Finance Committee Meeting

held on Friday, 4 July 2008, at 3:00 pm

Record of decisions

ItemPaper No.SubjectDecisions
1.FCR(2008-09)34Recommendations of the Establishment Subcommittee made on 20 June 2008 -

Approved

EC(2008-09)7
  • To delete one permanent post of Chief Labour Officer in Labour Department and consequently redistribution of duties among the directorate posts responsible for the Labour Relations Programme

Approved

EC(2008-09)8
  • To create one supernumerary post of Chief Engineer in Highways Department for a period of seven years with effect from 7 July 2008 to take up the planning and implementation of the proposed Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link project

Approved

EC(2008-09)9
  • To create a new rank of Principal Family Court Judge, District Court and nine permanent posts of one Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, five Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, one Principal Family Court Judge, District Court, one Judge of the District Court and one Deputy Registrar, District Court to be offset by deletion of two permanent posts of one Judge of the District Court and one Principal Magistrate in Judiciary to strengthen the establishment of the respective courts and Masters Office to meet operational needs and to keep waiting times within target without having to rely heavily on temporary judicial resources

Approved

EC(2008-09)10
  • To upgrade the permanent post of Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services) from Principal Executive Officer to Senior Principal Executive Officer and creation of one permanent post of Principal Executive Officer to head the Quality Division in Judiciary to strengthen the directorate structure in the Judiciary Administration

Approved

2.FCR(2008-09)35Recommendations of the Public Works Subcommittee made on 4, 13, 18 and 20 June 2008 -

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)15
  • Construction of a direct subsidy scheme school (secondary-cum-primary) in Area 13, Yuen Long

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)16
  • Construction of a new secondary school premises at development near Choi Wan Road and Jordan Valley, Kwun Tong to reprovision an existing aided secondary school

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)18
  • Construction of a 24-classroom primary school and a 30-classroom primary school in Area 55, Tuen Mun

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)20
  • Extension to Jockey Club Elaine Field School, the Spastics Association of Hong Kong in Area 9, Tai Po

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)22
  • Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou- Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link - design and site investigation

Approved
(Division ordered :
Yes - 25
No - 2
Abstention - 0)

PWSC(2008-09)23
  • Expansion of Tseung Kwan O Hospital

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)24
  • Provision of a general out-patient clinic, an integrated community mental health support services centre and a long stay care home in Tin Shui Wai Area 109

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)25
  • Widening of Yeung Uk Road between Tai Ho Road and Ma Tau Pa Road, Tsuen Wan

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)26
  • Conversion of aqua privies into flushing toilets - phase 5

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)27
  • Drainage improvement in Southern Hong Kong Island

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)28
  • Salt water supply system for Pok Fu Lam area

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)29
  • Extension of Road L3 (Long Wo Road) in Kau Hui, Yuen Long Area 16

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)30
  • A permanent planning and infrastructure exhibition gallery at City Hall Annex

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)31
  • An upfront endowment to the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority for developing the West Kowloon Cultural District

Approved
(Division ordered :
Yes - 32
No - 10
Abstention - 3)

PWSC(2008-09)32
  • Laying of western cross harbour main and associated land mains from West Kowloon to Sai Ying Pun

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)33
  • Replacement and rehabilitation of water mains, stage 3

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)34
  • Replacement and rehabilitation of water mains, stage 4

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)35
  • Conversion of a primary school premises in Area 104, Tin Shui Wai to support reprovisioning of a secondary school

Approved

PWSC(2008-09)36
  • Construction of Aldrich Bay Park in Sai Wan Ho

Approved

3.FCR(2008-09)36Design and construction of an Integrated Community Mental Health Support Services Centre and a Long Stay Care Home in a public works project in Tin Shui Wai Area 109

Approved

4.FCR(2008-09)37
(a)approve, with effect from 1 April 2008, an increase in pay -

(i)by 6.30% for civil servants on the directorate pay scales and in the upper salary band;

(ii)by 5.29% for civil servants in the middle and lower salary bands;

(b)approve the same pay adjustments to Independent Commission Against Corruption staff;

(c)approve the same pay adjustments to teaching and non-teaching staff of aided schools who are remunerated on the civil service pay scales; and those subvented sector staff who are paid according to the civil service pay scales;

(d)approve corresponding adjustment to the subventions of those subvented organisations with funding price-adjusted on the basis of formulae including a factor of civil service pay adjustment;

(e)approve, with effect from 1 April 2008, an increase in pay for judges and judicial officers, ranging from 0.19% to 6.29%, to bring their pay to the same level as their respective civil service counterparts; and

(f)note the financial implications of about $6,818 million arising from items (a) to (e) above.

Approved
5.FCR(2008-09)39Ex-gratia payments to live poultry farmers, wholesalers and related transporters and one-off grants to assist affected live poultry farm, wholesale and transport workers under the buyout package and ex-gratia payment and compensation to live poultry retailers and one-off grant to assist affected live poultry retail workers under the buyout package

Approved

6.FCR(2008-09)38HKSAR's Participation in the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China

Approved