The civil service examination plans to be added to the National Security Law, and the government expects to launch a new mechanism in the middle of next year

The Civil Service Bureau submitted a document to the Legislative Council’s Committee on Civil Servants and Subvented Organizations’ Staff Affairs, revealing that it will review the Basic Law test for the recruitment of civil servants, including the inclusion of the National Security Law in the assessment scope, so that the test can better meet the requirements of relevant civil service positions. The content of the assessment can be tested and used from the "Basic Law and Hong Kong National Security Law" in the middle of next year.

Civil Service Bureau: Encourage deepening understanding of the "National Security Law"

According to the current mechanism, all applicants for civil service positions with a secondary education level or above are required to participate in the Basic Law test. In August this year, the Civil Service Bureau officially set a passing score in the Basic Law test as an entry requirement.

The bureau revealed that in order to ensure that newly hired civil servants have a basic understanding of the Basic Law and the National Security Law, it will review and update the assessment content of the Basic Law test, and will include the National Security Law in the assessment scope to enable the test It is more in line with the requirements for civil service positions.

The bureau stated that it is believed that the updated "Basic Law and National Security Law" test will further encourage those who are interested in joining the civil service team to actively learn and deepen their understanding of the "Basic Law" and "National Security Law". It is expected that the new assessment content will be available from next year The "Basic Law and National Security Law" in the test use.

Co-working with Tsinghua University, the administrative master's program will be arranged for civil servants

Chief Executive Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor mentioned in the "Policy Address" that he would review the selection and appointment mechanism of senior civil servants.

The Civil Service Bureau stated that it will review the current selection and appointment mechanism for high-level civil service posts in the next few months in accordance with the principle of "where those who can live". The officials with the most vision and ability are placed in the most suitable positions.

According to the authorities, in the face of the new era's requirements for the government governance team, the bureau will review the performance appraisal arrangements for directorate civil servants, including reviewing the competence requirements for directorate civil servants and the assessment methods of assessors, with a view to more comprehensive and detailed It reflects the abilities and potentials of director-level civil servants so that there are accurate references when selecting talents for promotion to senior positions.

As for the training of senior civil servants, the bureau stated that it will cooperate with well-known universities in the Mainland, including the joint design and opening of a master of administrative management course with Peking University, and arrange for senior civil servants to participate. The first course will start in 2022. It lasts for two years. The first year is required to study at Peking University. From this year onwards, senior civil servants nominated by the department will be subsidized to participate in the Tsinghua University "Master of Public Administration Hong Kong Government Talents Program" to enhance the public administration's vision and professional knowledge of civil servants.

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