Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Establishment Subcommittee (Agenda) 6 May 2020

AGENDA FOR
ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 10:30 A.M.
IN CONFERENCE ROOM 1 OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMPLEX

Item No.		Subject
1.	EC(2019-20)15 *Legend symbol denoting Item carried over from the meeting held on 22 January 2020.	Proposed making permanent of one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Transport Branch of the Transport and Housing Bureau with effect from 1 April 2020 or with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee, whichever is later to formulate, implement and oversee initiatives in fostering the sustainable development of the maritime trade in Hong Kong
	(In attendance: Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)/Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)5) (Discussed by the Panel on Economic Development on 26.11.2019) (Discussed by the Establishment Subcommittee on 22.1.2020)
2.	EC(2020-21)2	Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) in the Housing Department with immediate effect upon approval of the Finance Committee up to 31 March 2025 to oversee the operation of the Task Force on Transitional Housing, including the implementation of the funding scheme to support transitional housing projects by non-government organisations (NGOs) and other initiatives in facilitating transitional housing projects proposed and implemented by NGOs
	(In attendance: Under Secretary for Transport and Housing/Project Director 1, Task Force on Transitional Housing, Transport and Housing Bureau) (Discussed by the Panel on Housing on 4.11.2019) (Supplementary information paper (CB(1)235/19-20(01)) provided by the Administration to the Panel)
3.	EC(2020-21)1	Proposed retention of one supernumerary post of Senior Principal Executive Officer (D2) in the Food Branch of the Food and Health Bureau with effect from 24 May 2020 or upon approval of the Finance Committee, whichever is later, for a period of five years to monitor the work on food safety and continue to cope with the complex and challenging food safety policy issues by implementing new initiatives to safeguard food safety
	(In attendance: Under Secretary for Food and Health/Deputy Secretary for Food and Health (Food)2/Senior Principal Executive Officer (Food), Food and Health Bureau) (Discussed by the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene on 10.12.2019)
4.	EC(2020-21)3	Proposed creation of two permanent posts of one Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (D1) and one Chief Electronics Engineer (D1) in the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department upon approval by the Finance Committee to strengthen the regulation on the safety of railway services through an enhanced, more proactive and comprehensive monitoring regime
	(In attendance: Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)2/Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)4/Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services/Assistant Director (Railways), Electrical and Mechanical Services Department) (Discussed by the Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways on 6.12.2019) (Supplementary information paper (CB(4)324/19-20(01)) provided by the Administration to the Subcommittee)
5.	EC(2020-21)4	Proposed making permanent of two supernumerary posts of one Administrative Officer Staff Grade B (D3) with effect from 1 January 2021 or upon approval by the Finance Committee, whichever is later; and one Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) with effect from 1 January 2022 or upon approval by the Finance Committee, whichever is later in the Financial Services Branch of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, to provide long term and senior-level policy steer and inputs to various major legislative and policy initiatives
	(In attendance: Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services)3/Principal Assistant Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services)6) (Discussed by the Panel on Financial Affairs on 6.1.2020)

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^{* Item carried over from the meeting held on 22 January 2020.}