For discussion
FCR(97-98)100
on 20 March 1998

ITEM FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE

At the Enclosure is a summary of the recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee (ESC).

2.Agenda items EC(97-98)56 and 67 to 83 were recommended by ESC at its meeting on 12 February 1998. The relevant papers have previously been forwarded to all Members for consideration and are therefore not enclosed.

3Members are invited to approve the ESC recommendations.

4The up-to-date position of the establishment of directorate posts in the civil service is as follows -


Permanent

Supernumerary

Total

Position including posts

approved by Members on
27 February 1998

1 463

88

1 551

Item EC(97-98)56

-

1

1

Item EC(97-98)67

-

1

1

Item EC(97-98)68

1

-

1

Item EC(97-98)69

-

2

2

Item EC(97-98)70

2

-

2

Item EC(97-98)71

1

-

1

Item EC(97-98)72

1

1

2

Item EC(97-98)73

-

-

-

Item EC(97-98)74

6

-

6

Item EC(97-98)75

2

-

2

Item EC(97-98)76

1

3

4

Item EC(97-98)77

-

-

-

Item EC(97-98)78

-

1

1

Item EC(97-98)79

-

1

1

Item EC(97-98)80

-

2

2

Item EC(97-98)81

-

1

1

Item EC(97-98)82

1

-

1

Item EC(97-98)83

-

-

-

Total

1 478

101

1 579


Finance Bureau
February 1998


Enclosure to FCR(97-98)100

Summary of the Recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee discussed at the meeting on 12 February 1998

EC
Item
No.

Head of
Expenditure

Recommendation

EC(97-98)56

HEAD 25 -

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following supernumerary post for six years with effect from 1 April 1998 to cope with the scale and complexity of the additional works brought about by the School Improvement Programme -

1 Chief Architect

(D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)

EC(97-98)67

HEAD 152 - GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT : TRADE AND INDUSTRY BUREAU

To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following supernumerary post for a period of two years from 1 April 1998 to 31 March 2000 to provide administrative and executive support to the work of the Committee on Technology and Innovation -

1 dministrative Officer Staff Grade C

(D2) ($110,000 - $116,800)

EC(97-98)68

HEAD 94 -

LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT

To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following permanent post to handle the increasing volume and complexity in legal aid cases -

1 eputy Principal Legal Aid Counsel

(DL2) ($110,000 - $116,800)

EC(97-98)69

HEAD 151 -

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT :

SECURITY BUREAU

To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following supernumerary posts up to 31 March 2001 to facilitate the secondment of suitable officers to the Aviation Security Company Limited -

1 Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (PPS 57) ($127,900 - $135,550)

1 Senior Principal Executive Officer

(D2) ($110,000 - $116,800)

EC(97-98)70

HEAD 56 -

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT:

PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BUREAU AND WORKS BUREAU

HEAD 92 -

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following permanent posts in the Works Bureau to head a Legal Adviser's Division -

1 Principal Government Counsel (DL3) ($127,900 - $135,550)

2 Deputy Principal Government Counsel

(DL2) ($110,000 - $116,800)

offset by the deletion of the following permanent post in the Department of Justice -

1 Deputy Principal Government Counsel

(DL2) ($110,000 - $116,800)

EC(97-98)71

HEAD 150 -

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT: HOUSING BUREAU

To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following permanent post to strengthen the capability to monitor the provision of housing sites and flat production and to deal with associated problems -

1 Chief Engineer

(D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)

EC(97-98)72

HEAD 92 -

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

To recommend to Finance Committee -

(a) the creation of the following supernumerary post up to 31 March 2000 -

1 Deputy Principal Government Counsel

(DL2) ($110,000 - $116,800); and

(b) the creation of the following permanent post from 1 April 1998 -

1 Deputy Principal Government Counsel

(DL2) ($110,000 - $116,800)

to meet increasing demands for translation of legal documents and to cope with increasing workload in the Civil Litigation Unit of the Civil Division.

