Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Finance Committee (Results) 20 November 2020

Finance Committee Meeting

held on Friday, 20 November 2020, from 3:30 pm
(or an earlier time between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm)to 7:00 pm.

Record of decisions

Item	Paper No.	Subject			Decisions
1.	FCR(2020-21)57	RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTE MADE ON 15 MAY 2019			Approved (Division ordered - Yes - 32 No - 2 Abstention - 0)
	EC(2018-19)36	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 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
2.	FCR(2019-20)9	RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 29 MARCH 2019			Withdrawn
	EC(2018-19)28	Making permanent of one Principal Economist (D2) supernumerary post in the Office of the Government Economist under the Financial Secretary's Office to continue to conduct economic analyses and researches in areas of poverty, welfare and population
3.	FCR(2020-21)61	RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 17 JUNE 2020			Under deliberation
	EC(2020-21)3	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 to strengthen the regulation on the safety of railway services through an enhanced, more proactive and comprehensive monitoring regime
4.	FCR(2020-21)62	RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 6 MAY 2020			Not dealt with
	EC(2019-20)15	Making permanent of one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Transport Branch of the Transport and Housing Bureau to formulate, implement and oversee initiatives in fostering the sustainable development of the maritime trade in Hong Kong
5.	FCR(2019-20)13	RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEEMADE ON 3 APRIL 2019			Not dealt with
	EC(2018-19)30	Making permanent of four supernumerary posts of three Chief Engineer (D1) in the Civil Engineering and Development Department and one Chief Town Planner (D1) in the Planning Department; creation of two supernumerary posts of one Chief Estate Surveyor (D1) in the Lands Department and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Government Property Agency (GPA); and creation of one permanent post of Chief Estate Surveyor/Principal Valuation Surveyor (D1) in the GPA to take forward policy initiatives to increase land supply in the short, medium and long term)
6.	FCR(2020-21)58	RECOMMENDATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 5 JUNE 2019			Not dealt with
	EC(2019-20)4	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
7.	FCR(2019-20)27	RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE MADE ON 25 MAY 2019			Not dealt with
	PWSC(2019-20)5	Studies related to artificial islands in the Central Waters
8.	FCR(2020-21)69	HEAD 60 – HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT Subhead 700 General non-recurrent New item "Strategic Study on Railways beyond 2030" HEAD 186 – TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT Subhead 700 General non-recurrent New item "Strategic Study on Major Roads beyond 2030"			Not dealt with