| Date | Context | Summary of development | Action
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| 18.1.99
| PS
| The Panel discussed with the Administration on its proposal to introduce the non-civil service contract terms for Heads of Department or Heads of Grade to employ non-civil service contract (NCSC) staff at non-directorate equivalent level with a view to improving the existing arrangements for employment of temporary and short-term contract staff. The proposal would take effect from January 1999. [Paper]
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| 16.4.99
| FC
| FC discussed with the Administration on issues relating to the Social Welfare Department's (SWD) employment of new recruits at 70% of the starting salary of comparable civil service ranks and the control over the use of approved funds.
Members expressed concern that such recruitment practice might be inconsistent with the power given to the Government when the Legislative Council approved the Estimates of Expenditure and might induce other departments to follow suit. Some members were also concerned about the effect of SWD's hiring on subvented non-government organizations. FC Chairman suggested that further questions on the issue should be followed up by the PS Panel and the Welfare Panel.
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| 7.5.99
| FC
| FC discussed with the Administration on its proposal of granting supplementary provision to Architectural Services Department, Census and Statistics Department (CSD), Department of Health, Education Department (ED), SWD and Water Supplies Department to employ additional NCSC staff or hire service to meet service needs. [Paper]
While not objecting to the entire proposal, Hon LEE Wing-tat disagreed with the request for supplementary provision in respect of SWD. He suggested that consideration of the proposal should be deferred and that the Administration should present the case of the six departments in different papers to facilitate FC's consideration. In this connection, he moved a motion at the meeting to adjourn the discussion on the item. The adjournment motion was negatived. The item was subsequently approved by FC. [Minutes]
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| 17.5.99
| PS
| The Panel followed up the discussion with the Administration on SWD's employment of NCSC staff at 70% of the starting salary of comparable civil service ranks. [Paper]
At the request of members, the Administration provided supplementary information on the employment of NCSC staff for the period 7.1.99 to 24.5.99 with breakdown by departments. [Follow-up paper]
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| 27.1.00
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration on the application of Employment Ordinance (EO) to employees who worked less than 18 hours per week and persons engaged under contracts for service and government employees on NCSC terms. [Paper]
At the request of members, the Administration provided supplementary information on the pattern of employment of part-time employees who were working without a continuous contract in five named large companies. [Follow-up paper]
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| 3.00
| FC
| Further to the approval by FC at the meeting on 7.5.99, the Administration provided an information note to FC members on the details of the supplementary provision to departments for employment of NCSC Staff or hire of services. In view of the smaller than originally expected number of NCSC staff employed and the shorter durations of these appointments in 1999-2000, the Administration estimated that supplementary provision would only be required for three of the six departments, namely CSD, ED and SWD. [Paper]
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| 18.12.00
| PS
| The Panel discussed with the Administration on pay, fringe benefits and employment protection for government employees serving on agreement terms. [Paper]
At the request of members, the Administration provided supplementary information on the appointment of NCSC staff from 10.1.01 to 30.4.01 in respect of renewal of contracts and new appointees. [Follow-up paper (renewal of contracts)] [Follow-up paper (new appointees)]
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| 11.01
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| Hon CHAN Kwok-keung, Hon LI Fung-ying and Hon LEUNG Fu-wah jointly submitted the proposed Employment (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2001 to the President for ruling. The Bill essentially consisted of one clause, with the object of making EO applicable to NCSC staff employed by the Government.
