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Following is a question by the Hon Albert Ho Chun-yan and a written reply by the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsang Tak-sing, in the Legislative Council today (December 1):
Question:
The Civil Service Bureau, the Food and Health Bureau, the Education Bureau and the Home Affairs Bureau, together with related organisations, are responsible for the administration of the following funds:
Bureau Fund
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Civil Service Bureau Pensioners' Welfare Fund
Food and Health Bureau Health and Health Services
Research Fund
Research Fund for the Control
of Infectious Diseases
Health Care and Promotion Fund
Education Bureau The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Life-wide Learning Fund
Quality Education Fund
Home Affairs Bureau Sir David Trench Fund for
Recreation (Main Fund)
The Lord Wilson Heritage Trust
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Music and Dance Fund
Cantonese Opera Development
Fund
General Chinese Charities Fund
Chinese Temples Fund
Brewin Trust Fund
Grantham Scholarships Fund
Li Po Chun Charitable Trust
Fund
Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund
Sir Robert Black Trust Fund
The Lord Wilson United World
Colleges Scholarship Fund
Sir Murray MacLehose Trust
Fund
The Board of Management of the
Chinese Permanent Cemeteries
In this connection, will the Government inform this Council of:
(a) the expenditure of each of the above funds in the past five years;
(b) the current balance of each of the above funds; and
(c) the work plan and budget of each of the above funds in the coming five years?
Reply:
President,
Please refer to the Annex for the expenditure of each of the above funds in the past five years, the current balance of each of the above funds and the work plan and budget of each of the above funds in the coming five years.
Ends/Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Issued at HKT 14:16
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