SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR FY 1999/2000 (Paper Cmd No. 3 of 2000)

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

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

12.45 pm

The Chairman: Second Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1st April, 1999 to 31st March, 2000 contained in Paper Cmd. No. 3 of 2000.

No Notice of Amendment has been received.

Question, "That the sum of $385,000,000 for Head Z stand part of the Second Supplementary Main Estimates'', put and agreed to.

Question, "That the sum of $385,000,000 shall be supplied to the Government under the Head of Expenditure for the Public Services shown in the Second Supplementary Main Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1999/2000", put and agreed to.

Resolution to be reported.

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

The Minister for Finance (Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that the Committee of Supply have come to certain resolution.

Resolution reported.

"That the sum of $385,000,000 shall be supplied to the Government under the Head of Expenditure for the Public Services shown in the Second Supplementary Main Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1st April, 1999 to 31st March, 2000, contained in Paper Cmd No. 3 of 2000", put and agreed to.

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

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolution accordingly agreed to.