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| 6.3.02
| CQ
| Hon HUI Cheung-ching raised a question on the employment of staff on NCSC terms in the Government. [Hansard "page 9"]
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| 14.3.02
| -
| The President ruled on 14.3.02 that the Employment (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2001 jointly proposed by Hon CHAN Kwok-keung, Hon LI Fung-ying and Hon LEUNG Fu-wah related to public expenditure and Government policy, and therefore might not be introduced by Members. [President's ruling]
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| 18.3.02
| PS
| At the meeting when the Panel discussed with the Administration on the civil service-related issues featuring in the 2002-03 Budget Speech, some members queried whether the reduction in the number of civil servants was in fact off-set by the increase in the number of NCSC staff. The Panel also expressed concern over fairness to NCSC staff serving on a long-term basis. [Paper] [Minutes "page 9"]
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| 16.1.04
| PS
| At the meeting when the Panel discussed with the Administration on the policy initiatives of the Civil Service Bureau featuring in CE's 2004 Policy Address, some members were concerned whether the additional measures needed to further reduce civil service establishment included forced redundancy and employment of NCSC staff. [Paper] [Minutes "page 7"]
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| 15.3.04
| PS
| The Panel discussed with the Administration on the up-to-date progress of containing the size of the civil service. [Paper]
Some members expressed concern about the increasing number of NCSC staff employed. At members' request, the Administration provided supplementary information on establishment statistics for civil servants and NCSC staff as well as details on posts with approval for exemption from the civil service recruitment freeze. [Follow-up Paper]
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| 19.4.04
| PS
| The Panel discussed with the Administration on the up-to-date position on the employment of NCSC staff. [Paper]
At members' request, the Administration provided supplementary information on the employment of NCSC staff with breakdown by departments. [Follow-up Paper]
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| 5.5.04
| CQ
| Hon CHAN Yuen-han raised a question on remuneration and benefits for NCSC staff. [Hansard "page 50"]
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| 2.6.04
| CM
| Hon LEUNG Fu-wah moved a motion urging the Administration to safeguard the rights and benefits of public servants and staff of outsourced government services. [Hansard "page 184"]
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| 15.12.04
| CQ
| Hon KWONG Chi-kin raised a question on NCSC staff. [Hansard "page 53"]
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| 17.1.05
| PS
| At the meeting when the Panel discussed the policy initiatives of the Civil Service Bureau featuring in the Chief Executive's 2005 Policy Address, some members raised concern about the employment of NCSC staff. [Minutes "page 9"]
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| 18.4.05
| PS
| The Panel discussed the paper on the current position on the employment of NCSC staff. [Paper]
The Panel met civil service unions and received views on the terms and conditions of employment of NCSC staff.
At the Panel meeting, the following motion proposed by Hon WONG Kwok-hing was passed:
"That this Panel urges the Government to immediately study the inclusion of the posts filled by non-civil service contract staff over a period of time in the permanent establishment by converting them to posts in respect of which appointment is offered on a long-term basis, and to present the outcome of the study before July."
The Administration provided its written response to the motion and the supplementary information requested by members at the meeting. [Follow-up Paper]
At the meeting, the Administration undertook to provide the Panel with a regular update on the employment of NCSC staff once every six months. The first regular update was provided in September 2005 which reported on the employment of NCSC staff as at 30 June 2005. [Follow-up Paper]
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| 14.12.05
| CQ
| Hon LAU Chin-shek raised a question on NCSC staff scheme. [Hansard "page 12"]
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| 20.3.06
| PS
| The Panel discussed with the Administration on the employment of NCSC staff (position as at 31 December 2005). The Administration would conduct a special review of the NCSC staff situation on a department-by-department basis to better understand individual department's overall manpower situation. In view of the number of departments involved, the Administration anticipated that the review would take some six months' time. [Paper] [Background Brief]
At the request of a member, the Administration provided information on breakdown of "length of continuous service" of NCSC staff by bureau/department. [Follow-up paper]
To address members' concerns, the Administration provided information on NCSC staff employed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. [Follow-up paper]
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| 10.5.06
| CQ
| Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung raised a question on statistics relating to NCSC staff. [Hansard "page 87"]
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| 18.12.06
| PS
| The Panel discussed with the Administration of the special review on the employment of NCSC staff. [Paper]
Development to date presented in background brief prepared by the Secretariat. [Background brief]
A motion on the item was moved and passed. The wordings of the motion are as follows:
"That this Panel expresses expressing dissatisfaction that the findings of the review of the employment of non-civil service contract (NCSC) staff conducted on a department-by-department basis have failed to treat fairly the NCSC staff who have been employed for a long period of time, and requests that:
| (a) | departments should conduct a review again to ensure the conversion of the NCSC staff employed to fill the posts created to meet long-term needs to civil servants; and
| | (b) | serving NCSC staff should be converted to civil servants by 'through train'."
