Establishment Subcommittee meeting
held on Tuesday, 28 May 2019 at 2:30 pm in Conference Room 2
Record of decisions
| Paper Nos. | Subject | Decisions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | EC(2019-20)1 | Proposed making permanent of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) supernumerary post in the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) with effect from 27 May 2019 or with immediate effect upon approval by the Finance Committee, whichever is later to enhance RTHK's governance and to steer its strategies on resources planning and deployment in the light of the substantial growth both in terms of the establishment and diversity of its work
| Endorsed*Legend symbol denoting Some members requested that this item be discussed and voted on separately by the Finance Committee
(Division ordered - Yes - 11 No - 9 Abstention - 0) |
| 2. | EC(2019-20)2 | 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 forward various new measures to enhance statutory maternity leave
| 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 - 0 Abstention - 4) |
| 3. | EC(2019-20)3 | Proposed creation of one permanent post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Labour and Welfare Bureau with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to head a dedicated policy team for the newly established Commission on Children and take forward its agenda for the interest of children
| Endorsed
(Division ordered - Yes - 17 No - 0 Abstention - 0) |
| 4. | EC(2019-20)4 | Proposed creation of nine directorate posts in the Environmental Protection Department with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee, of three supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3), one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) and one Principal Environmental Protection Officer (PEPO) (D1) for four years; two supernumerary posts of one Assistant Director of Environmental Protection (D2) and one PEPO (D1) for six years; two supernumerary posts of PEPO (D1) for five years; and two permanent posts of PEPO (D1) to prepare for municipal solid waste charging and take forward various waste reduction and recycling initiatives
| Not dealt with
|
| 5. | EC(2019-20)6 | Proposed rationalisation of the salaries of school heads and deputy heads and improvement of the manpower at the middle management level in public sector primary schools in the Education Bureau with effect from 1 September 2019; and an increase in the ceiling placed on the total notional annual mid-point salary value of all non-directorate posts in the establishment in 2019-20 from $4,016,284,000 by $56,664,240 to $4,072,948,240 with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to implement the above proposal
| Not dealt with
|
| 6. | EC(2019-20)7 | Proposed creation of two permanent posts of Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (D1), one each in the Gas and General Legislation Branch and the Engineering Services Branch 2 of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to cope with the implementation of the new and on-going initiatives related to lift and escalator safety as well as the extra workload arising from the Hospital Development Plan projects
| Not dealt with
|
| 7. | EC(2019-20)8 | Proposed creation of five permanent posts of two Assistant Director of Education (D2) and three Principal Education Officer (D1); and one supernumerary post of Assistant Director of Education (D2) for about three years up to 31 March 2022 in the Education Bureau with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee to strengthen the directorate establishment for steering and leading the formulation of strategies/measures, and for the planning, preparation, implementation and review of various policies for quality education
| Not dealt with
|