The Legislative Council convened a joint meeting of the Welfare Affairs and Manpower Affairs Committee to discuss the government's proposal to create six supernumerary directorate posts for the Labor and Welfare Bureau and the Office of the Government Economic Adviser.
Members request the administration to separate and discuss relevant proposals according to policy areas, and then submit them to the Establishment Committee for follow-up.
Sun Yuhan emphasized that the government is cautious in opening new positions.
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New Thinking Councilor Di Zhiyuan expressed his opposition to the creation of these new positions, saying that in times of hardship, the current civil servants should do a good job to add value, rather than the citizens "paying the bill".
Sun Yuhan, Secretary of the Labor and Welfare Bureau, emphasized that it is prudent to put forward any proposals for additional seats. This time, it is in response to policy needs, including talent acquisition and targeted poverty alleviation. Therefore, it is the responsibility to propose additional resources to the Council to make the work better.
Many MPs have pointed out that the creation of directorate posts involves more public funds and needs to be handled carefully.
Li Tung-kwok of the New Democratic Party is concerned. Two of the proposed positions are at the D4 level. According to the scope of work listed in the document, administrative support is more important than policy considerations. There is no reason why they should be handled by D4-level officials.
Sun Yuhan reiterated that the opening proposal this time is after careful consideration. Since the job of recruiting talents must be done well, it must be done by a higher-level D4-level deputy secretary-general.
Shao Jiahui from the wholesale and retail industry said that he would support the authorities in creating these non-permanent positions.
He is concerned that there are not enough people in all walks of life, even if the salary is raised, it may not be possible to recruit people.
Sun Yuhan said that local manpower should be used as much as possible, and the policy bureau is also conceiving plans to meet the needs.
The government suggested that in response to the structural reorganization in July last year, human resources planning and poverty alleviation work have been transferred to the Labor and Welfare Bureau. In addition, the policy report proposed to attract talents from all walks of life and strengthen human resource projections. It is necessary to adjust the structure of the Labor and Welfare Bureau. It is recommended Create 6 non-staff positions at the directorate level, two of which are at the directorate level 4, and the remaining 4 are at the directorate level 2.
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