French Civil Service

14 Jul 2012

The misconduct alleged against the former development chief is all the more surprising because of the many integrity checks he underwent during his 30 years in the civil service.

9:14PM

Pinning a number on the civil service

28 Mar 2012

Mainland media have been abuzz since a senior National People's Congress deputy said the number of civil servants had grown by one million a year for the past four years.

11:24AM

Appointees caught in pay-rise limbo

13 Sep 2011

The question of public service pay can be a sensitive one. Any change, be it pay rise or cut, can provoke a strong response in the community, as we have seen in the past.

7:21PM

We could all end up paying for the civil servants' party

22 Mar 2011

I raised concerns on their [civil servants'] behalf but I got very little support from the major parties ... So civil servant unions were very disappointed, and they realised it's really time that...

4:46PM

Job blunder exposes flaws in control system

14 Dec 2010

The select committee studying the case of former housing director Leung Chin-man should have been more selective.

7:10AM

More must answer the noble call to serve

11 Jul 2010

A recent Yahoo news report on who gets paid what in the Obama White House brings to the fore some eye-popping facts about top-level public service pay in President Barack Obama's administration....

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Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

4:13PM

Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

3:35AM

Exco approves civil service pay cuts

The Executive Council has endorsed a proposal to cut the pay of university graduates who have joined the civil service since October 1 by about HK$2,000 a month.

6:46AM

The soft corruption of civil servants' fat-cat perks

Bankers' bonuses have been a hot topic of late. Perhaps it is time to add the perks of civil servants to the debate. Their fringe benefits and high wages have made them truly a special interest...

9:10PM

Civil service pay plan 'reflects trends'

Secretary for Civil Service Denise Yue Chung-yee denied yesterday the government was taking the lead by cutting the starting salaries of civil servants with university degrees, saying the...

9:42PM

Legco set to seal top civil servants' pay cut

The government's proposed 5.38 per cent pay cut for senior civil servants is likely to clear a hurdle in the legislature tomorrow despite last-minute efforts by some lawmakers to minimise the...

2:42PM

Extend job curbs on top civil servants, panel recommends

Top civil servants may face an extension of the restrictions on them taking up work after they retire - in contrast to politically appointed officials.

6:13AM

Civil service image 'at risk' in row

Civil service minister Denise Yue Chung-yee says she is saddened by the disputes over this year's pay adjustment for the civil service.

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