Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2018-19
Reply Serial No.
SB024
CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY
(Question Serial No. 0278)
Head:
(151) Government Secretariat: Security Bureau
Subhead (No. & title): ()
Programme:
Not Specified
Controlling Officer:
Permanent Secretary for Security (Mrs Marion LAI)
Director of Bureau:
Secretary for Security
Question:
1. Please provide the recruitment figures, including the post titles, the number of
applications and intakes, of various disciplined services in each of the past 5 years, and the
number of non-Chinese applicants recruited in various disciplined services, with a
breakdown by nationality.
2. Please tabulate the wastage figures and wastage rates of staff in different ranks of various
disciplined services in each of the past 5 years.
3. Please tabulate the amounts of remuneration of staff in different ranks of various
disciplined services and changes in adjustment rates in each of the past 5 years.
4. Has the Government found out the detailed reasons for staff wastage in various
disciplined services?
Asked by: Hon LAU Ip-keung, Kenneth (Member Question No. (LegCo use): 37)
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Reply:
1. From 2013-14 to 2017-18, the recruitment exercises of various disciplined services are
listed below:
Department
Post
Number of applications per year (as at 28 February 2018)
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Correctional
Officer
8 715
5 382
7 651
5 404
5 157
Services
Department
Assistant Officer II
7 732
7 072
9 720
4 587
3 127
(CSD)
Customs and
Inspector of Customs &
10 347
-
11 246
13 612
9 684
Excise
Excise
Department
(C&ED)
Customs Officer
10 855
8 441
-
16 840
12 099
Fire Services
Station Officer (Operational)
2 722
2 225
2 640
2 879
2 534
Department
Senior Fireman/Firewoman
(FSD)
-
-
5 006
-
13 716
(Control)
Fireman/Firewoman
2 793
2 688
2 481
4 780
2 308
(Operational/Marine)
Ambulance Officer
-
4 351
2 616
-
3 053
Ambulanceman/
4 412
7 290
3 255
3 758
5 195
Ambulancewoman
Hong Kong
Inspector
6 070
5 392
6 318
7 617
7 119
Police Force
(HKPF)
Police Constable
8 557
8 403
9 975
11 682
10 647
Immigration
Immigration Officer
-
15 947
14 858
21 523
12 601
Department
(ImmD)
Immigration Assistant
16 682
-
12 467
30 638
23 894
Government
Cadet Pilot
2 300
2 096
2 111
3 087
-
Flying Service Air Crewman Officer III
1 658
-
1 636
-
-
(GFS)
Aircraft Engineer
35
36
-
40
44
Aircraft Technician
865
305
322
291
419
Department
Post
Number of intakes per year (as at 28 February 2018)
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
CSD
Officer
35
74
51
57
44
Assistant Officer II
181
283
217
257
352
C&ED
Inspector of Customs &
97
46
31
78
91
Excise
Customs Officer
200
313
279
216
502
FSD
Station Officer (Operational)
71
30
63
91
78
Senior Fireman/Firewoman
20
3
13
9
31
(Control)
Fireman/Firewoman
139
266
218
283
233
(Operational/Marine)
Ambulance Officer
16
15
23
10
25
Ambulanceman/
144
160
227
234
94
Ambulancewoman
HKPF
Inspector
234
228
182
181
191
Police Constable
990
1 111
1 320
1 339
1 074
ImmD
Immigration Officer
170
11
128
218
298
Immigration Assistant
190
187
234
245
445
GFS
Cadet Pilot
4
-
2
5
4
Air Crewman Officer III
-
5
-
6
8
Aircraft Engineer
5
4
1
4
4
Aircraft Technician
2
6
9
11
13
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The Government welcomes all eligible and devoted persons to join the disciplined services.
Any persons meeting the entry requirements, regardless of gender or ethnic origin, are
welcome to join the disciplined services. All candidates, new recruits or serving staff are
not required to declare their ethnic origins. Furthermore, ethnic origin is not a relevant
factor for consideration in the selection process.
