Annual Report 2015–16

a result of the expectation of US dollar interest rate hike and the UK’s vote to leave the European Union in June 2016. Without the momentum of a new round of UGC Matching Grant Scheme, the donations and benefactions income dropped by $71 million or 14.7% to $409 million in 2015–16. Total expenditure rose by 7.1% or $487 million to $7,309 million in 2015–16 (see table 2), attributable mainly to the upward revision of pay adjustment and the planned increase in learning, research and support services for the new academic structure and capacity building. Expenditure on learning and research amounted to $5,832 million and accounted for 80% of total expenditure, reaffirming the University’s continuous advancement in teaching, learning and research. On the other hand, expenditure on institutional support, including premises and related expenses, student and general education services, and management and general, was kept at 20%. The University achieved a total comprehensive income of $659 million for 2015–16 (see table 3), comprising surpluses of $246 million and $482 million in recurrent government funds and non-government funds respectively, and a deficit of $69 million in the UGC matching grants fund. 至一百萬元。此外，年內教資會未推 出配對補助金計劃，捐贈及捐款收入 下跌七千一百萬元或百分之十四點 七至四億九百萬元。 大學的總支出在 2015 至 16 年度增加 百分之七點一或四億八千七百萬元 至七十三億九百萬元（見表二），主 因是年度薪酬調整，新學制的推行， 實踐大學策略發展而增加的教學、 研究及支援服務開支。大學用於學 術及研究方面的支出，達五十八億三 千二百萬元，佔總支出百分之八十， 足證大學持續提升教學及研究素質 的決心。大學用於樓宇、學生及一般 教育事務、管理及行政等輔助服務 開支，則維持在百分之二十水平。 大學在 2015 至 16 年度錄得全面收 益總額共六億五千九百萬元（見表 三），當中有二億四千六百萬元是經 常性政府資助金盈餘、四億八千二 百萬元是非政府資助金盈餘，以及 六千九百萬元是教資會配對補助金 虧損。 7 大學校董會報告 Report of the Council