AGENDA FOR
ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 20 JUNE 2008 AT 5:00 P.M. ,
IMMEDIATELY AFTER FINANCE COMMITTEE (FC) MEETING, OR
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE HOUSE COMMITTEE (HC) MEETING IF HC
NEEDS TO RESUME ITS MEETING AFTER THE FC MEETING

Item No.		Subject
1.	EC(2008-09)7	Proposed deletion of one permanent post of Chief Labour Officer (D1) in Labour Department and consequently redistribution of duties among the directorate posts responsible for the Labour Relations Programme
	(In attendance: The Assistant Commissioner for Labour (Labour Relations))
2.	EC(2008-09)8	Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Chief Engineer (D1) in Highways Department for a period of seven years with effect from 7 July 2008 to take up the planning and implementation of the proposed Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link project
	(In attendance: The Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/ the Director of Highways/the Principal Government Engineer (Railway Development) of Highways Department)
3.	EC(2008-09)9	Proposed creation of a new rank of Principal Family Court Judge, District Court (JSPS 14) and nine permanent posts of one Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court (JSPS 17), five Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court (JSPS 16), one Principal Family Court Judge, District Court (JSPS 14), one Judge of the District Court (JSPS 13) and one Deputy Registrar, District Court (JSPS 10) to be offset by deletion of two permanent posts of one Judge of the District Court (JSPS 13) and one Principal Magistrate (JSPS 11) in Judiciary to strengthen the establishment of the respective courts and Masters Office to meet operational needs and to keep waiting times within target without having to rely heavily on temporary judicial resources
	(In attendance: The Judiciary Administrator/the Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services))
4.	EC(2008-09)10	Proposed upgrading the permanent post of Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services) from Principal Executive Officer (D1) to Senior Principal Executive Officer (D2) and creation of one permanent post of Principal Executive Officer (D1) to head the Quality Division in Judiciary to strengthen the directorate structure in the Judiciary Administration
	(In attendance: The Judiciary Administrator/the Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services))