Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Establishment Subcommittee (Results) 3 April 2019

Establishment Subcommittee meeting

held on Wednesday, 3 April 2019 at 8:30 am in Conference Room 1

Record of decisions

	Paper Nos.	Subject	Decisions
1.	EC(2018-19)30	Proposed making permanent of three supernumerary posts of Chief Engineer in the Civil Engineering and Development Department to take forward policy initiatives to increase land supply in the short, medium and long term	Endorsed*Legend symbol denoting Some members requested that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee (Division ordered - Yes - 17 No - 10 Abstention - 1)
		Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of a Chief Estate Surveyor in the Lands Department and making permanent of a supernumerary post of Chief Town Planner in the Planning Department to take forward policy initiatives to increase land supply in the short, medium and long term	Endorsed*Legend symbol denoting Some members requested that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee (Division ordered - Yes - 21 No - 5 Abstention - 2)
		Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of an Administrative Officer Staff Grade C and creation of one permanent post of a Chief Estate Surveyor/Principal Valuation Surveyor in the Government Property Agency to take forward policy initiatives to increase land supply in the short, medium and long term	Endorsed*Legend symbol denoting Some members requested that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee (Division ordered - Yes - 18 No - 9 Abstention - 1)
2.	EC(2018-19)31	Proposed creation of two permanent posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) and one Assistant Director of Marine (D2) in the Marine Department (MD) with effect from 1 June 2019 or upon approval of the Finance Committee, whichever is later to enhance marine safety and to lead a new division in the department to strengthen the regulatory regime of local vessels upon the disbandment of the Task Force on Reform in MD	Under deliberation
3.	EC(2018-19)32	Proposed retention of two supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Communications and Creative Industries Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau for a period of three years from 17 June 2019 or with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee, whichever is later to continue the review and amendment of the Broadcasting Ordinance (Cap. 562) and the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) and to formulate legislative proposals to regulate person-to-person telemarketing calls	Not dealt with
4.	EC(2018-19)34	Proposed establishment changes arising from the re-organisation of the Department of Health (DH) with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to take forward new statutes being introduced to step up protection of public health, as well as new initiatives and expanded services relating to Chinese medicine, disease prevention and health promotion, and strategic information technology development in DH	Not dealt with
5.	EC(2018-19)33	Proposed creation of one permanent post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Transport Branch of the Transport and Housing Bureau with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to take forward various new initiatives for enhancing public transport services	Not dealt with
6.	EC(2018-19)37	Proposed creation of five permanent posts, with effect from the date of approval by the Finance Committee, of three judicial posts of Judge of the District Court (JSPS 13) in the Judiciary to strengthen the judicial establishment of the Family Court; and two civil service posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 (D4) to head a new Planning and Quality Division and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) to strengthen directorate support for the Chief Justice's Private Office in the Judiciary Administration	Not dealt with
7.	EC(2018-19)35	Proposed creation of two permanent posts of one Principal Government Counsel (DL3) and one Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2); upgrading one permanent post of Assistant Principal Government Counsel (DL1) to Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2); and creation of one supernumerary post of Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2) for five years with effect from the date of approval by the Finance Committee to strengthen legal support at the directorate level in the Department of Justice	Not dealt with
8.	EC(2018-19)36	Proposed 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 four years with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee 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	Not dealt with

^{* Some members requested that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee}