AGENDA FOR
ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 19 DECEMBER 2018
FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 10:30 A.M.
IN CONFERENCE ROOM 1 OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMPLEX

Item No.Subject
1.EC(2018-19)17#Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meetings held on 31 October, 21 November and 5 December 2018. Proposed creation of two permanent posts of Principal Government Counsel (DL3), one each in the Civil Division and the Law Drafting Division of the Department of Justice with effect from the date of approval by the Finance Committee to better cope with the substantial increase in workload arising from the existing and new initiatives in the two Divisions

(In attendance: Director of Administration and Development/Law Draftsman, Department of Justice/Deputy Law Draftsman, Department of Justice/Deputy Law Officer (Civil Law)(Civil Litigation), Department of Justice/Acting Deputy Law Officer (Civil Law) (Advisory), Department of Justice)

(Discussed by the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 28.5.2018)

2.EC(2018-19)18#Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meetings held on 31 October, 21 November and 5 December 2018. Proposed creation of four permanent judicial posts of Deputy Registrar, High Court (JSPS 13) in the Judiciary to strengthen the judicial establishment at that level of court and one permanent civil service post of Principal Executive Officer (D1) to enhance support to the Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)'s Office of the Operations Division of the Judiciary Administration (Jud Adm) with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee (FC); and retention of one supernumerary civil service post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) to continue providing support for the Development Office of the Development Division of the Jud Adm for three years from 27 November 2018 or with immediate effect upon approval by the FC, whichever is the later

(In attendance: Judiciary Administrator/Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)/Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Development)/Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services))

(Discussed by the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 18.7.2018)

3.EC(2018-19)21*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meetings held on 21 November 2018 and 5 December 2018. Proposed creation of three permanent posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (AOSGC) (D2) in the new Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (ETO) in Bangkok with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee (FC) to head the new Bangkok ETO, one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) in the new Hong Kong ETO in Dubai with effect from 1 April 2019, or with immediate effect upon approval of the FC, whichever is later to head the new Dubai ETO and one AOSGC (D2) in the new ETO Policy Division of the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau with immediate effect upon approval of the FC to head the new ETO Policy Division

(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism)/Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce and Industry)/Principal Executive Officer (Administration), Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch))

(Discussed by the Panel on Commerce and Industry on 17.7.2018)

4.EC(2018-19)20*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meetings held on 21 November 2018 and 5 December 2018. Proposed rationalisation of one permanent post of Chief Telecommunications Engineer (D1) to one Chief Regulatory Affairs Manager (D1) in the Office of the Communications Authority with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee for coping with the workload of regulating the telecommunications sector arising from the increasingly intertwining technical and economic regulatory issues of much greater diversities and complexities

(In attendance: Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Creative Industries)/Director-General of Communications/Assistant Director (Support), Office of the Communications Authority)

(Discussed by the Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting on 9.4.2018)

5.EC(2018-19)19*Legend symbol denoting Items carried over from the meetings held on 21 November 2018 and 5 December 2018. Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Senior Principal Executive Officer (D2) in the Tourism Commission, the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau for a period of 24 months with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to lead a Preparatory Team with a view to planning and implementing the preparatory work for the establishment of the Travel Industry Authority and a new regulatory regime of the travel industry

(In attendance: Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development/Deputy Commissioner for Tourism, Commerce and Economic Development Bureau/Assistant Commissioner for Tourism, Commerce and Economic Development Bureau)

(Discussed by the Panel on Economic Development on 17.7.2018)

(Supplementary information paper (CB(4)1519/17-18(01)) provided by the Administration to the Panel)

6.EC(2018-19)22 Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Senior Principal Executive Officer (D2) in the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee up to 29 June 2022 for the implementation of the regulatory regime on private columbaria

(In attendance: Under Secretary for Food and Health/Principal Assistant Secretary for Food and Health (Food)/Head, Private Columbaria Affairs Office, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department)

(Discussed by the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene on 13.2.2018)

7.EC(2018-19)23 Proposed retention of two supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Security Bureau and one Assistant Director of Immigration (GDS(C)2) in the Immigration Department with effect from 1 April 2019 or upon approval of the Finance Committee (whichever is later) to 31 March 2022 to continue steering the comprehensive review of handling non-refoulement claims and to step up relevant measures

(In attendance: Under Secretary for Security/Deputy Secretary for Security/Principal Assistant Secretary for Security (Review)/Deputy Director of Immigration/Assistant Director of Immigration (Removal Assessment and Litigation))

(Discussed by the Panel on Security on 2.11.2018)

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# Items carried over from the meetings held on 31 October, 21 November and 5 December 2018.

* Items carried over from the meetings held on 21 November 2018 and 5 December 2018.