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Written by: Shi Zhongjian
2021-04-06 18:00
Last update date: 2021-04-06 18:00
"The civil service team and system need to be reformed." This is a view that has been vigorously advocated by the establishment in the past few months and many people agree with it.
Of course, behind the proposal, whether it is a kindly urge or a political "seeking a substitute" is definitely questionable.
Hong Kong’s civil service system has been in operation for many years and has been hailed as the most "clean" and high-quality administrative backbone in the world.
Many of the previous government accountability teams and senior officials came from civil service teams.
As a "historical relic" left over from the British era in Hong Kong, civil servants have to undergo numerous screenings and tests during the selection and promotion process. Many individuals with excellent grades and good academic background have joined the "official" and have allegiance to Hong Kong and Hong Kong. people.
The fine traditions of Hong Kong public servants and the "stable and far-reaching" of existing procedures should have been an undoubted advantage.
The SAR government held a civil servant swearing ceremony at the government headquarters in December last year, witnessed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
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The civil service team should not be entirely blamed for the administration of the SAR over the past two decades.
The establishment uses the "central government" as a shield, real estate developers and economic dignitaries and politicians are inextricably linked, the administrative team lacks ruling experience and fails to accurately grasp political ethics. These are a basket of deep-seated problems in Hong Kong's governance.
If the responsibility for the current situation in Hong Kong is simply shifted to civil servants, it will not only be unfair to them, but also unrighteous to Hong Kong people.
Nevertheless, we can no longer look at Hong Kong politics in 2021 from the perspective of 1997.
The turbulent international situation, the imperative integration of land and Hong Kong, years of social and economic inequality, and the disconnection between governance and the people... all kinds of problems reflect that Hong Kong needs to reform and change, and its bureaucracy and public servants must first change.
However, the reason for this change should not only be for the sake of "political correctness" and correct ideological "bad trends", but for the well-being of Hong Kong people and revitalize the professional service spirit that can make Hong Kong people proud under "one country."
Here are five suggestions. For details, please read the full text of the "Hong Kong 01" weekly electronic journal:
1. The rewards and penalties are clearly defined for promotion and the compensation mechanism is in urgent need of reform
Second, the bureaucracy poses a crisis to Hong Kong
Three, family and country feelings, patriotism is not blind "patriotism", blind "statement"
4. The "revolving door" of talent cultivation and the input of talents
5. Accountability and administration should be divided into labor, so why is it too urgent?
The above is excerpted from the 259th "Hong Kong 01" Weekly Report (April 6, 2021) "Five-Point Recommendations to Revitalize the Professional Service Spirit, Reform the Civil Service Team and Cultivate Governance Talent" If you want to read the full text, please
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Selected content of the 259 issue of "Hong Kong 01" Weekly News:
[Cover report] Active reflection on electoral reform puts Hong Kong people in ruling Hong Kong into practice
"Loyal waste" is just a kind spur to dialogue with Tian Feilong: "One Country, Two Systems" is changing its way of life
The first white paper neglected after Suzhou without boat rides and Xi Jinping's advice
Can the "agricultural garden" become a life-saving herb for Hong Kong's agriculture?
The one-year history of the outbreak in Europe has turned around, but the follow-up is still unpredictable
The Life and Death of Media Electronic Transformation: Seeking News Value in the Online World
After the implementation of the "Civil Code", has the promised "new age women" come?
Civil Service Civil Service Bureau One Country, Two Systems Special Administrative Region Government 01 Weekly
