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Guidelines for civil servants on Selection Committee issued
A Civil Service Branch (CSB) circular has been sent to the staff sides of the four central consultative councils to give them advance notice about government's policy on participation by civil servants in the Selection Committee, a spokesman for the branch said today (Tuesday).
The circular sets out that, in line with the existing rules on participation in political activities, four groups of civil servants would not be permitted to serve on the Selection Committee: all directorate officers, administrative officers, police officers and information officers.
Civil servants may decide for themselves whether they wish to put their names forward as Selection Committee candidates or to accept nominations made by civil service unions, staff associations or their respective professional bodies to serve on the Selection Committee. Service on the Selection Committee will be strictly in an individual capacity and will be subject to there being no actual or potential conflict of interest and all relevant Civil Service Regulations and Civil Service Branch Circulars being observed.
The spokesman said these rules already existed, were clearly defined and were well understood and accepted by staff. The rules aimed to strike the right balance between allowing civil servants to participate in the conduct of public affairs, and ensuring that the public had confidence that civil servants in important roles or relevant positions were politically neutral in their judgments and work.
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Over 2,000 students go for S6 places in central allocation
A total of 2,294 students have today (Tuesday) applied for central allocation to fill the remaining 261 S6 places.
The Education Department reminded applicants to check at the centres where they applied for central allocation and the district education offices on Saturday (August 17) to see if they have been allocated an S6 place.
Application results will be displayed at 9 am. Successful candidates should register with the allocated school before 1 pm on the same day.