Political situation
Written by: Wu Zhuoan
2020-04-07 12:24
Date of last update: 2020-04-07 12:26The Legislative Council today (7th) continued to convene a special Finance Committee meeting. The Secretary for the Civil Service, Luo Zhiguang, attended the meeting to answer questions. Guo Jiaqi, the Citizen Party, mentioned that 42 civil servants were arrested in public activities against the amendment, but they were suspected of law enforcement Police officers who had violated the law were not suspended. At most, they were only "reprimanded." They questioned the government's view of police officers and other civil servants on two scales.
In response, Luo Zhiguang emphasized that the authorities treat all civil servants equally, and also pointed out that "reprimand" is only an immediate means to stop improper behavior. If there is any illegal behavior, it will still be followed up. The DAB Ge Yifan pointed out that "many" civil servants were involved in illegal activities. Luo Zhiguang retorted that only 42 civil servants were arrested in anti-revision public activities, which is a small number compared to 180,000 civil servants.
The DAB Ge Yifan (left) said that "a lot" of civil servants participated in illegal assembly and violent activities, but Luo Zhiguang refuted only a small number. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Guo Jiaqi said in a speech that multiple polls showed that more than half of the citizens gave the police zero points. For example, a traffic policeman drove a motorcycle on the road outside the Metro Plaza in Kwai Fong on November 11 last year Crowd, the police only reprimanded the police officer after the incident, but did not suspend; on the contrary, 42 civil servants arrested in anti-revision public activities were suspended by "reasonable and unreasonable". He questioned that the government regarded the police as "the emperor". Treat rulers to police officers and other civil servants.
In response, Luo Zhiguang said: "Do not use" arresting "so the colored glasses look at the situation of the police", emphasizing that the authorities treat all civil servants equally and follow up seriously all violations of the law and discipline involving civil servants. He described "reprimand" as an immediate means. Stop misconduct and follow up if there is any illegal behavior.
The Secretary for the Civil Service, Luo Zhiguang. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)
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Ge Jufan said that "many" civil servants participated in illegal activities Luo Zhiguang refuted
The DAB Ge Gefan said in his speech that civil servants need to support the Basic Law and be completely loyal to the government. However, in the anti-amendment incident, "many" civil servants were accused of participating in illegal assembly and violence. In addition, she mentioned that the reporter of Radio Television Hong Kong was accused of violating the "One China Principle". She questioned whether civil servants did not understand the guidelines clearly.
Luo Zhiguang said that civil servants have a clear code for participating in public activities, and must also abide by the principles of political neutrality. The authorities have clear procedures to deal with individual violations of law and discipline. The heads of various departments will follow up first. Official disciplinary procedures will be launched if necessary. intervention. Luo Zhiguang also specifically mentioned that Ge Yifan said that "many civil servants" participated in illegal activities. He called on Ge to "see the facts objectively," saying that only 42 civil servants were arrested in anti-revision public activities, which is only a small amount compared to 180,000 civil servants. number.
There is no appointment of public security as spy police
The parliamentary front Zhu Kaidi pointed out that the police establishment increased by more than 2,500 people this year, covering all government departments, together with the calculation of the annual loss of about 1,700 people, the police will need to hire about 4,200 people in the coming year. According to the police recruitment figures, there are still more than 1,000 vacancies . He pointed out that according to the "Public Security Ordinance", the chief executive can appoint anyone to serve as a spy police. If Lin Zheng appoints a public security officer to serve as a spy police, will the public security be regarded as a civil servant.
Luo Zhiguang said that the spy police must be permanent residents of Hong Kong, and there is no case of appointing a public security officer as a spy police. Zhu Kaidi also pointed out that Hong Kong and Taiwan and the police are also the departments with the most overtime work, but the establishment of Hong Kong and Taiwan has only increased by 0.8%. Whether the authorities refused to approve the application for additional establishment of Hong Kong and Taiwan, Luo Zhiguang only said that he cannot openly discuss the internal audit situation.
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