VII. Civil Service
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Feb 15 Briefing by SCS
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civil
ensuring the stability
such it was important
maintained after 1997.
The Hong Kong civil service originated from the UK
service system.
It was an important factor in
and prosperity of Hong Kong and as
for its system of management to be
This was provided for in the Joint
While Hong Kong civil
Declaration and the Basic Law.
servants would be working for the UK Government before
1997, they would be working for the SARG after this date.
However, in both cases, they would be working for Hong Kong
people. The fact that they had served the UK Government
would not cause them to
be 'discriminated' after 1997.
Civil servants would have their own considerations when
making an application under the British Nationality Scheme.
28.
The Chinese policy was "Hong Kong people ruling
Hong Kong".
It was essential for the present system of
managing the civil service
However, with the change of sovereignty, posts of principal
officials
servants
was
to
be retained after 1997.
同長與副司長*) could not be filled by civil
with right of abode in a foreign country. There
one problem which was created by the British
Nationality Scheme: if a civil servant obtained the right
長與副司長
interpreted as
* The term may however cause confusion because if directly translated into English, it may be Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries. Article 101 of the Basic Law stipulates that only Chinese citizens permanent residents of the SAR with no right of abode in any foreign country may fill the posts of the Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries of Departments ( J K D B k), Directors of Bureaux
B )
etc.
According to Article 60 of the Basic Law, the HKSAR will have a Department of Administration, a Department of Finance, â Department of Justice and various bureaux etc. The post-1997 "
"T
should hence be the equivalent of the existing CS, FS, AG (and their deputies) and not policy secretaries and deputy secretaries in the present HKG.