New civil servant union chairman Yan Wu was removed from his acting position

Political situation

Written by: Luo Jiaqing

2020-06-11 19:04

According to reports, eight civil servants from the Labour Department have been removed from their current de-acting positions, including Yan Wuzhou, the chairman of the new civil servants’ union who had initiated a civil service rally. He was relegated from assistant labor officer at any level of the department to assistant assistant labor officer at second level.

The Civil Service Bureau replied that it would not comment on individual cases. The Bureau also pointed out that with regard to the appointment of civil servants, various departments should make arrangements according to the established guidelines of the Civil Service Bureau and the Civil Service Regulations. Departments can use acting arrangements to meet management or work needs to test whether the relevant personnel are qualified for higher positions. .

Yan Wuzhou posted an article on Facebook in the afternoon on whether the incident involved political considerations. He said, "I don't know the true answer to this question, and I don't believe that someone will be able to give me a reply." Yan Wuzhou also pointed out that the incident was at a time and In terms of standards, the staff side failed to explain the rationale for this arrangement. "It is happening after the replacement of the Secretary for the Civil Service that it will inevitably cause suspicion." He urged the staff side and the government to give sufficient and clear explanations to relieve the society’s doubts and Dissatisfaction of civil servant colleagues.

Yan Wuzhou pointed out that in terms of time and criteria, the staff failed to explain the rationale for this arrangement. "It happened after the replacement of the Secretary for the Civil Service, and it is inevitable to cause suspicion." (Picture picture)

According to reports, after the management of the Labour Department held a meeting in February this year, it decided to remove 8 acting positions. Among them, Yan Wuzhou was appointed as the second-level assistant labor affairs officer of the Employees Compensation Division. director. However, after he was removed from his acting position, he failed to get promoted to "sit" and his salary will be reduced from more than 50,000 to more than 30,000 Hong Kong dollars per month.

Yan Wuzhou subsequently stated in his fb post that during the meeting with other affected colleagues and the management of the staff, the staff representative explained that the arrangement of the manpower transfer was in accordance with the procedures and was in compliance with the regulations. Acting because of "Operational Need" (Operational Need), so when the "need" is over, then stop this arrangement. However, he said that in his understanding, if it was the case, the arrangements were generally known at the beginning of acting, and he was rarely notified when the acting was about to end.

In August last year, Yan Wuzhou initiated a "Public Servant, Walking with the People" rally, which was attended by thousands of people. (Profile picture/Photo by Liang Pengwei)

Yan Wuzhou: The staff side arranges abrupt   public inevitably to take political factors into account

Yan Wuzhou also pointed out that because of his larger goals, he had placed his personal prospects at a relatively low position. "However, when the incident really happens, it is inevitable that I will always feel sad and sorry." He also said that regardless of the original side What are the reasons and reasons for the decision, but the arrangement is too abrupt, and the public will inevitably take political factors into account. He said that this incident, in addition to the affected colleagues, also affected the morale of the entire department. "I sincerely extend my sincere apologies to several of the directly affected colleagues and colleagues of the entire department."

Yan Wuzhou initiated the "Public Servant, Walking with the People" rally in August last year, urging the authorities to respond to the five major demands as soon as possible. Later, he established the "New Civil Servants Union" at the end of September last year and became chairman.

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