AGENDA FOR
ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, 30 APRIL 2019
FROM 2:30 P.M. TO 6:30 P.M.
IN CONFERENCE ROOM 2 OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMPLEX

Item No.Subject
1.EC(2018-19)31#Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meetings held on 29 March and 3 April 2019. Proposed creation of two permanent posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) and one Assistant Director of Marine (D2) in the Marine Department (MD) with effect from 1 June 2019 or upon approval of the Finance Committee, whichever is later to enhance marine safety and to lead a new division in the department to strengthen the regulatory regime of local vessels upon the disbandment of the Task Force on Reform in MD

(In attendance: Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/Director of Marine/Deputy Director of Marine/Deputy Director of Marine (Special Duties))

(Discussed by the Panel on Economic Development on 19.12.2018)

(Supplementary information paper (CB(4)422/18-19(01)) provided by the Administration to the Panel)

(Discussed by the Establishment Subcommittee on 3.4.2019)

2.EC(2018-19)32#Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meetings held on 29 March and 3 April 2019. Proposed retention of two supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Communications and Creative Industries Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau for a period of three years from 17 June 2019 or with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee, whichever is later to continue the review and amendment of the Broadcasting Ordinance (Cap. 562) and the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) and to formulate legislative proposals to regulate person-to-person telemarketing calls

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Creative Industries)/Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Creative Industries) (Special Duties)/Principal Assistant Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Creative Industries) (Special Duties))

(Discussed by the Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting on 12.11.2018)

3.EC(2018-19)34*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 3 April 2019. Proposed establishment changes arising from the re-organisation of the Department of Health (DH) with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to take forward new statutes being introduced to step up protection of public health, as well as new initiatives and expanded services relating to Chinese medicine, disease prevention and health promotion, and strategic information technology development in DH

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health)/Deputy Secretary for Food and Health (Health)/Director of Health/Deputy Director of Health)

(Discussed by the Panel on Health Services on 18.2.2019)

(Supplementary information paper (CB(2)1112/18-19(01)) provided by the Administration to the Panel)

4.EC(2018-19)33*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 3 April 2019. Proposed creation of one permanent post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Transport Branch of the Transport and Housing Bureau with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to take forward various new initiatives for enhancing public transport services

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/Acting Assistant Commissioner for Transport (Bus and Railway)/Assistant Commissioner for Transport (Management and Paratransit))

(Discussed by the Panel on Transport on 16.11.2018)

5.EC(2018-19)37*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 3 April 2019. Proposed creation of five permanent posts, with effect from the date of approval by the Finance Committee, of three judicial posts of Judge of the District Court (JSPS 13) in the Judiciary to strengthen the judicial establishment of the Family Court; and two civil service posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 (D4) to head a new Planning and Quality Division and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) to strengthen directorate support for the Chief Justice's Private Office in the Judiciary Administration

(In attendance: Judiciary Administrator/Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations))

(Discussed by the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 25.2.2019)

6.EC(2018-19)35*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 3 April 2019. Proposed creation of two permanent posts of one Principal Government Counsel (DL3) and one Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2); upgrading one permanent post of Assistant Principal Government Counsel (DL1) to Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2); and creation of one supernumerary post of Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2) for five years with effect from the date of approval by the Finance Committee to strengthen legal support at the directorate level in the Department of Justice

(In attendance: Director of Administration and Development/Solicitor General, Department of Justice/Principal Government Counsel (Secretary for Justice's Office), Department of Justice/Deputy Law Officer (Civil Law) (Planning, Environment, Lands and Housing Unit), Department of Justice/Deputy Solicitor General (Policy Affairs), Department of Justice/Secretary (Law Reform Commission), Department of Justice)

(Discussed by the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 19.12.2018)

7.EC(2018-19)36*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 3 April 2019. Proposed creation of two supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade A (D6) and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) and redeployment of two permanent posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau for four years with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee for the establishment of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office to spearhead the efforts in taking forward the Greater Bay Area Development

(In attendance: Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs/Permanent Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs/Deputy Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs/Principal Assistant Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs)

(Discussed by the Panel on Commerce and Industry on 19.3.2019)

8.EC(2019-20)1 Proposed making permanent of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) supernumerary post in the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) with effect from 27 May 2019 or with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee, whichever is later to enhance RTHK's governance and to steer its strategies on resources planning and deployment in the light of the substantial growth both in terms of the establishment and diversity of its work

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Creative Industries)/Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Creative Industries)/Director of Broadcasting/Deputy Director of Broadcasting (Developments))

(Discussed by the Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting on 11.3.2019)

(Supplementary information paper (CB(1)877/18-19(01)) provided by the Administration to the Panel)

9.EC(2019-20)2 Proposed creation of one permanent post of Chief Labour Officer (D1) in the Labour Department with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee to take forward various new measures to enhance statutory maternity leave

(In attendance: Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare/Commissioner for Labour/Assistant Commissioner for Labour (Labour Relations)/Assistant Commissioner for Labour (Development))

(Discussed by the Panel on Manpower on 19.3.2019)

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# Items carried over from the meetings held on 29 March and 3 April 2019.

* Items carried over from the meeting held on 3 April 2019.