According to informal statistics (based on the names revealed from the staff’s particulars
and the information voluntarily provided), from 2013-14 to 2017-18 (as at 28 February
2018), the numbers of successful non-ethnic Chinese applicants for the disciplined services
are as follows:
Department
Number
CSD
11
C&ED
0
FSD
2
HKPF
54
ImmD
0
GFS
0
2. From 2013-14 to 2017-18 (as at 28 February 2018), the wastage figures of staff in
different ranks of various disciplined services are listed below:
Department Rank
Wastage figures and wastage rates per year
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Number %
Number %
of staff
of staff
of staff
of staff
of staff
CSD
Officer
66
6.1%
53
5.0%
64
5.9%
73
6.7%
54
5.0%
rank
Rank and
234
4.8%
238
5.0%
301
6.3%
307
6.5%
316
6.8%
file
C&ED
Inspector
34
3.7%
44
4.7%
34
3.6%
52
5.4%
26
2.5%
rank
Rank and
148
4.0%
215
5.6%
228
5.9%
243
6.3%
222
5.4%
file
FSD
Officer
56
4.8%
70
6.1%
54
4.6%
54
4.4%
70
5.5%
rank
Rank and
334
4.2%
376
4.6%
348
4.2%
347
4.1%
330
3.9%
file
HKPF
Inspector
157
5.9%
180
6.6%
156
5.6%
168
6.0%
154
5.5%
rank
Rank and
939
3.7%
947
3.7%
1 004 3.9%
1 026 3.9%
1 014 3.9%
file
ImmD
Officer
96
5.4%
94
5.1%
76
4.3%
106
5.8%
102
5.2%
rank
Rank and
96
2.7%
94
2.6%
156
4.3%
131
3.5%
145
3.8%
file
GFS
Officer
8
5.1%
15
9.1%
10
6.1%
12
7.2%
12
6.6%
rank
Note 1: Staff wastage includes natural wastage (retirement) and unnatural wastage (such as resignation,
transfer, death and retirement on invaliding)
Note 2: Staff wastage rate = wastage figures/strength of the department as at 1 April of the respective year
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3. From 2013-14 to 2017-18 (as at 28 February 2018), the pay points of staff in different
ranks of various disciplined services are listed below:
Department
Rank
Pay point
CSD
Officer rank
GDS(O) 4-39
Rank and file
GDS(R) 2-29
C&ED
Inspector rank
GDS(O) 5-39
Rank and file
GDS(R) 2-29
FSD
Officer rank
GDS(O) 5-39
Rank and file
GDS(R) 2-29
HKPF
Inspector rank
PPS 23-54a
Rank and file
PPS 3-31
ImmD
Officer rank
GDS(O) 5-39
Rank and file
GDS(R) 3-28
GFS
Officer rank
GDS(R)3 – GDS(O)39
Note: GDS(O): Pay point of General Disciplined Services (Officer)
GDS(R): Pay point of General Disciplined Services (Rank and File)
PPS: Pay point of Police
For the amount of pay corresponding to respective pay points, please refer to the Civil
Service Pay Scales uploaded to the Civil Service Bureau’s website.
In accordance with the Civil Service Pay Adjustment, the changes in pay for different ranks
of disciplined services in the past 5 years are listed below:
Directorate and upper salary band
Middle and lower salary band
2013-14
2.55%
3.92%
2014-15
5.96%
4.71%
2015-16
3.96%
4.62%
2016-17
4.19%
4.68%
2017-18
1.88%
2.94%
4. In the past 5 financial years, retirement was the main reason for staff wastage in the
disciplined services. Other reasons for leaving the service such as resignation and transfer
constituted only a relatively small number. Departments conduct exit surveys with staff
resigning from the disciplined services. Based on feedback received from these surveys,
the reasons for staff resigning from the disciplined services include family, personal career
preferences, transfer to other grades, taking up jobs in the private sector or other personal
reasons. A generalised conclusion cannot be drawn.
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