Text proposed by the BLDC Special Groups
Article 6
Article 7
*See Note 5
in
the
with
the
The Hong Kong SAR Government shall pay to such public servants who retire
leave or
the service in compliance with regulations, as well as to those public servants who have retired or left service
compliance regulations
before establishment of the Hong Kong SAR, or to their dependents, all pensions, gratuities, allowances and benefits due to them on terms no less favourable than before, and irrespective of their nationality or place of residence.
the
The appointment and promotion of public servants shall be on basis of qualifications, experience and ability. Hong Kong's previous system of recruitment, employment, assessment, discipline, training and management for the public service (including special bodies for appointment, pay and conditions of service) shall, save for any provisions providing privileged treatment for foreign nationals, be maintained*.
Explanatory Notes
I.
Suggest to delete the original wording within brackets for the following
reasons:
(i) Since Article 2 stipulates
servants
public responsible to the Hong Kong SAR Government, judicial officers
should
that
be
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Article 7
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Our proposed text
in
The Hong Kong SAR Government shall pay to such public servants
who retire or leave the service compliance with regulations, as well as to those public servants who have retired or left the service in compliance with regulations
before
the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR, or to their dependents, all pensions, gratuities, allowances and benefits due to them on terms no less favourable than before, and irrespective
their
of
nationality or place of residence.
The appointment
public
servants
basis
of
Kong's
previous
recruitment,
and promotion of shall be on the
experience and ability.
for
for
qualifications,
system
Hong of
employment,
assessment, discipline, training and management for the public service (including special bodies appointment, pay
and conditions of service) shall, save any provisions providing privileged treatment for foreign nationals, be maintained. The Hong Kong SAR Government may, with regard to actual circumstances and for the purpose of improving efficiency and the quality of public servants, develop and improve the above system in accordance with the law.