Civil servants raise wages and lose inflation Leung Cho-ting deducts military rations Feng Chuan-zong feels helpless and expects a review mechanism

The Chief Executive in Council has approved a 2.5% salary increase for civil servants at all levels. Liang Choting, director-general of the Federation of Civil Servants’ Unions, said that middle and low-level civil servants are definitely not satisfied with the increase. He said that inflation has increased by 5% in the past three years, and two of them have been frozen. The 2.5% increase was equivalent to a pay cut. He criticized the government for not being able to "keep the horses good and not grazing." The 2.5% increase would be equivalent to "deducting military rations."

Fung Chuan-chung, chairman of the Hong Kong Civil Service Federation, also said that the increase was seriously low, which was disappointing, and colleagues were very dissatisfied.

He pointed out that some people have been attacking the civil service system during this period of time. He has already expressed several opinions to the government earlier, and he also responded in this government press release.

Leung Chiu-ting slams the government for using the abstract concept of six factors as a "shield"

The Government stated that in addition to the net salary trend survey indicators, the decision will also fully take into account the responses of the staff side, as well as other relevant factors under the established mechanism, including Hong Kong's economic conditions, the government's financial position, changes in the cost of living and civil service morale.

The Secretary for the Civil Service, Yeung Ho Pei-yin, explained earlier that in the 29 years since the pay trend survey was carried out, there has been a discrepancy with the net pay indicator for 10 years. Using the abstract concept of the six major factors as a "shield", the government is required to review whether a mechanism should exist.

Feng Chuanzong wants the government to improve communication with the guild and strengthen external explanations

Feng Chuanzong said that the increase alone is certainly promising. His colleagues felt dissatisfied that the government had significantly undermined the mechanism.

However, he said that the increase was a fait accompli, and although this incident was helpless, it also had a positive side.

Fung Chuan-chung revealed that the Hong Kong Civil Servants General Union sent a letter to the Chief Executive, the Executive Council and the Secretary for the Civil Service on Monday (11th), putting forward a number of proposals, including reiterating the requested salary increase, proposing to improve the communication between the government and various civil servant unions, and explaining to the outside world. Civil servants work to dispel misunderstandings and grievances from the outside world.

Feng Chuanzong.

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He said that the government press release stated that before the next year's survey, the Pay Trend Survey Committee will review the survey methods according to the mechanism, and consult the staff side during the process.

In addition, the Government has also stated that it attaches great importance to the cooperation with the civil service team, and will truthfully reflect the contributions of the civil servants in different fields to all sectors of the community, so that the public can examine the performance of the civil service team in a fair and impartial manner.

Feng Chuanzong said that these contents are in response to their opinions. He expects that the proportion of external factors will be considered when reviewing the survey method. In the past, the government communicated with the four major trade unions, and in the future, it hopes to have more contact with smaller trade unions.

As for the dissatisfaction with civil servants in the society in recent years, Fung Chuan-chung said that the public may have negative comments on civil servants because they are dissatisfied with the administration of the government.

He said that civil servants and the government are a "community with a shared future". The current-term government emphasizes the need to make great efforts to govern, and civil servants are also optimistic about their success. Because the government achieves good governance and good governance, social disputes over civil servants can be reduced. It is hoped that the government will regard civil servant organizations as governance partners. There is business and capacity to strengthen communication.

Fung Chuan-chung said that some anti-civil servant views in the society are actually not beneficial to civil servants and the society. I believe that civil servants are generally law-abiding and conscious members of governance. I hope the public will respect them.

While the government is improving its governance, it must also assist the public in explaining it well, so that the public can understand the work of civil servants and feel that it is worthy of entrustment, so that they can give positive comments.

Feng Chuanzong said that whether the goal can be achieved in the future depends on how the government implements it, and this incident gave him positive expectations.

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