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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1994

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PUBLIC STATEMENTS BY CIVIL SERVANTS

THE

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON NGAI SHIU-KIT AND A REPLY BY SECRETARY

CIVIL

SERVICE,

FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

MR MICHAEL

SZE,

IN THE

QUESTION: THE

REPLY:

CHAIRMAN

OF

THE

LOCAL

APPEALING

WAS POLICE FOR THE WITH

INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION EARLIER REPRIMANDED BY THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE FORCE FOR MAKING A PUBLIC STATEMENT REINSTATEMENT

THE DEATH PENALTY. OF THIS, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :

(A)

CONNECTION IN

RESTRICTING WHETHER THERE ARE ANY INTERNAL GUIDELINES

BY CIVIL SERVANTS' THE

EXPRESSION OF OPINION OPEN UNIONS OR INDIVIDUAL CIVIL SERVANTS; AND

(B)

IF

TO (A)

JS IN

THE ANSWER

AFFIRMATIVE, THE FACTORS HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS THE BASIS FORMULATING SUCH GUIDELINES?

WHAT

FOR

MR PRESIDENT,

THERE

ARE

GUIDELINES

ISSUED

TO

CIVIL

SERVICE NO

UNIONS HOWEVER, AS PROVIDED RESTRICTING THEM FROM MAKING PUBLIC STATEMENTS.

SERVANTS MAY FOR IN THE CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS, INDIVIDUAL CIVIL

POLITICAL NOT PUBLISH ANYTHING WHICH MAY REASONABLY BE REGARDED AS A

THE DEFINITION OF OR ADMINISTRATIVE NATURE WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL.

AND SPEECHES, INTERVIEWS PUBLIC BY MAKING 'PUBLISH'

AND DISCUSSIONS LETTERS AND ARTICLES IN THE PRESS, OR BY TALKS RADIO AND TELEVISION PROGRAMMES.

INCLUDES

BY

ON

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROVISION IS

ΤΟ

ENSURE THAT SUCH PUBLICATIONS DO NOT :

(A) CONFLICT WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNED;

(B)

(C)

BRING THE DEPARTMENT, OR THE CIVIL SERVICE GENERALLY, INTO DISREPUTE; AND

BRING INTO QUESTION THE IMPARTIALITY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.

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