AGENDA FOR
ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD MONDAY, ON 6 JUNE 2016
FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M.
IN CONFERENCE ROOM 1 OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMPLEX

Item No.Subject
1.EC(2016-17)3*Legend symbol denoting Agenda items carried over from the meetings held on 23, 25 and 31 May 2016. Proposed creation of one supernumerary Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) post in the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) for about three years up to 31 March 2019 with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to strengthen the capacity of CAD’s senior management in taking forward various key projects as well as enhancing the overall administrative control and management of the department

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/ Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/Director-General of Civil Aviation)

(Discussed by the Panel on Economic Development on 26.1.2016)

2.EC(2016-17)5*Legend symbol denoting Agenda items carried over from the meetings held on 23, 25 and 31 May 2016. Proposed creation of one permanent Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) post to head the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (ETO) to be set up in Jakarta to be offset by the deletion of one permanent Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 (AOSGB1) (D4) post in the ETO in Washington D.C.; an increase in the establishment ceiling, in terms of total notional annual mid-point salary value, of Head 96 from $81,368,000 by $1,937,000 to $83,305,000 in 2016-17 for creation of relevant non-directorate posts required for the new ETO in Jakarta; and re-structuring of the directorate establishment of the Washington ETO after deletion of the AOSGB1 post with effect from 1 July 2016, or with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee, whichever is later

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism)/Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce and Industry)/Principal Executive Officer (Administration), Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch))

(Discussed by the Panel on Commerce and Industry on 15.3.2016)

3.EC(2016-17)6*Legend symbol denoting Agenda items carried over from the meetings held on 23, 25 and 31 May 2016. Proposed creation of one permanent post of Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2) in the Legal Policy Division (LPD) of the Department of Justice with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee to head a dedicated unit in LPD to take up the arbitration portfolio

(In attendance: Director of Administration and Development, Department of Justice/Solicitor General, Department of Justice/Deputy Solicitor General (General), Department of Justice/Assistant Solicitor General (General Legal Policy), Department of Justice)

(Discussed by the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 21.3.2016)

4.EC(2016-17)7#Legend symbol denoting Agenda items carried over from the meeting held on 31 May 2016. Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau for three years with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to oversee and steer the work of a new Project Management Office in taking forward the development of a Trade Single Window in Hong Kong

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism)/Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce and Industry)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce and Industry)/Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Excise (Excise and Strategic Support)/Assistant Government Chief Information Officer (Industry Facilitation))

(Discussed by the Panel on Commerce and Industry on 19.4.2016)

5.EC(2016-17)8#Legend symbol denoting Agenda items carried over from the meeting held on 31 May 2016. Proposed delegation to Controlling Officers the authority to create supernumerary posts, to be held against permanent posts of lower pay scales, to enable a maximum of 47 Insurance Officers, whose posts will be abolished following the establishment of an independent Insurance Authority, to take up alternative employment within the civil service

(In attendance: Principal Assistant Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services) Special Duties/Commissioner of Insurance, Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Financial Services Branch))

(Discussed by the Panel on Financial Affairs on 7.12.2015)

6.EC(2016-17)9#Legend symbol denoting Agenda items carried over from the meeting held on 31 May 2016. Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Chief Labour Officer (D1) in the Labour Department up to 31 March 2021 with immediate effect upon approval of Finance Committee to support the remaining work of the Standard Working Hours Committee and follow up on the working hours policy directions and the related work

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare/Commissioner for Labour/Assistant Commissioner for Labour (Policy Support))

(Discussed by the Panel on Manpower on 15.12.2015)

7.EC(2016-17)10#Legend symbol denoting Agenda items carried over from the meeting held on 31 May 2016. Proposed retention of two supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Financial Services Branch of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau for two years with effect from 1 January 2017 to take forward legislative initiatives on auditor regulatory reform, introduction of a new statutory corporate rescue procedure, review of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622), as well as other policy matters concerning financial intermediaries for money lending, etc.

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services))

(Discussed by the Panel on Financial Affairs on 22.3.2016)

8.EC(2016-17)11#Legend symbol denoting Agenda items carried over from the meeting held on 31 May 2016. Proposed creation of four supernumerary posts of one Principal Government Engineer (D3), one Government Town Planner (D2) and two Chief Engineers (D1) in the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) to lead a new Lantau Development Office (LDO) up to 31 March 2021; and redeployment of three D3, five D2 and 13 D1 directorate posts within CEDD arising from the establishment of LDO and re-organisation of the existing Development Offices in CEDD with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Development (Works)/Deputy Secretary for Development (Works)/Director of Civil Engineering and Development/Project Manager (Hong Kong Island and Islands), Civil Engineering and Development Department/Assistant Director of Planning (Territorial)/Chief Town Planner (Strategic Planning), Planning Department)

(Discussed by the Panel on Development on 23.2.2016 and 26.4.2016)

9.EC(2016-17)12#Legend symbol denoting Agenda items carried over from the meeting held on 31 May 2016. Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Assistant Director of Education (D2) for about three years to 31 March 2019 and one permanent post of Principal Education Officer (D1) in the new Kindergarten Education Division in the Professional Development and Special Education Branch of the Education Bureau with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee to devise an overall strategy for the implementation of the new free quality kindergarten education policy, provide steer in the formulation of specific details of the measures, oversee the implementation of the new policy and monitor the progress of the relevant measures

(In attendance: Under Secretary for Education/Deputy Secretary for Education/Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Special Education and Kindergarten Education))

(Discussed by the Panel on Education on 1.2.2016)

(Supplementary information paper (CB(4)949/15-16(01)) provided by the Administration to the Panel)

10.EC(2016-17)13 Proposed creation of one permanent post of Chief Pilot (GDS(C)1) in the Government Flying Service with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee for enhancing flight safety management and strengthening the overall management of the department

(In attendance: Deputy Secretary for Security/Principal Assistant Secretary for Security/Assistant Secretary for Security/Controller, Government Flying Service/Senior Pilot (Aeroplane Project), Government Flying Service)

(Discussed by the Panel on Security on 5.1.2016)

11.EC(2016-17)14 Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Chief Engineer (D1) in Civil Engineering and Development Department up to 31 March 2021 for implementing infrastructure projects supporting public housing developments; and creation of two permanent posts of one Chief Housing Manager (D1) and one Chief Estate Surveyor (D1) in Housing Department for coping with the additional workload arising from the growing property portfolio, enhanced measures on property and tenancy management, resumption of the sale of new Home Ownership Scheme flats and sale exercises of other subsidised sale flats of the Hong Kong Housing Authority with effect from the date of approval by the Finance Committee

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing)/Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing)/Deputy Director of Housing (Estate Management)/Assistant Director of Housing (Housing Subsidies)/Assistant Director of Housing (Project)/Chief Manager(Management (Support Service)), Housing Department/Deputy Head of Civil Engineering Office (Project and Environmental Management), Civil Engineering and Development Department)

(Discussed by the Panel on Housing on 12.4.2016)

12.EC(2016-17)15 Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Chief Town Planner (D1) post in the Planning Department with effect from the date of approval by the Finance Committee up to 31 March 2019 to lead an additional team under its Board Division for strengthening secretariat support to the Town Planning Board (TPB) and handling statutory planning matters, including judicial reviews associated with TPB

(In attendance: Deputy Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands)/ Deputy Director of Planning/Assistant Director of Planning)

(Discussed by the Panel on Development on 23.2.2016)

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* Agenda items carried over from the meetings held on 23, 25 and 31 May 2016.

# Agenda items carried over from the meeting held on 31 May 2016.