For discussion
on 12 December 1997
FCR(97-98)76

ITEM FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE

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

2.Agenda items EC(97-98)34 to 37 were recommended by ESC at its meeting on 19 November 1997. The relevant papers have previously been forwarded to all Members for consideration and are therefore not enclosed.

3.Members are invited to approve the ESC recommendations.

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

Permanent Supernumerary Total
Position including postsapproved by Members on 28 November 1997

1 446 81 1 527
Item EC(97-98)34 1 - 1
Item EC(97-98)35 - - -
Item EC(97-98)36 - 3 3
Item EC(97-98)37 - 1 1
Total1 447 851 532


Finance Bureau
November 1997


Enclosure to FCR(97-98)76

Summary of the Recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee discussed at the meeting on 19 November 1997

EC
Item
No.
Head of
Expenditure
Recommendation
EC(97-98)34 HEAD 28-
CIVIL AVIATION
DEPARTMENT
To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following permanent post to oversee the work related to aviation security and air traffic safety in the Airport Standards Division -

1 Chief Operations Officer
(D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)

EC(97-98)35 HEAD 37-
DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH
To recommend to Finance Committee -

  1. the revision of the salary scale of the X-ray Assistant Grade with retrospective effect from 1 November 1996 as follows -

Rank--

X-ray Assistant

Salary scale
(Master Pay Scale)--

Point 7-15
($11,905 - $18,915)

Rank--

Senior X-ray Assistant
Salary scale
(Master Pay Scale)--

Point 16-21
($19,860 - $25,340)

  1. the retitling of the X-ray Assistant Grade as "Radiographic Technician".

EC(97-98)36 HEAD 92-
DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE
To recommend to Finance Committee -

  1. the creation of the following supernumerary posts for the period from 3 January 1998 to 31 March 2001

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

    2 Deputy Principal Government Counsel
    (DL2) ($110,000 - $116,800); and

  2. the increase of the permanent establishment ceiling from $369,675,000 by $3,758,940 to $373,433,940 in 1997-98

in order to set up a team to deal with requirements for the preparation of legislation and the provision of legal advice for the 1998 and 2000 Legislative Council elections and the elections for district organisations in 1999.

EC(97-98)37 HEAD 92 -
DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE
To recommend to Finance Committee -

  1. the creation of the following supernumerary post for a period of three years -

    1 Deputy Principal Government Counsel
    (DL2) ($110,000 - $116,800); and

  2. the increase of the permanent establishment ceiling from $373,433,940 by $1,738,440 to $375,172,380 in 1997-98

to provide the necessary assistance to the Financial Services Bureau to enable it to cope with the increase in workload and complexity of work in relation to insider dealing cases.