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| 15.1.07
| PS
| The Administration provided additional information on the review of employment situation of NCSC staff. [Paper]
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| 8.2.07
| PS
| The Administration provided additional information on the review of employment situation of NCSC staff. [Paper]
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| 15.3.07
| PS
| The Panel met with deputations to receive views on the review of employment situation of non-civil service contract staff.
A motion on the item was moved and passed. The wordings of the motion are as follow:
"That this Panel urges government departments to accord priority to non-civil service contract staff with relevant working experience in conducting open recruitment for pensionable civil servants."
The Administration's response to the motion. [Paper]
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| 21.11.07
| CQ
| Hon TAM Heung-man raised a question on non-civil service contract staff in the professional grades. [Hansard "page 49"]
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| 17.12.07
| PS
| The Administration provided supplementary information on the employment of NCSC staff. [Paper]
Development to date presented in background brief prepared by the Secretariat. [Background brief]
A motion on the item was moved and passed. The wordings of the motion are as follow:
"(This Panel) urges the Government to consider setting up an inter-departmental platform to enhance the communication with non-civil service contract (NCSC) staff, so as to improve employee-employer and staff-management relations and boost the morale of NCSC staff."
Supplementary information provided by the Administration on pay adjustment cycles for NCSC staff. [Paper]
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| 16.2.09
| PS
| The Panel discussed the employment of non-civil service contract staff with the Administration. [Paper]
Development to date presented in background brief prepared by the Secretariat. [Background brief]
Supplementary information provided by the Administration on breakdown of non-civil service contract staff by reasons of employment [Follow-up Paper]
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| 19.10.09
| PS
| At the meeting when the Panel discussed with the Administration the policy initiatives of the Civil Service Bureau featuring in the Chief Executive's 2009-2010 Policy Address, members discussed issues related to non-civil service contract staff staff. [Paper]
[Minutes "paragraphs 4 to 14"]
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| 4.11.09
| CQ
| Dr Hon PAN Pey-chyou raised a question on non-civil service contract staff. [Hansard "page 38"]
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| 21.12.09
| PS
| The Panel discussed the employment of non-civil service contract staff with the Administration. [Paper]
The Panel met deputations and received views on employment of non-civil service contract staff.
Development to date presented in background brief prepared by the Secretariat. [Background brief]
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| 16.12.09
| CQ
| Hon IP Wai-ming raised a question on employment of non-civil service contract staff.
[Hansard "page 78"]
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| 6.1.10
| CQ
| Dr Hon PAN Pey-chyou raised a question on support for non-civil service contract staff who died or sustained injuries while at work and their families.
[Hansard "page 83"]
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| 18.1.10
| PS
| The Panel discussed the use of agency workers with the Administration and deputations [Paper]
The Panel noted submissions on the use of agency workers from the HKSAR Government Employees General Union, Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association and Hong Kong Civil Servants General Union
[Submission]
[Submission]
[Submission]
Supplementary information provided by the Administration on the circumstances under which non-civil service contract staff might be employed and those under which agency workers might be used [Follow-up Paper]
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| 2.6.10
| CQ
| Hon WONG Kwok-hing raised a question on non-civil service manpower used by various government departments. [Hansard "page 10"]
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| 2.3.11
| CQ
| Dr Hon PAN Pey-chyou raised a question on agency workers engaged by the Government.
[Hansard "page 55"]
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| 22.6.11
| CQ
| Dr Hon PAN Pey-chyou raised a question on non-civil service contract staff. [Hansard "page 68"]
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