Panel on Public Service

Meeting on
Monday, 19 January 2009, at 10:30 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 16 January 2009)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(10:30 am - 10:32 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)559/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)561/08-09 on 12 January 2009)

-Minutes of special meeting on 27 October 2008

LC Paper No. CB(1)560/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)561/08-09 on 12 January 2009)

-Minutes of meeting on 17 November 2008

II.Information papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)519/08-09
(issued on 5 January 2009)

-Submission on employment of life guards from a member of the public (Chinese version only) (Restricted to members)

LC Paper No. CB(1)568/08-09
(issued on 12 January 2009)

-Referral from the Complaints Division on control regime for post-service outside work of directorate civil servants (Chinese version only) (Restricted to members)

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting scheduled for 16 February 2009
(10:32 am - 10:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)542/08-09(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)606/08-09 on 15 January 2009)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)542/08-09(02)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)606/08-09 on 15 January 2009)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Grade structure reviews: recommendations of the advisory committees
(10:35 am - 11:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)606/08-09(01)
(issued on 15 January 2009)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 15 December 2008

LC Paper No. CB(1)310/08-09(01)
(issued on 28 November 2008)

-Administration's paper attaching the following:

-a copy each of the reports from the three advisory bodies on civil service salaries and conditions of service on their respective reviews on the directorate grades, the disciplined services, and selected non-directorate civilian grades; and

-a copy of the statement by the Secretary for the Civil Service when meeting the media on the above grade structure review reports on 27 November 2008.

LC Paper No. CB(1)351/08-09(03)
(issued on 9 December 2008)

-Administration's paper on grade structure reviews for directorate, disciplined services and selected non-directorate civilian grades

LC Paper No. CB(1)352/08-09
(issued on 9 December 2008)

-Paper on grade structure reviews prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

Meeting with deputations/the Administration

  1. Government Disciplined Services General Union
    [LC Paper No. CB(1)542/08-09(03) (issued on 13 January 2009) (Chinese version only)]

  2. Disciplined Services Consultative Council (Staff side)
    [LC Paper No. CB(1)542/08-09(03) (issued on 13 January 2009) (Chinese version only)]

  3. Hong Kong Fire Services Department Ambulancemen's Union
    [LC Paper No. CB(1)542/08-09(04) (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)615/08-09 on 16 January 2009) (Chinese version only)]

  4. Joint Alliance of Immigration Service Officers Association, Hong Kong Immigration Assistants Union, Hong Kong Immigration Department Rank & File General Union and Hong Kong Immigration Department Staff Association
    [LC Paper No. CB(1)542/08-09(05) (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)555/08-09 on 14 January 2009) (Chinese version only)]

  5. Hong Kong Immigration Assistants Union

  6. Association of Customs & Excise Service Officers
    [LC Paper No. CB(1)542/08-09(06) (issued on 13 January 2009) (Chinese version only)]

  7. Correctional Services Officers' Association

  8. Hong Kong Fire Services Department Staff's General Association
    [LC Paper No. CB(1)542/08-09(07) (issued on 13 January 2009) (Chinese version only)]

  9. Police Force Council
    [LC Paper No. CB(1)542/08-09(08)(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)615/08-09 on 16 January 2009) and LC Paper No. CB(1)419/08-09(01) (issued through Lotus Notes on 15 December 2008)]

  10. Hong Kong Fire Services Officers Association
    [LC Paper No. 606/08-09(02) (issued on 15 January) (Chinese version only)]

  11. Four Government Flying Service (GFS) Unions

  12. Hong Kong Correctional Services General Union
Submission from the following organization not attending the meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)606/08-09(03)
(issued on 15 January 2009)

-Submission from Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association (Chinese version only)

V.Entry system for the civil service
(11:35 am - 12:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)542/08-09(09)
(issued on 13 January 2009)

-Administration's paper on entry system for the civil service

LC Paper No. CB(1)562/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)555/08-09 on 14 January 2009)

-Paper on entry system for the civil service prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

VI.Implementation of Five-day Week in the Government
(12:35 pm - 1:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)542/08-09(10)
(issued on 13 January 2009)

-Administration's paper on implementation of a five-day week in the Government

LC Paper No. CB(1)359/08-09(01)
(issued on 8 December 2008)

-Submission on staffing shortage and implementation of five-day week in public libraries from a group of public library staff (in Chinese version only) (Restricted to members)

LC Paper No. CB(1)563/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)606/08-09 on 15 January 2009)

-Paper on implementation of five-day week in the Government prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

VII.Any other business
(1:10 pm - 1:15 pm)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
16 January 2009