AGENDA FOR
ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 30 APRIL 2008 AT 9:00 A.M.

Item No.		Subject
1.	EC(2008-09)1	Proposed creation of one permanent post of Chief Structural Engineer (D1) in Housing Department with effect from 7 July 2008 to oversee the Comprehensive Structural Investigation Programme; and the revision and redistribution of duties and responsibilities among some other directorate posts in the department
	(In attendance: The Deputy Director of Housing (Corporate Services)/the Chief Manager (Management Support Services) of the Housing Department)
2.	EC(2008-09)2	Proposed the followings with effect from 1 September 2008 - (a) creation of a new rank of Senior Primary School Master/Mistress (MPS 34 - 35) in the Primary School Master/Mistress grade as deputy heads of public sector primary schools with 12 classes or above and as heads of public sector primary schools with 11 classes or less; (b) upward adjustment of the minimum pay point of the Headmaster/Headmistress II rank of the Primary School Master/Mistress grade from MPS 34 to MPS 35; and (c) increase in the establishment ceiling of Head 156 - Government Secretariat: Education Bureau in 2008-09 from $2,412,996,000 by $3,884,160 to $2,416,880,160 for implementing the above proposals in government primary schools
	(In attendance: The Deputy Secretary for Education/the Principal Assistant Secretary for Education (Administration))
3.	EC(2008-09)3	Proposed creation of one permanent post of Assistant Director of Social Welfare (D2) in Social Welfare Department to be offset by deletion of one permanent post of Principal Social Work Officer (D1) to head the Social Security Branch and to take charge of the social security portfolio
	(In attendance: The Principal Assistant Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Welfare)/the Director of Social Welfare/the Deputy Director of Social Welfare (Administration))