EdUHK Annual Report 2018-2019

Expenditure 支出 Expenditure Total expenditure of the Group amounted to $1,818 million, an increase of $168.5 million as compared to that of last year. Expenditure of the University proper increased by $161.6 million to $1,768.8 million. At the University level, total amount of $1,235.2 million was spent on teaching, learning and research, equivalent to 70% of the total expenditure. The increase of $99.6 million against last year was mainly due to extra budget allocated to faculties and departments for recruitment of additional academic and teaching staff to strengthen the University’s teaching and research capacity in preparing for the coming Research Assessment Exercise. Under institutional support, an increase of $62.0 million as compared to 2017/18 was recorded. The major part of the increase came from the premises and related expenses. About $47.4 million additional funding was allocated for improvement of infrastructure. In addition, an increase in the expenses of $9.1 million for student and general education services was due mainly to the rise in expenditure on repainting, minor works, minor equipment in hostels and extra-curricular activities for students. An increase in staff costs resulting from annual pay adjustments also attributed to the increase in total expenditure. At the subsidiary level, the SCPE had ceased to offer programme and course since 2014/15 and the expenditure was to cover the charges for administration services and rental of storage space provided by the University. The Schools Limited incurred a total expenditure of $49.7 million which was mainly for staff costs. The following diagram shows the breakdown of the total expenditure of the University: 支出 本集團的總支出達至十八億一千八百萬元，較去年度增 加一億六千八百五十萬元；而本校的支出則增加一億六 千一百六十萬元，達十七億六千八百八十萬元。 在本校的支出中，教學、學術及研究佔十二億三千五百 二十萬元，約為總支出的百分之七十，此支出數額較去 年度增加了九千九百六十萬元，增幅主要源於向各學院 及學系增撥資源，以增聘額外學術與教學人員來提升本 校的教學與研究實力，從而為快將來臨的下一輪研究評 審工作做好準備。 本年度教學支援的各項支出較二零一七至一八年度增加 六千二百萬元，此增長款額之中，最大份額用於校舍及 相關開支，其中投放在改善基礎設施的約佔四千七百四 十萬元。同時，學生及一般教育服務的支出增加九百一 十萬元，當中主要源自重新粉刷、小型工程、學生宿舍 小型設施及課外活動。員工的年度薪酬調整亦推高了僱 員福利開支，亦是總支出增長的原因之一。 附屬機構持續專業教育學院已自二零一四至一五年度 停辦課程，年內開支只用以支付本校的服務費及儲物間 租金。學校有限公司的總支出為四千九百七十萬元，主 要用作支付僱員開支。 下圖說明本校總支出細項及類別： 2018/2019: $1,769 million $17.69 億 2017/2018: $1,607 million $16.07 億 Teaching and research 教學及研究 1,008 Library 圖書館 65 Management and general 管理及一般事項 110 Central computing facilities 中央電腦設施 94 Other academic services 其他學術服務 68 Premises and related expenses 校舍及相關開支 Student and general education services 學生及一般教育服務 306 118 2018/19 HK$‘Million 港幣百萬元 57﹪ 17﹪ 7﹪ 6﹪ 4﹪ 5﹪ 4﹪ 76 The Education University of Hong Kong Annual Report 2018-2019