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Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2010-11


Reply Serial No.




CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION


CEDB(CIT)126







Question Serial No.







2191




Head :

152 Government Secretariat: Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch)

Subhead (No. & title) :

000 Operational expenses













Programme :








Controlling Officer :

Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development

(Commerce, Industry and Tourism)






Director of Bureau :

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development





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:




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.



Asked by : Hon. WONG Kwok-hing

Reply :
(a) the number of contracts signed with EAs:

2009-10 (Note 1)

2008-09 (Note 2)

2007-08 (Note 3)

9

9

3

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



2009-10 (Note 1)

2008-09 (Note 2)

2007-08 (Note 3)

Contract Sum

($)


Term of Service

Contract Sum

($)


Term of Service

Contract Sum

($)


Term of Service

31,620-429,600

3 – 12 mths

29,952-488,028

2 – 12mths

26,325-393,120

3 -12 mths

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






2009-10 (Note 1)

2008-09 (Note 2)

2007-08 (Note 3)

No. of workers

4 – 6

1 - 4

3

Duties

Project Management and General Office Support etc.

Project Management and General Office Support etc.

Project Management and General Office Support etc.

(d) The contracts this Branch enters 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 (a), (b) and (c) above, 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

This Branch has no further plan to procure services of EAs at this point in time

2 (-33.4%)

3 (200%)

1 (0%)

Total contract sum of each EA

$1,479,563 (-14.4%)

$1,727,823 (163.6%)

$655,395 (225.3%)

Average term of service for EAs

3 – 12 mths

2 – 12 mths

3 – 12 mths

Total number of workers supplied by each EA

10 (11.1%)

9 (200%)

3 (200%)

Pay of workers (highest, median and lowest) supplied by EAs

Please see the reply at item (d) above.



Figures in ( ) denote percentage changes
(f) 4.9% (Note 1).

(g) In 2009-10, the expenditure for procuring services from EAs accounts for about 0.25% of the departmental expenditure (Note 1).

Note: 1. Position as at 30.9.2009


  1. Position as at 31.3.2009

  2. 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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