FCR(98-99)32
For discussion
on 16 October 1998
ITEM FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
| At the Enclosure is a summary of the recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee (ESC).
| Encl. |
2. Agenda items EC(98-99)1 to 6 were recommended by ESC at its meeting on 16 September 1998. 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 posts
approved by Members on
3 April 1998
|
1 482
|
91
|
1 573
|
|
Item EC(98-99)1
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
|
Item EC(98-99)2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Item EC(98-99)3
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|
Item EC(98-99)4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Item EC(98-99)5
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
|
Item EC(98-99)6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Number of supernumerary posts which have lapsed/will lapse
|
-
|
-18
(Notes)
|
-18
|
|
Number of posts approved on 27 March 1998 vide FCR(97-98)115
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
|
Adjustment of posts of civil servants working under the Hospital Authority
|
-2
|
-
|
-2
|
| ________
| ________
| ________
|
|
Total
|
1 487
|
74
|
1 561
|
| ________
| ________
| ________
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Notes-
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(a)
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Three posts of one Government Engineer (D2) and two Chief Engineer (D1) in Highways Department lapsed on 1 April 1998.
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(b)
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One post of Principal Management Services Officer (D1) in the Management Services Agency lapsed on 1 June 1998.
|
|
(c)
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Two posts of Chief Engineer (D1) in Works Bureau of the Government Secretariat lapsed on 1 July 1998.
|
|
(d)
|
One post of Principal Transport Officer (D1) in Transport Department lapsed on 7 July 1998.
|
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(e)
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One post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) in Civil Aviation Department lapsed on 1 September 1998.
|
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(f)
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Seven posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade A (D6), two Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2), one Principal Government Engineer (D3), one Principal Government Counsel (DL3), one Chief Engineer (D1), and one Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2) in Works Bureau of the Government Secretariat will lapse on 1 October 1998.
|
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(g)
|
Two posts of one Government Engineer (D2) and one Chief Engineer (D1) in Transport Department will lapse on 1 October 1998.
|
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(h)
|
One post of Chief Engineer (D1) in Water Supplies Department will lapse on 1 October 1998.
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Finance Bureau
September 1998
Enclosure to FCR(98-99)32
Summary of the Recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee
discussed at the meeting on 16 September 1998
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EC
Item No.
|
Head of
Expenditure
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Recommendation
|
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EC(98-99)1
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HEAD 186 -
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT
|
To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following permanent posts with effect from 30 September 1998 in the new Strategic Infrastructure Branch -
1 Government Engineer
(D2) ($116,650 - $123,850)
1 Chief Engineer
(D1) ($98,250 - $104,250)
|
|
EC(98-99)2
|
HEAD 60 -
HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT
|
To recommend to Finance Committee the retention of the following supernumerary post for a period of six months up to 31 March 1999 to oversee the resolution of a substantial contractual claim relating to the Ting Kau Bridge project -
1 Government Engineer
(D2) ($116,650 - $123,850)
|
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EC(98-99)3
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HEAD 152 -
GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT :
TRADE AND INDUSTRY BUREAU
|
To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following supernumerary post for the period up to 31 March 2001 to enable the secondment of a civil servant to the Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation as its Chief Executive -
1 Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1
(D4) ($145,150 - $149,600)
|
|
EC(98-99)4
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HEAD 73 -
INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT
|
To recommend to Finance Committee the creation of the following new rank and permanent post in the Technology Development Division to facilitate Hong Kong's industrial and technological upgrading -
1 Technical Secretary (Industry)
(D1) ($98,250 - $104,250)
offset by the deletion of the following rank and post in the Quality Services Division -
1 Quality Co-ordinator
(D1) ($98,250 - $104,250)
|
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EC(98-99)5
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HEAD 47 -
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
|
To recommend to Finance Committee -
- the creation of one new rank and permanent post of Deputy Director of Information Technology Services (D3) ($127,900 - $135,550);
- the creation of two permanent posts of Chief Systems Manager
(D1) ($98,250 - $104,250);
- the deletion of one permanent post of Chief Systems Manager
(D1) ($98,250 - $104,250); and
- the increase of the establishment ceiling in 1998-99 from $447,048,540 by $11,834,160 to $458,882,700 for the creation of 18 non-directorate posts
in the Information Technology Services Department to strengthen its staffing support to take on new roles and projects for the promotion and development of information technology in Hong Kong.
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EC(98-99)6
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HEAD 146 -
GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT :
EDUCATION AND MANPOWER
BUREAU
|
To recommend to Finance Committee the non-civil service appointment of a language research professional at the equivalent rank of D2 ($116,650 - $123,850) on contract terms in the Education and Manpower Bureau of the Government Secretariat with effect from October 1998 as Head of the Support Unit of the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research.
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