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Reply Serial No.
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CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION
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CEDB(CIT)178
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Question Serial No.
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2200
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Head :
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78 Intellectual Property Department
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Subhead (No. & title) :
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000 Operational expenses
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Programme:
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Controlling Officer:
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Director of Intellectual Property
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Director of Bureau:
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Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
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Question:
Please provide the following information on the procurement of services of employment agencies (EAs):
(a) the number of contracts signed with EAs;
(b) the contract sum and term of service for each EA;
(c) the number of workers supplied by each EA and their duties;
(d) details of the pay of workers supplied by each EA, including the range of monthly salaries and that of daily or hourly wages;
(e) with regard to the above items, please provide the respective numbers and percentage changes for each of the following years:
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2010-11
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2009-10
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2008-09
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2007-08
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Number of EAs
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( )
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( )
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( )
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( )
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Total contract sums for each EA
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( )
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( )
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( )
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( )
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Average term of service for EAs
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( )
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( )
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( )
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( )
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Total number of workers supplied by each EA
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( )
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( )
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( )
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( )
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Pay of workers (highest, median and lowest) supplied by EAs
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Highest ( )
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Highest ( )
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Highest ( )
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Highest ( )
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Median ( )
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Median ( )
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Median ( )
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Median ( )
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Lowest ( )
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Lowest ( )
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Lowest ( )
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Lowest ( )
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Figures in ( ) denote percentage changes
(f) the proportion of workers supplied by EAs in the existing staff in the department; and
(g) the proportion of expenditure on procuring the services of EAs in departmental expenditure.
Asked by: Hon. WONG Kwok-hing
Reply:
With regard to items (a) to (e) and item (g), the information requested is as follows:
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2010-11
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2009-10
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2008-09
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2007-08
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Number of EAs
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Information for 2010-11 is not yet available in this juncture
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1* (-50%)
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2 (0%)
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2 (0%)
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Range of total contract sums for each EA
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$26,000
(-91.4%)
(figure at the higher end of the previous year’s range adopted for comparison)
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$18,000 — $302,000
(+63.6% — +106.8%)
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$11,000 — $146,000
(-79.6% — +124.6%)
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Average term of service for EAs
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3 months
(- 53.8%)
(figure at the higher end of the previous year’s range adopted for comparison)
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2 — 6.5 months
(0% — +85.7%)
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2 — 3.5 months
(0%)
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Total number of workers supplied by each EA and the duties involved
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1*
(-50%)
(figure at the higher end of the previous year’s range adopted for comparison)
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1 — 2
(0% — -50%)
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1 – 4
(0% — +300%)
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Promotion and publicity, programme administration
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Promotion and publicity, programme administration, general office support services
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Promotion and publicity, programme administration, general office support services
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Proportion of expenditure on procuring the services of EAs in departmental expenditure (%)
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0.03%
(-0.27%)
(figure at the higher end of the previous year’s range adopted for comparison)
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0.02% —0.3%
(+0.01% — +0.1%)
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0.01% — 0.2%
(+0.003% — +0.19%)
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Pay of workers (highest, median and lowest) supplied by EAs
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Service fees payable to an EA by the department are set out in the contract signed between them. The department will normally not specify the range of wages to be paid to the workers supplied by the EA, unless unskilled workers are involved. Thus, the information requested is not available.
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Figures in ( ) denote percentage changes
* This Department is not hiring any EA at present. The figure shown is the highest of the year.
Regarding item (f), the information requested is not available as this Department is not hiring any EA at present.
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Signature
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Name in block letters
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Stephen SELBY
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Post Title
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Director of Intellectual Property
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Date
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18.3.2010
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