AGENDA FOR
ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS
TO BE HELD ON
7 MAY 2019 (TUESDAY) FROM 2:30 P.M. TO 6:30 P.M.
IN CONFERENCE ROOM 2 OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMPLEX
AND
15 MAY 2019 (WEDNESDAY) FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 10:30 A.M.
IN CONFERENCE ROOM 1 OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMPLEX

Item No.Subject
1.EC(2018-19)37*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meetings held on 3 and 30 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)/Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Development)/Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services))

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

2.EC(2018-19)35*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meetings held on 3 and 30 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@Legend symbol denoting Principal Government Counsel (Secretary for Justice's Office), Department of Justice, Deputy Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs and Deputy Director of Environmental Protection will attend the meeting on 15 May 2019 only./Deputy Law Officer (Civil Law) (Planning, Environment, Lands and Housing Unit), Department of Justice@@Legend symbol denoting Deputy Law Officer (Civil Law) (Planning, Environment, Lands and Housing Unit), Department of Justice, Acting Deputy Director of Environmental Protection and Principal Environmental Protection Officer (Biomass Management Facilities) will attend the meeting on 7 May 2019 only./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)

3.EC(2018-19)36*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meetings held on 3 and 30 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@Legend symbol denoting Principal Government Counsel (Secretary for Justice's Office), Department of Justice, Deputy Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs and Deputy Director of Environmental Protection will attend the meeting on 15 May 2019 only./Principal Assistant Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs)

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

4.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)

5.EC(2019-20)2#Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meeting held on 30 April 2019.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)

6.EC(2019-20)3 Proposed creation of one permanent post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Labour and Welfare Bureau with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to head a dedicated policy team for the newly established Commission on Children and take forward its agenda for the interest of children

(In attendance: Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare/Deputy Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Welfare)/Acting Principal Assistant Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Welfare))

(Discussed by the Panel on Welfare on 10.12.2018)

7.EC(2019-20)4 Proposed creation of nine directorate posts in the Environmental Protection Department with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee, of three supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3), one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) and one Principal Environmental Protection Officer (PEPO) (D1) for four years; two supernumerary posts of one Assistant Director of Environmental Protection (D2) and one PEPO (D1) for six years; two supernumerary posts of PEPO (D1) for five years; and two permanent posts of PEPO (D1) to prepare for municipal solid waste charging and take forward various waste reduction and recycling initiatives

(In attendance: Secretary for the Environment/Permanent Secretary for the Environment/Deputy Director of Environmental Protection (Special Duties)/Acting Deputy Director of Environmental Protection@@Legend symbol denoting Deputy Law Officer (Civil Law) (Planning, Environment, Lands and Housing Unit), Department of Justice, Acting Deputy Director of Environmental Protection and Principal Environmental Protection Officer (Biomass Management Facilities) will attend the meeting on 7 May 2019 only./Deputy Director of Environmental Protection@Legend symbol denoting Principal Government Counsel (Secretary for Justice's Office), Department of Justice, Deputy Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs and Deputy Director of Environmental Protection will attend the meeting on 15 May 2019 only./Assistant Director (Charging Preparation), Environmental Protection Department/Principal Environmental Protection Officer (Biomass Management Facilities)@@Legend symbol denoting Deputy Law Officer (Civil Law) (Planning, Environment, Lands and Housing Unit), Department of Justice, Acting Deputy Director of Environmental Protection and Principal Environmental Protection Officer (Biomass Management Facilities) will attend the meeting on 7 May 2019 only.)

(Discussed by the Panel on Environmental Affairs on 25.2.2019)

(Supplementary information paper (CB(1)974/18-19(02)) provided by the Administration to the Panel)

8.EC(2019-20)5 Proposed rationalisation of the salaries of school heads and deputy heads and improvement of the manpower at the middle management level in public sector primary schools in the Education Bureau with effect from 1 September 2019; and a supplementary provision of $503 million in 2019-20 and an increase in the ceiling placed on the total notional annual mid-point salary value of all non-directorate posts in the establishment in 2019-20 from $4,016,284,000 by $56,664,240 to $4,072,948,240 with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to implement the above proposal

(In attendance: Secretary for Education/Deputy Secretary for Education/Principal Assistant Secretary (Professional Development and Training), Education Bureau)

(Discussed by the Panel on Education on 29.3.2019)

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@ Principal Government Counsel (Secretary for Justice's Office), Department of Justice, Deputy Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs and Deputy Director of Environmental Protection will attend the meeting on 15 May 2019 only.

@@ Deputy Law Officer (Civil Law) (Planning, Environment, Lands and Housing Unit), Department of Justice, Acting Deputy Director of Environmental Protection and Principal Environmental Protection Officer (Biomass Management Facilities) will attend the meeting on 7 May 2019 only.

* Items carried over from the meetings held on 3 and 30 April 2019.

# Items carried over from the meeting held on 30 April 2019.