Disaster
Relief Fund
Resolution of the Legislative Council
Resolution of the Legislative Council
(Format changes—E.R. 1 of
2017)
Resolution made and passed by the Legislative Council under section 29 of
the Public Finance Ordinance (Cap. 2) on 1 December
1993.
Resolved
that, with effect from 1 December 1993, the
Disaster Relief
Fund
is established to provide aid in relief of disasters that occur outside Hong Kong on the
following terms—
(a)
the Financial Secretary is the administrator of the Fund and he may delegate
his power of administration to other public officers;
(b)
a
Disaster
Relief
Fund
Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Chief Executive to advise the Financial
Secretary on disbursements from the Fund;
(c)
the Financial Secretary shall make a single grant of cash for each purpose
advised by the
Disaster
Relief
Fund
Advisory Committee;
(d)
the Financial Secretary shall obtain the consent of the Finance Committee for a
grant in excess of $8 million;
(e)
the Finance Committee may amend the limit for which the Financial Secretary is
required to obtain their consent;
(f)
the Financial Secretary shall credit to the Fund—
(i)
appropriations from the general revenue approved by the Legislative Council
for the purpose of the Fund;
(ii)
donations received for the purpose of the Fund; and
(iii)
other sums received for the purpose of the Fund including all moneys
received as interest or dividends earned on moneys invested for the
Fund;
(g)
the Financial Secretary may expend moneys from the Fund for the purpose of
disaster relief as may be advised by the
Disaster
Relief
Fund
Advisory Committee;
(h)
the Director of Accounting Services shall, under the authority of a funds
warrant issued by the Financial Secretary, pay from the Fund such sums as may be
required to meet expenditure from the Fund;
(i)
the Financial Secretary in his discretion may authorize the investment in the
manner he may determine of any unexpended balance held in the Fund at any time;
and
(j)
the Financial Secretary shall not transfer any moneys from the Fund to the
general revenue.