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Written by: Luo Jiaqing
2021-06-21 14:24
Last update date: 2021-06-21 14:58
The Chief Executive and the Executive Council decided to freeze the salaries of high-level, middle-level and low-level civil servants this year, with the effective date retroactive to April 1 this year.
The Legislative Council today (21) held a meeting of the Civil Service and Subvented Staff Affairs Committee. Labour Legislative Councillor Pan Siu-ping is concerned about the rise in Hong Kong's living index and how the bureau can help grassroots civil servants face economic pressure.
The Secretary for Civil Service, Nie Dequan, said at the meeting that when the government made the decision to freeze civil servants' pay, it had fully considered six relevant factors, including the economic situation of Hong Kong and the morale of civil servants.
He also pointed out that he understands the situation of civil servants at the grassroots level, is willing to communicate with the trade union and listen to opinions, and emphasizes that the government adjusts the salaries of civil servants, not to recover inflation.
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Nie Dequan: Many civil servants work silently
Councillor for Architecture, Surveying, Urban Planning, and Landscape Architecture Xie Weiquan said that he supports the freeze of civil servants' salaries, but said that there are voices in the society criticizing civil servants for being slow.
Xie Weiquan believes that the bureau should improve the image of civil servants in society so that the public believes that civil servants are "value for money."
In response, Nie Dequan said that the bureau needs to face up to the situation and work hard to improve it.
He also pointed out that although the work of the government may not be satisfactory, there are also many civil servants who work silently. "No news does not mean that nothing has happened." He emphasized that the efforts of colleagues are preventing some problems from happening.
Xie Weiquan believes that the bureau should improve the image of civil servants in society so that the public believes that civil servants are "value for money."
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Ye Liu said the decision to freeze salary is wise, Nie Dequan: the situation in the coming year will be affected by the epidemic
Ye Liu Shuyi, a member of the guild and the New Democrat Party, said that the government's decision to freeze salary was wise and described that there was no other choice.
She said that in 2009 the government had asked civil servants to cut their salaries, which was "sentimental." She believed that salary cuts were not an option, and salary increases would also stimulate the people who are in dire straits. Therefore, salary freezes are appropriate.
However, Ye Liu is concerned that civil servants’ salaries have been frozen for two years, and whether the government will consider the morale of civil servants when they adjust their salaries next year.
Ye Liu Shuyi, a member of the guild and the New Democrat Party, said that the government's decision to freeze salary was wise and described that there was no other choice.
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Nie Dequan pointed out that the economic situation in the past two years has been very difficult, and it is expected that the epidemic will be affected in the next year. If the epidemic continues to be controlled, cross-border transactions will be resumed. The economy is expected to recover, but there is a chance that the opposite will happen.
Nie Dequan emphasized that economic uncertainty is strong, so be careful when considering salary adjustments.
Nie Dequan pointed out that the past two years have been very difficult, and the next year will be affected by the epidemic.
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