Establishment Subcommittee meeting

held on Tuesday, 26 June 2018 at 2:30 pm in Conference Room 3

Record of decisions

 Paper Nos.SubjectDecisions
1.EC(2018-19)11 Proposed creation of one permanent post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Innovation and Technology Commission with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to take forward policy initiatives to spearhead innovation and technology development in Hong Kong

Endorsed

2.EC(2018-19)7 Proposed creation of one permanent post of Registry Manager (D2) in the Companies Registry with effect from the date of approval by the Finance Committee to head and continuously oversee the operation of a new Registry set up to implement a new regulatory regime for trust or company service providers

Endorsed

3.EC(2018-19)8 Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Home Affairs Department for about five years, with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee up to 31 March 2023 to take forward the review of the Building Management Ordinance (Cap. 344) and related initiatives

Endorsed
(Division ordered -
Yes - 23
No - 0
Abstention - 0)

4.EC(2018-19)9 Proposed creation of one permanent post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (AOSGC) (D2) for leading the Countryside Conservation Office, formulating nature conservation policy and supervising the relevant work; and regrading of one permanent post of AOSGC (D2) to one Assistant Director of Environmental Protection (D2) for specifically pursuing food waste management strategies and overseeing the construction and planning of waste recycling infrastructure in the Environmental Protection Department with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee

Endorsed
(Division ordered -
Yes - 19
No - 0
Abstention - 3)

5.EC(2018-19)12 Proposed creation of two permanent posts of one Principal Government Engineer (D3) with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee (FC) and one Government Engineer (D2) with effect from 1 April 2019 upon the lapse of a supernumerary post of the same rank in the Works Branch of the Development Bureau (DEVB(WB)); redeployment of three directorate posts of one Government Engineer (D2), one Chief Architect (D1) and one Chief Geotechnical Engineer (D1) within DEVB(WB) with immediate effect upon approval of the FC to cope with the workload of new and on-going initiatives; and creation of two supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) and one Chief Engineer (D1) for a period of three years with immediate effect upon approval of FC in the Water Supplies Department to take forward the new drinking water safety initiatives

Endorsed
(Division ordered -
Yes - 19
No - 0
Abstention - 0)

6.EC(2018-19)14 Proposed creation of two permanent posts of one Government Engineer (D2) and one Chief Engineer (D1) in the Civil Engineering and Development Department with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to take forward and manage technical studies, and site formation and infrastructure works associated with public housing developments on a long-terms basis

Endorsed

7.EC(2018-19)13 Proposed creation of one permanent post of Consultant (D4/D3/D2) in the Department of Health with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee in enhancing the overall clinical supervision, planning, development and operation of Families Clinics

Not dealt with

8.EC(2018-19)15 Proposed creation of one permanent post of Chief Air Traffic Control Officer (D1) with immediate effect upon approval of Finance Committee (FC); and one supernumerary post of Chief Air Traffic Control Officer (D1) with immediate effect upon approval of FC up to 31 March 2025 in the Civil Aviation Department to strengthen managerial oversight of daily air traffic control (ATC) operations to ensure the provision of safe, reliable and efficient ATC services

Not dealt with