Select Committee on Foreign Affairs Minutes of Evidence


Annex E

Running costs of China Posts

  These running costs are divided into Local Budget allocations, UK-based staff costs and Programme Budget allocations (for sponsored visitors, scholarships and other FCO-funded assistance programmes):

China local budget allocations 2000-01 in £

  
Local Staff Pay
Non Pay
Capital
Total
Beijing
1,049,586
3,555,678
106,234
4,711,498
Hong Kong
2,390,410
3,772,819
69,848
6,233,077
Shanghai
360,745
928,015
45,618
1,334,378
Guangzhou
164,211
575,427
77,360
816,998
Chongqing
60,000
144,000
36,000
240,000


UK-based staff costs (salaries, allowances and rents—1998-99 figures

Beijing
1,962,000
Hong Kong
2,108,000
Shanghai
674,000
Guangzhou
273,000
Chongquing
85,000
(estimate—new post)


Programme budget allocations 2000-01

  
China
Hong Kong
Chevening scholarships
£1,935,313
£705,553
Sponsored Visits
£150,000
£38,000
Assistance programmes
£135,000
£100,000
CBBC Wuhan office
£32,500
   
Total
£2,272,813
£843,553




 
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