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Question No 9

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Written Reply by the Chief Secretary

to a question by Dr Hon Conrad Lam

at the Legislative Council on 11 March 1987

Question: In view of the

the fact that policy secretaries and department heads are heavily concerned with policy making of the Government

Government directly affecting the public and

and people's livelihood, will Government inform this Council of

of its policy on secretaries/department heads taking up employment in the private sector after their resignation or retirement from the civil service and what steps have been taken to ensure that public interests have been safeguarded?

Sir:

Retired civil servants,

servants, i.e. pensioners, are required, under section 16 of the Pensions Ordinance, to seek prior approval before taking up post-retirement employment or entering into business, if the principal part of such employment or business is

is in Hong Kong; otherwise pension benefits payable to them may cease.

2.

Under existing arrangements, permission

permission is granted

freely if the following three criteria are satisfied:

(a)

(b)

the officer will not have unfair advantage over competitors;

the officer will not be in a position to use official information improperly; and