Establishment Subcommittee meeting

held on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 at 8:30 am in Conference Room 1

Record of decisions

 Paper Nos.SubjectDecisions
1.EC(2020-21)3 Proposed creation of two permanent posts of one Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (D1) and one Chief Electronics Engineer (D1) in the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department upon approval by the Finance Committee to strengthen the regulation on the safety of railway services through an enhanced, more proactive and comprehensive monitoring regime

Endorsed*Legend symbol denoting There was a request from member(s) at the meeting that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee.
(Division ordered -
Yes - 8
No - 3
Abstention - 0)

2.EC(2020-21)4 Proposed making permanent of two supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) with effect from 1 January 2021 or upon approval by the Finance Committee, whichever is later; and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) with effect from 1 January 2022 or upon approval by the Finance Committee, whichever is later in the Financial Services Branch of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, to provide long term and senior-level policy steer and inputs to various major legislative and policy initiatives

Endorsed*Legend symbol denoting There was a request from member(s) at the meeting that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee.
(Division ordered -
Yes - 14
No - 9
Abstention - 0)

3.EC(2020-21)5 Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Government Architect (D2) in the Architectural Services Department with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee up to 31 March 2027 to provide overall steer and supervise the implementation of the healthcare projects under the First Ten-year Hospital Development Plan

Endorsed

4.EC(2020-21)6 Proposed creation of two permanent non-civil service positions of one Chief Accident and Safety Investigator (equivalent to the rank of D2) and one Deputy Chief Accident and Safety Investigator (equivalent to the rank of D1) with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee; and one supernumerary post of Assistant Director-General of Civil Aviation (D2) with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee up to the date of filling of the Chief Accident and Safety Investigator position, and in any case no later than 31 March 2022, in the Transport Branch of the Transport and Housing Bureau to lead the independent Air Accident Investigation Authority under a permanent set-up in order to comply with the on-going and binding requirement of the International Civil Aviation Organization

Endorsed

* There was a request from member(s) at the meeting that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee.