Establishment Subcommittee meeting

held on Monday, 6 June 2016 at 8:30 am in Conference Room 1

Record of decisions

 Paper Nos.SubjectDecisions
1.EC(2016-17)3 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

Endorsed
(Division ordered -
Yes - 14
No - 5
Abstention - 2)

2.EC(2016-17)5 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

Endorsed

3.EC(2016-17)6 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

Endorsed

4.EC(2016-17)7 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

Endorsed

5.EC(2016-17)8 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

Endorsed

6.EC(2016-17)9 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

Under deliberation

7.EC(2016-17)10 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.

Not dealt with

8.EC(2016-17)11 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

Not dealt with

9.EC(2016-17)12 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

Not dealt with

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

Not dealt with

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

Not dealt with

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

Not dealt with