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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
Report of the Civil Service Branch for the period 1 February to 30 April 1985
Future Arrangements for the Public Service
During the quarter the Executive Council agreed
to stop the recruitment of overseas officers on pensionable
terms; a circular announcing this decision has issued and
amendments to Civil Service Regulations are to be made. The opportunity has been given to serving expatriate
agreement officers to apply to convert to pensionable terms
within the currency of their agreements or by 31 March 1986
whichever is the later. Existing criteria for such conversions will be applied.
2.
Consideration is being given to identify what
measures need to be taken to preserve the independence of
the Judiciary post 1997 and to attract more local people into the Judiciary. This includes an examination of the
role and functions of the Judicial Service Commission.
Participation by Civil Servants in Public Election and Political Activities
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After careful consideration the Administration
has decided that the present restrictions on civil servants standing for public election should be maintained and be
reviewed in the context of the overall review of political
development scheduled for 1987. The decision has been
passed to staff side who took the decision calmly. Some civil service union leaders have indicated that they will
petition the Government to relax the rules in 1987 but it
is unlikely that the unions will resort to any drastic
action.
/Mood and
G.F. 326
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