Hong Kong civil servants are also "national public servants"? Liu Zhaojia: Cannot openly challenge the central authority

Political situation

Author: Zheng Rongdi

2020-06-07 23:42

Secretary for Civil Service Nie Dequan said today (7th) that the DAB's policy consultation series round table said that civil servants are the backbone of the government. Under the "one country, two systems", civil servants are both public officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and public officials of the country. When formulating a policy, you want to think about its dual identity.

Some civil servant groups do not understand the Secretary’s statement and are concerned about whether there will be a change in the civil service system, and urge the authorities to specify further. Liu Zhaojia, deputy chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macao Studies Association, pointed out that the policies formulated by the accountable officials appointed by the central government must be in the national interest, and civil servants as implementers can only implement the policies put forward by the SAR government and the chief executive. Publicly use the status of civil servant to oppose the SAR government, or do anything to challenge the authority of the Hong Kong government and the central authority, and damage the dignity of the country."

Liu Zhaojia pointed out that Hong Kong is not an independent country, but a special administrative region under the central government. Therefore, the loyalty of Hong Kong government civil servants naturally includes the country. (Photo by Deng Qianying)

Liu Zhaojia explained that the so-called "civil servants of the state" are not "civil servants hired by the state." He pointed out that Hong Kong is not an independent country, but a special administrative region under the central government. Therefore, the loyalty of civil servants of the Hong Kong government naturally includes the country.

Liu Zhaojia continued that after the reunification, the constitutional decline of Hong Kong was composed of the national constitution and the Basic Law. It is not that some people think that Hong Kong civil servants only need to be loyal to the Basic Law. The central government has always corrected this idea; applied to civil servants, as a civil servant of the country, it needs to be respected The national constitution must not do anything that harms national sovereignty and interests, including treason, split the country, endanger national security and territorial integrity.

He believes that the state has no specific requirements for the SAR civil servants, because the central government has ensured that the main accountable officials will be loyal to the country, and the policies they formulate must also be in the national interest. As an executor, civil servants can only implement the policies proposed by the SAR government and the chief executive. "Well, we can do another one, openly use the status of a civil servant to oppose the SAR government, or do anything to challenge the authority of the Hong Kong government and the central authority, and damage the dignity of the country; the vision cannot be limited to the SAR, so consider the impact of its actions on the country. ."

Liu Zhaojia also mentioned that there were civil servants who openly opposed government policies during the anti-revision laws in the past, but the Hong Kong government did not have the courage to deal with it. In the future, if the same situation reappears in the new environment, I believe the government will respond hard and will not sit idly by. Management.

Liang Banting urged the Bureau to explain clearly the so-called "national civil servants"

Liang Banting, director general of the Civil Servants’ Union Federation, did not understand Nie Dequan’s statement. He was concerned about whether the civil service system would change the entire conditions of service with the new title; he also said that if it involves revision of the existing Civil Servants Regulations, he is worried Civil servants are at a loss, and I hope the Bureau can explain clearly.

Liang Zhuoting believes that if the identity is a political title, it is "nothing to say". It does not matter, because Hong Kong is a subsidiary region of China, and there is no way for the authorities to change the title of civil servants.

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