For discussion
FCR(97-98)31
on 19 September 1997


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)17 to 19 were recommended by ESC at its meeting on 2 September 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 20 June 1997 1 438 96 1 534
Item EC(97-98)17 - - -
Item EC(97-98)18 1 - 1
Item EC(97-98)19 - - -
Number of supernumerary posts which have been lapsed - -8
(Note)		 -8
Adjustment of post of civil servant working under the Hospital Authority -1 - -1
Total1 43888 1 526

Note :

  1. One post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 (D4) in Airport Authority lapsed on 7 May 1997.

  2. Two posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in Chief Executive ' s Office lapsed on 1 July 1997.

  3. Two posts of one Consultant (at Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2)) and one Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2) in Department of Justice lapsed on 1 July 1997.

  4. One post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in Government Secretariat : Overseas Offices lapsed on 1 July 1997.

  5. One post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in Government Secretariat : Constitutional Affairs Bureau lapsed on 1 July 1997.

  6. One post of Principal Transport Officer (D1) in Transport Department lapsed on 16 July 1997.


Finance Bureau
September 1997


Enclosure to FCR(97-98)31

Summary of the Recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee discussed at the meeting on 2 September 1997

EC
ItemNo.		 Head of
Expenditure		 Recommendation
EC(97-98)17 VARIOUS
HEADS
OF
EXPENDITURE 		To recommend to Finance Committee the delegation of authority to Controlling Officers to create supernumerary posts, to be held against permanent posts of a lower pay scale, to enable a maximum of 12 staff of the Architectural Services Department, who have become surplus to requirement following the revamping of the Military Group of the department, to take up alternative employment within the civil service.
EC(97-98)18 HEAD 21 -
CHIEF
EXECUTIVE ' S
OFFICE
HEAD 74 -
INFORMATION
SERVICES
DEPARTMENT 		To recommend to Finance Committee, in the context of setting up the new Chief Executive ' s Office, the following -

Chief Executive ' s Office

the non-civil service appointment of a Senior Special Assistant to the Chief Executive at the equivalent of D2, with effect from 1 September 1997 until the end of tenure of service of the incumbent Chief Executive; and

Information Services Department

the creation of the following permanent post with effect from 12 September 1997 to assist in the formulation of public relations strategies for the Chief Executive -

1 Assistant Director of Information Services
(D2) ($110,000 - $116,800)
EC(97-98)19 HEAD 46 -
GENERAL
EXPENSES
OF THE
CIVIL
SERVICE
(Electrical
and
Mechanical
Services
Trading
Fund) 		To recommend to Finance Committee the following changes to the directorate structure in the Electrical and Mechanical Services Trading Fund to further improve and strengthen the services provided to clients -

  1. redeployment of the following permanent posts -

    2 Government Electrical and Mechanical Engineer
    (D2) ($110,000 - $116,800)

    1 Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer
    (D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)

    1 Chief Electronics Engineer
    (D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)

    1 Chief Building Services Engineer
    (D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)

  2. conversion of the following chief professional posts to multi-disciplinary ones -

    2 Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer
    (D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)

    2 Chief Electronics Engineer
    (D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)

    1 Chief Building Services Engineer
    (D1) ($92,650 - $98,300)


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