Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

Head:
42 EMSD
Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04 Reply Serial No.
CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO
WRITTEN/SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION
ETWB(W) 017
Subhead(No. & title):
000 Operational expenses
Programme: 1 – Energy supply; electrical, gas and nuclear safety
2 – Mechanical engineering installations safety
3 – Energy efficiency and air quality
4 – Centralised services and special support
Controlling Officer: Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services
Director of Bureau: Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
Question :
Question Serial No.
What is the number of non-civil service contract staff employed in 2002-03? How
much expenditure is incurred? Does the Department plan to employ more or less
non-civil service contract staff in 2003-04? If so, what are the reasons and the number
of staff and expenditure involved?
Asked by: Hon. LEE Cheuk-yan
Reply:
We are currently employing 32 non-civil service contract (NCSC) staff with an
expenditure of about $4.4 million in 2002-03. We plan to employ four additional NCSC
staff in 2003-04 to carry out assignments of temporary nature, i.e. to process the
application/renewal of licence of electrical workers and to develop an application
software for data collection of air-conditioning water cooling tower and energy
efficiency labeling scheme. The additional recurrent expenditure to be incurred is about
$0.7 million.
Gototop
Signature
Name in block
letters Roger S. H. LAI
1281
Post Title Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services
Date 20 March 2003