates", put and agreed to.

Question, "That the sum of $492,937,900 shall be supplied to the Government under the head of expenditure for the public services shown in the First Supplementary Main Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1st April 1991 to 31st March 1992, contained in Paper Cmd. 8 of 1992", put and agreed to.

Resolution to be reported.

The Chairman: Supplementary Development Estimates.

Question, "That the sums stated for those heads of expenditure which appear in the last column of the schedule of Supplementary Development Estimates on page 5 of Paper Cmd. 8 of 1992 stand part of the Supplementary Development Estimates", put and agreed to.

Question, "That the sum of $557,705,600 shall be supplied to the Government under the heads of expenditure shown in the First Supplementary Development Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1st April 1991 to 31st March 1992, contained in Paper Cmd. 8 of 1992", put and agreed to.

Resolution to be reported.

Thereupon Mr Speaker left the Chair of the Committee and took the Chair of the House.

Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau: Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that the Committee of Supply have come to certain resolutions.

Resolutions reported ---

"That the sum of $492,937,900 shall be supplied to the Government under the head of expenditure for the public services shown in the First Supplementary Main Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1st April 1991 to 31st March 1992, contained in Paper Cmd. 8 of 1992."

"That the sum of $557,705,600 shall be supplied to the Government under the heads of expenditure shown in the First Supplementary Development Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1st April 1991 to 31st March 1992, contained in Paper Cmd. 8 of 1992."

Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau: Mr Speaker, I beg to move, "That Parliament doth agree with the Committee on the said resolutions."

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolutions accordingly agreed to.