4. The second topic in document A/38/7/Add.S concerned major maintenance and alterations and improvements. The amount indicated in paragraph 7 ($374,200) had been temporarily deleted from the Secretary-General's initial estimates for 1984-1985 on the recommendation of ACABQ, which had considered that it should be discussed at the same time as the Secretary-General's report on the expansion of conference facilities for ESCAP. After reviewing the amount requested by the Secretary-General for major maintenance and alterations and improvements, ACABQ had concluded that it was necessary whatever the proposals for expanding the conference facilities might be. Major maintenance, alterations and improvements constituted an ongoing programme which should not be delayed. 5. ACABQ therefore recommended that the amount which it had temporarily deleted from the initial estimates be reinstated and that a total of $774,200 be appropriated under section 32, as indicated in paragraph 8 of document A/38/7/Add.5. I ... A/C.S/38/SR.46 English Page 3 6. Mr. MA Longde (China) said that his delegation had carefully studied the report of the Secretary-General on the expansion of the conference facilities of ESCAP and the related report of the Advisory Committee. It felt that the expansion of the conference facilities of ESCAP and the major maintenance and alterations and improvements were necessary. The current conference facilities were highly inadequate, to the extent that more than 60 per cent of meetings had to be held outside Bangkok, which hampered the smooth running of ESCAP and wasted resources. His delegation therefore urged the Committee to approve the appropriations requested by the Secretary-General and the relevant recommendations of the Advisory Committee. 7. Mr. PEDERSEN (Canada) said that he had read with great interest the report of the Secretary-General and the related report of the Advisory Committee. The conference facilities at Bangkok should be maintained and repaired) his delegation therefore fully supported the Secretary-General's proposal on the subject. His 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the maintenance and alterations of conference facilities, which suggests a focus on infrastructure and institutional development. The context is an international organization, ESCAP, which is likely related to economic development or international cooperation. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, indicating a technical or administrative topic.

**Category**
Infrastructure, International cooperation