EC(97-98)73

HEAD 168 -

HONG KONG OBSERVATORY

To recommend to Finance Committee the retention of the following supernumerary post for a period of one year with effect from 1 April 1998 to ensure the smooth operation of meteorological facilities and provision of efficient services for the new Hong Kong International Airport -

1 Assistant Director of the Hong Kong Observatory

(D2) ($110,000 - $116,800)

EC(97-98)74

HEAD 60 -

HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT

To recommend to Finance Committee -

(a) the creation of the following permanent posts for project management duties for major highways projects -

1 Principal Government Engineer

(D3) ($127,900 - $135,550)

1 Government Engineer

(D2) ($110,000 - $116,800)

4 Chief Engineer

(D1) ($92,650 - $98,300); and

(b) the retention of the following supernumerary post up to 31 March 1999 to oversee and manage the Route 3 Country Park Section project until its completion -

1 Chief Engineer

(D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)




EC(97-98)75

HEAD 45 -

FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following permanent posts with effect from 1 April 1998 to implement the major policy initiative on fire safety improvement and to cope with the rapid development in south-western part of the New Territories and the Lantau areas -

2 Deputy Chief Fire Officer

(GDS(C)1) ($95,350 - $101,400)

EC(97-98)76

HEAD 62 -

HOUSING DEPARTMENT

To recommend to Finance Committee -

(a) the re-organisation of the Housing Department;

(b) the creation of the following supernumerary post for a period of two years -

1 Assistant Director of Housing

(D2) ($110,000 - $116,800); and

(c) the creation of three multi-disciplinary Chief Architect posts (D1) ($92,650 -$98,300), one as a permanent post and two as supernumerary posts for a period of three years

to meet the changes and challenges in the light of the rapid and continued expansion of the public housing sector.

EC(97-98)77

HEAD 56 -

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT: PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BUREAU AND WORKS BUREAU

To recommend to Finance Committee the retention of the following supernumerary post in Planning, Environment and Lands Bureau up to 31 December 1999 to cope with the heavy workload associated with the new initiatives for urban renewal and to assist the Land Development Corporation in expediting its urban renewal projects -

1 Administrative Officer Staff Grade C

(D2) ($110,000 - $116,800)

EC(97-98)78

HEAD 91 -

LANDS DEPARTMENT

To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following supernumerary post for a period of two years with effect from 1 April 1998 to head a new Slope Maintenance Unit -

1 Chief Geotechnical Engineer

(D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)




EC(97-98)79

HEAD 91 -

LANDS DEPARTMENT

To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following supernumerary post for a period of four years and three months with effect from 1 April 1998 to handle the increasing workload of the Railway Development Section -

1 Chief Estate Surveyor

(D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)

EC(97-98)80

HEAD 47 -

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following supernumerary posts for a period of two years and three years respectively to co-ordinate the overall planning and management of the computerisation projects -

2 Chief Systems Manager

(D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)

EC(97-98)81

HEAD 92 -

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

To recommend to Finance Committee the retention of the following consultancy position for the period from 1 July 1998 to 17 August 1999 in the Prosecutions Division -

1 Consultant

(at Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2) level)

($110,000 - $116,800)

EC(97-98)82

HEAD 90 -

LABOUR DEPARTMENT

To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following permanent post with effect from 1 April 1998 to meet the increasing demand for occupational health services -

1 Consultant

(D2-D4) ($110,000 - $116,800/

$127,900 - $135,550/$145,150 - $149,600)

(in the overall promotion ratio of 6:3:2)

EC(97-98)83

HEAD 55 -

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT: BROADCASTING, CULTURE AND SPORT BUREAU

To recommend to Finance Committee the retention of the following supernumerary post for a period of two years with effect from 18 March 1998 to formulate and monitor the implementation of recreation and sports policy -

1 Administrative Officer Staff Grade C

(D2) ($110,000 - $116,800)

to be held against the following post -

1 Principal Executive Officer

(D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)