The Public Service Commission () in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
is the principal statutory advisory body to the
Hong Kong Chief Executive
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong. The position was created to replace the office of governor of H ...
on
civil service
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...
appointments, promotions and discipline. The Commission is tasked with ensuring fairness in hiring and disciplinary practices as outlined in the Public Service Commission Ordinance and Chapter 93 of the Laws of Hong Kong.
History and remit
The Commission was established in 1950, with the primary aim of increasing the proportion of local
Hongkongers
Hongkongers (), also known as Hong Kongers, Hong Kongese, Hongkongese, Hong Kong citizens and Hong Kong people, typically refers to residents of the territory of Hong Kong; although may also refer to others who were born and/or raised in the ...
appointed.
The Commission chairman and (currently eight) members are appointed by the Chief Executive.
Over the years since it was set up, the scope of concern of the Commission has narrowed somewhat, as the number of civil servants, and hence cases has increased - from a permanent establishment of 18,500 posts at the outset to 160,000 posts today.
In 1971, disciplinary cases came under the Commission's remit.
60th anniversary interview with Chairman Nicholas Ng Wing-fui
CSB, 2016
The Secretariat of the Public Service Commission provides day-to-day operational support.
Chairmen
See also
* Hong Kong Civil Service
The Hong Kong Civil Service is managed by 13 policy bureaux in the Government Secretariat (Hong Kong), Government Secretariat, and 67 departments and agencies, mostly staffed by civil servants. The Secretary for the Civil Service (SCS) is one of t ...
References
External links
*Public Service Commission
Cap. 93 Public Service Commission Ordinance
Hong Kong government departments and agencies
Government agencies established in 1950
1950 establishments in Hong Kong
National civil service commissions
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