Establishment Subcommittee meeting

held on Wednesday, 19 December 2018 at 8:30 am in Conference Room 1

Record of decisions

 Paper Nos.SubjectDecisions
1.EC(2018-19)17Proposed creation of two permanent posts of Principal Government Counsel (DL3), one each in the Civil Division and the Law Drafting Division of the Department of Justice with effect from the date of approval by the Finance Committee to better cope with the substantial increase in workload arising from the existing and new initiatives in the two Divisions

Endorsed*Legend symbol denoting Some members requested that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee.
(Division ordered -
Yes - 21
No - 6
Abstention - 0)

2.EC(2018-19)18Proposed creation of four permanent judicial posts of Deputy Registrar, High Court (JSPS 13) in the Judiciary to strengthen the judicial establishment at that level of court and one permanent civil service post of Principal Executive Officer (D1) to enhance support to the Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)'s Office of the Operations Division of the Judiciary Administration (Jud Adm) with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee (FC); and retention of one supernumerary civil service post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) to continue providing support for the Development Office of the Development Division of the Jud Adm for three years from 27 November 2018 or with immediate effect upon approval by the FC, whichever is the later

Not dealt with

3.EC(2018-19)21Proposed creation of three permanent posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (AOSGC) (D2) in the new Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (ETO) in Bangkok with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee (FC) to head the new Bangkok ETO, one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) in the new Hong Kong ETO in Dubai with effect from 1 April 2019, or with immediate effect upon approval of the FC, whichever is later to head the new Dubai ETO and one AOSGC (D2) in the new ETO Policy Division of the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau with immediate effect upon approval of the FC to head the new ETO Policy Division

Not dealt with

4.EC(2018-19)20Proposed rationalisation of one permanent post of Chief Telecommunications Engineer (D1) to one Chief Regulatory Affairs Manager (D1) in the Office of the Communications Authority with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee for coping with the workload of regulating the telecommunications sector arising from the increasingly intertwining technical and economic regulatory issues of much greater diversities and complexities

Not dealt with

5.EC(2018-19)19Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Senior Principal Executive Officer (D2) in the Tourism Commission, the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau for a period of 24 months with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to lead a Preparatory Team with a view to planning and implementing the preparatory work for the establishment of the Travel Industry Authority and a new regulatory regime of the travel industry

Not dealt with

6.EC(2018-19)22Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Senior Principal Executive Officer (D2) in the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee up to 29 June 2022 for the implementation of the regulatory regime on private columbaria

Not dealt with

7.EC(2018-19)23Proposed retention of two supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Security Bureau and one Assistant Director of Immigration (GDS(C)2) in the Immigration Department with effect from 1 April 2019 or upon approval of the Finance Committee (whichever is later) to 31 March 2022 to continue steering the comprehensive review of handling non-refoulement claims and to step up relevant measures

Not dealt with

* Some members requested that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee.