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he becomes the high-flyer while his hard-working colleagues have to climb the civil service ladder slowly or have no promotion at all. As a result, morale of civil servants dampens and work efficiency drops rapidly; and in the civil service, officers-in-charge can no longer direct their subordinates to work efficiently as they, all backed up by political parties and believing in "there is no need to be afraid of anyone under the protection of the party", will resist to the end in the name of "fighting for rights and interests".
Under these circumstances, Hong Kong's independent civil service will gradually deteriorate and the high efficiency can hardly be maintained. The merits of Hong Kong's civil service rest with its being non-politicized in that civil servants who carry out policies do not get involved in political controversies, their promotion prospects are not affected by the party that came in power and they need not cater to the tastes of a particular party. They are being neutral in carrying out the work assigned to them by the Chief Executive and to maintain consistency in the administration. Hong Kong's senior civil servants do not belong to any parties and will be impartial to these parties; all they need to consider is how to keep a good balance of the interests of the public rather than to formulate policies to please a certain group of voters. There is no need for them to make covert dealings, nor to gain advantages in faction strife by doing things against their conscience. However,
those who take an active part in party politics all advocate the ministerial
system because the political parties can attract politicians and the masses
when a
by allowing them to gain power with a lower opportunity cost.
party wins the election, the party chief will reward those who have given
him support in the election by appointing them departmental heads or chairmen of such and such boards or committees.
Boards and authority pave the way for political parties
The British have racked their brains in fostering the political participation of Hong Kong people. Cr the question whether civil servants should join political parties, the Hong Kong Government made known its position on 6 March that for the time being, there are no legal provisions in Hong Kong restraining civil servants from joining political parties.
In other words, things are allowed to take its natural course.
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