Establishment Subcommittee meeting

held on Wednesday, 5 June 2019 at 8:30 am in Conference Room 1

Record of decisions

 Paper Nos.SubjectDecisions
1.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

Endorsed*Legend symbol denoting Some members requested that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee
(Division ordered -
Yes - 25
No - 2
Abstention - 1)

2.EC(2019-20)6 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 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

Not dealt with

3.EC(2019-20)7 Proposed creation of two permanent posts of Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (D1), one each in the Gas and General Legislation Branch and the Engineering Services Branch 2 of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to cope with the implementation of the new and on-going initiatives related to lift and escalator safety as well as the extra workload arising from the Hospital Development Plan projects

Not dealt with

4.EC(2019-20)8 Proposed creation of five permanent posts of two Assistant Director of Education (D2) and three Principal Education Officer (D1); and one supernumerary post of Assistant Director of Education (D2) for about three years up to 31 March 2022 in the Education Bureau with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to strengthen the directorate establishment for steering and leading the formulation of strategies/measures, and for the planning, preparation, implementation and review of various policies for quality education

Not dealt with

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