Finance Committee Meeting

held on Friday, 17 June 2016, at 3:15 pm

Record of decisions

ItemPaper No.SubjectDecisions
1.FCR(2016-17)44 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 31 MAY 2016

Approved

EC(2016-17)2
  • Proposed creation of three supernumerary posts with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Security Bureau and one Assistant Director of Immigration (GDS(C)2) in the Immigration Department (ImmD) for about three years to March 2019 to steer and support the review as well as to step up relevant enforcement measures and expedite screening of non-refoulement claims meanwhile; and one Assistant Director of Immigration (GDS(C)2) in the ImmD for about two years to May 2018 to provide dedicated directorate steer for the Next Generation Smart Identity Card System project
Approved

2.FCR(2016-17)42 RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 21 MAY 2016

Approved
(Division ordered -
Yes - 33
No - 0
Abstention - 3)

PWSC(2016-17)14
  • Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel
Approved

3.FCR(2016-17)43 RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 23 MAY 2016

Approved
(Division ordered -
Yes - 17
No - 3
Abstention - 0)

EC(2015-16)20
  • Proposed creation of two supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Communications and Creative Industries Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau for three years with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to conduct a review of the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) and the Broadcasting Ordinance (Cap. 562) and complete the associated legislative exercise
Approved

4.FCR(2016-17)45 RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 23 APRIL 2016

Approved

PWSC(2016-17)6
  • Sports centre, community hall and football pitches in Area 1, Tai Po
Approved

5.FCR(2016-17)46 RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 23 APRIL 2016

Approved
(Division ordered -
Yes - 13
No - 2
Abstention - 0)

PWSC(2016-17)7
  • Sports centre, 5-a-side soccer pitch and public library facilities at Northwest Kowloon Reclamation Site 6, Sham Shui Po
Approved

6.FCR(2016-17)47 CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 710 - COMPUTERISATION
New Subhead "Upgrading of the Transport Information System of the Transport Department"
CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 708 - CAPITAL SUBVENTIONS AND MAJOR SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
New Subhead "Installation of Traffic Detectors"
CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 708 - CAPITAL SUBVENTIONS AND MAJOR SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
New Subhead "Relocation of Transport Department's Operation Centres to the West Kowloon Government Offices"
HEAD 186 - TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Relocation of Transport Department's Operation Centres to the West Kowloon Government Offices"

Approved

7.FCR(2016-17)48 HEAD 156 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT: EDUCATION BUREAU
Subhead 700 General non-recurrent
New Item "Gifted Education Fund"

Not dealt with

8.FCR(2016-17)49 RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 31 MAY 2016

Not dealt with

EC(2016-17)4
  • Proposed creation of one Government Engineer (D2) supernumerary post in the Works Branch of the Development Bureau for a period of around three years up to 31 March 2019 to head the Project Cost Management Office in drawing up and implementing construction cost control and cost reduction initiatives; and proposed regrading of two permanent posts of one Chief Engineer (CE) (D1) and one Chief Geotechnical Engineer (CGE) (D1) to be offset by the deletion of one CGE (D1) and one CE (D1) respectively in the light of changes in operational requirements with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee
Not dealt with

9.FCR(2016-17)50 CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 710 - COMPUTERISATION
Immigration Department
New Subhead "Computer Systems at Control Points"

Not dealt with