Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

Programme (1) Water Supply:
Planning and
Distribution
Ranks with
starting pay
at MPS 45 &
above
(including
Directorate)
Ranks with
starting pay
at MPS 34 to
44
Ranks with
starting pay
at MPS 12 to
33
(2) Water Quality
Control
(3) Customer Services
Establishment Strength Establishment Strength Establishment Strength
89 87 7 7 10 10
76 76 0 0 16 15
823 774 39 39 144 143
Ranks with
starting pay
at MPS 11 &
below
(excluding
MOD scale
staff)
2 333 2 240 80 79 817 769
Total 3 321 3 177 126 125 987 937
(b) To enhance productivity and optimize the use of resources, the following 138
posts in 22 ranks have been deleted or re-deployed in 2002-03-
Rank
Number of Posts Deleted or
Re-deployed in 2002-03
Personal Secretary II 1
Engineer 1
Electrical Engineer 1
Technical Officer 2
Inspector 3
Assistant Inspector 3
Engineering Laboratory Technician II 1
Consumer Services Inspector 4
Works Supervisor I 7
Works Supervisor II 21
Water Sampler 1
Clerical Officer 2
Assistant Clerical Officer 17