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(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:

	2010-11	2009-10	2008-09	2007-08
Number of EAs	( )	( )	( )	( )
Total contract sum of each EA	( )	( )	( )	( )
Average term of service for EAs	( )	( )	( )	( )
Total number of workers supplied by each EA	( )	( )	( )	( )
Pay of workers (highest, median and lowest) supplied by EAs	Highest ( )	Highest ( )	Highest ( )	Highest ( )
	Median ( )	Median ( )	Median ( )	Median ( )
	Lowest ( )	Lowest ( )	Lowest ( )	Lowest ( )

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.

(b) the contract sum and term of service for each EA

(c) the number of workers supplied by each EA and their duties

(d) The contracts that the overseas Economic and Trade Offices (ETOs) enter into with employment agencies only specify the overall service fees charged by the latter in providing agency workers. We normally do not specify the wages of agency workers. Hence, we are unable to provide the information requested.

(e) with regard to the above items, the respective numbers and percentage changes for each of the following years

	2010-11	2009-10 (Note 1)	2008-09 (Note 2)	2007-08 (Note 3)
Number of EAs	Overseas ETOs have no further plan to procure services of EAs at this point in time.	9 (-10%)	10 (+100%)	5 (-28.6%)
Total contract sum of each EA		$750,901 (-18.8%)	$924,549 (-12.4%)	$1,055,077 (+87.4%)
Average term of service for EAs		3 mths (-25%)	4 mths (+33.3%)	3 mths (+50%)
Total number of workers supplied by each EA		15 (-11.8%)	17 (-10.5%)	19 (+58.3%)
Pay of workers (highest, median and lowest) supplied by EAs		Please see the reply at item (d) above.

(f) In 2009-10, the proportion of workers supplied by EAs in the existing staff in the department is 7.9%. (Note 1)

(g) In 2009-10, the proportion of expenditure on procuring the services of EAs in departmental expenditure is 0.3%. (Note 1)

Note: 1. Position as at 28.2.2010

2. 
   Position as at 31.3.2009
   
3. 
   Position as at 31.3.2008
   

Signature
Name in block letters	MISS YVONNE CHOI
Post Title	Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism)
Date	18.3.2010

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