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LegCo Finance Committee to continue examining the funding proposals for introducing the Old Age Living Allowance on Friday
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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     At the Administration's request, the Chairman of the Legislative Council (LegCo) Finance Committee (FC) has agreed that the agenda for the meeting to be held this Friday (November 23) immediately after the regular House Committee meeting has been revised to include the unfinished business carried over from the meeting on November 16.

     On that day, the FC meeting will be held immediately after the regular House Committee meeting in Conference Room 1 of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, FC members will continue to examine the Government proposals of seeking a supplementary provision of $2,575.2 million in 2012-13 for the introduction of the Old Age Living Allowance (OALA); and increasing the ceiling placed on the total notional annual mid-point salary value of all non-directorate posts in the permanent establishment of the Social Welfare Department in 2012-13 by $23,264,040 to enable the creation of a total of 90 non-directorate civil service posts for implementing the OALA.  Moreover, FC members will also examine the funding proposal for the 2012-13 Judicial Service Pay Adjustment.

     For the discussion papers of the meeting, please visit the following webpage: www.legco.gov.hk/yr12-13/english/fc/fc/agenda/fc20121123.htm

     Regarding the original item to be discussed at that day's meeting, i.e. the Motion on the notice requirement in respect of amendments to the Finance Committee Procedure, Public Works Subcommittee Procedure and Establishment Subcommittee Procedure, it has been deferred to a future meeting.

Ends/Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Issued at HKT 18:26

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