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Civil servants Lin Suwei advocates eliminating the inferior by 10%, Zhou Xiaosong criticizes subjectivity: Is it difficult to hold officials accountable for being a public servant?

2022-06-02T04:50:44.100Z


This morning (2nd) the Legislative Council passed the "Reform the Civil Service System and Improve Government Efficiency" proposed by Li Zijing of the New Democratic Party. Several lawmakers continue to "greet" civil servants, saying that they are not performing as well as they should under the fifth wave of the epidemic


This morning (2nd) the Legislative Council passed the "Reform the Civil Service System and Improve Government Efficiency" proposed by Li Zijing of the New Democratic Party.

Several lawmakers continued to "greet" civil servants, pointing out that their performance under the fifth wave of the epidemic was not as good as expected.


The Secretary for the Civil Service, Nip Tak-kuen, said that he fully agrees that the civil service management system must keep pace with the times, provide sufficient incentives and an effective reward and punishment system, and promote the excellence of civil servants.

He pointed out that in the past two years, the government has actively improved the civil service system, including requiring civil servants to take an oath or signing a declaration, and establishing a civil service academy.


Lin: 10% of the best performers will have bonuses, and the worst 10% will receive a warning

Many lawmakers are concerned about the civil service remuneration system. Lung Hon-piao, a member of the real estate and construction sector, and Yang Wing-kit, a directly elected member of the Kowloon Central Committee, have proposed that civil service pay should be linked to performance, and that some personnel whose performance is not satisfactory should freeze their salaries or delay their salary increases.

Yang Yongjie also pointed out that there may be a "free-rider" within the government, doing less mistakes, doing good things, and enjoying the benefits.

Professional powerhouse Lin Suwei pointed out that "no matter how sharp a knife is, it will rust one day."

She suggested starting from the structure, setting up an inter-departmental coordination system, and setting up an appropriate reward and punishment mechanism: "For example, the top 10% of employees will receive bonuses, the worst 10% will receive warning letters, and if they receive two consecutive warning letters, they will be frozen. Salary or even dismissal.”

Zhou: The number of front-line civil servants is published without officials being held accountable

However, there are also some members who hold grievances against the civil servants. Zhou Xiaosong from the labor sector believes that the Hong Kong civil servants have always been evaluated as the best team in the world. He agrees in principle with the general direction of the reform. There is room for improvement in the performance of individual civil servants, but he has noticed that there are some motions and amendments. The wording is rather subjective and the description is relatively negative. I hope everyone will discuss the issue in a rational and pragmatic manner. For example, some of the problems stem from the improper command of the high-level government and the lack of ability to respond: "We should not hold officials accountable for failing to speak. The number of front-line civil servants.”

After the passage of the motion, Li Zijing said that members of parliament have different opinions on the promotion and remuneration systems of civil servants, especially in the fifth wave of the epidemic.

He pointed out that in the past, the number of civil servants who received salary freezes, dismissals and punishments due to performance problems was very small. In the future, the government must think more about how to reform the civil service system.

Nie Dequan said that the promotion of civil servants is based on objective criteria, including character, talent and experience, and should not be "queued".

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Nie Dequan: Promotion of civil servants is not based on character and ability

Nie Dequan said that the promotion of civil servants is determined based on objective criteria, including character, talent and experience.

He pointed out that the government attaches great importance to the conduct of civil servants. For individual civil servants who are suspected of violating the law or discipline, the authorities will deal with them seriously according to the mechanism.

He said that in the five financial years from 2017/18 to 2021/22, a total of 1,124 civil servants were subject to disciplinary action and punishment for committing serious misconduct or criminal offences, of which 155 were dismissed, only for 2021/22 There are 51 people. I hope everyone will not mistakenly think that civil servants are iron rice bowls.

He mentioned that even if there is no violation of law or discipline, if the relevant officer continues to perform poorly, or for some reason, the government loses confidence in his public office, he may, in accordance with section 12 of the Public Service (Administration) Order, in the public interest, There will be 70 such cases in 2021, involving officers who refuse to sign the declaration, to retire civil servants and terminate their employment.

Former Deputy Commissioner of Police Kwok Yam-shu was the first dean of the Civil Servant College. The salary is reasonable but will not mechanically follow the net target civil servant salary. Federation of Trade Unions: The private market should not be jealous. He Junyao: It must be worth the money. Rumours in political circles|The trend of civil service salary increases is "stunning", and the guilds may not pay all the bills

Source: hk1

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