LCQ10: Professional grades relating to planning and construction in civil service

     Following is a question by the Hon Julia Lau and a written reply by the Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn, in the Legislative Council today (February 25):
 
Question:
     
     There are views pointing out that in order to achieve sustainable development for Hong Kong and provide a quality living environment for people, the government team must have sufficient professionals relating to planning and construction to participate in and support such work as land development, housing supply and infrastructure construction. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council about the total number of posts (including permanent and time-limited posts) in the professional grades relating to the architectural, surveying, planning, landscape and engineering fields in the civil service establishment in the 2025-2026 financial year, with a breakdown by (i) bureau/department/office and rank (set out in Table 1), and (ii) grade (including (a) Architect, (b) Building Surveyor, (c) Estate Surveyor, (d) Land Surveyor, (e) Maintenance Surveyor, (f) Quantity Surveyor, (g) Valuation Surveyor, (h) Town Planner, (i) Planning Officer, (j) Landscape Architect, and (k) Engineer (based on the relevant grades)) (set out in Table 2)?

Table 1
Bureau/
Department/
Office		 Ranks in professional grades relating to architectural, surveying, planning, landscape and engineering fields
2025-2026
Above
D2		 D2 D1 Senior
Professional
Rank		 Professional/
Assistant Professional
Rank 2
... ...          
... ...          
Total          

Table 2
Bureau/
Department/
Office		 2025-2026
Above
D2		 D2 D1 Senior
Professional
Rank		 Professional/
Assistant Professional
Rank 2
Grade:       (a)       
... ...          
Grade:       ... ...     
... ...          
Grade:       (k)       
... ...          
Total          

Reply:

President,
     
     In the 2025–26 civil service establishment, about 7 000 posts are professional grades relating to architecture, surveying, town planning, landscape architecture, and engineering. These professional posts cover various grades, including architects, building surveyors, estate surveyors, land surveyors, maintenance surveyors, quantity surveyors, valuation surveyors, town planners, planning officers, landscape architects, and engineers (including building services engineers, civil engineers, electrical and mechanical engineers, electronics engineers, geotechnical engineers and structural engineers). These posts are mainly concentrated in departments under the Development Bureau (including the Architectural Services Department, Buildings Department, Civil Engineering and Development Department, Drainage Services Department, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, Lands Department, Planning Department, and Water Supplies Department), Housing Bureau/Housing Department, Highways Department and Transport Department. The numbers of such professional posts (including both permanent and time-limited posts) are provided in Annex I and Annex II, categorised by policy bureau/department and grade respectively.

     Professional staff from various grades perform their respective duties according to functions of their departments, to assist the government in advancing various tasks such as implementing public works projects that benefit people's livelihood and support the development of Hong Kong (such as land development, public housing, and infrastructure construction), as well as handling development-related approvals, regulations, maintenance and management of infrastructure.
 
Ends/Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:30
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