Establishment Subcommittee meeting
held on Wednesday, 5 December 2018 at 8:30 am in Conference Room 1
Record of decisions
| Paper Nos. | Subject | Decisions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | EC(2018-19)16 | Proposed creation of one permanent post of Chief Labour Officer (D1) in the Labour Department with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee to take up various new tasks in relation to the abolition of the "offsetting" of severance payment and long service payment with employers' mandatory contributions under the Mandatory Provident Fund System
| Endorsed*Legend symbol denoting Some members requested that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee.
(Division ordered - Yes - 16 No - 5 Abstention - 4) |
| 2. | EC(2018-19)17 | 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
| Not dealt with
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| 3. | EC(2018-19)18 | 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
| Not dealt with
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| 4. | EC(2018-19)21 | 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
| Not dealt with
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| 5. | EC(2018-19)20 | 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
| Not dealt with
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| 6. | EC(2018-19)19 | 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
| Not dealt with
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