#LabourUnion #Statement
Civil Servants Union Responds to Hong Kong Government: We Regret to Hear Your Regret
1. Whether it is a "critical moment" or the epidemic was "under control", the government should adopt an agreed-on stance.
2. The government should not undermine freedom of expression and of assembly in the name of combating the Wuhan Pneumonia.
3. The government should ensure a balanced distribution of resources.
Read more: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17825
Source: UNCS Response
#Feb20 #UNCS #CivilServants
Civil Servants Union Responds to Hong Kong Government: We Regret to Hear Your Regret
1. Whether it is a "critical moment" or the epidemic was "under control", the government should adopt an agreed-on stance.
2. The government should not undermine freedom of expression and of assembly in the name of combating the Wuhan Pneumonia.
3. The government should ensure a balanced distribution of resources.
Read more: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17825
Source: UNCS Response
#Feb20 #UNCS #CivilServants
#LabourUnion #Statement
Civil Servants Union Responds to Hong Kong Government: We Regret to Hear Your Regret
The Union for New Civil Servants (UNCS) organized a rally on 19 February to express their strong distain for the government's apathetic attitude towards the epidemic. The government then released a statement expressing disappointment towards the action, citing that all civil servants should have a responsibility of following the government's policies to combat the virus and corroborate with other sectors of the society.
UNCS releases the following responses:
1. The government spokesperson stated that Hong Kong stands in a "critical moment" in combating the virus, yet Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung had claimed that the epidemic was "under control" a few days prior.
UNCS called for the government to adopt an agreed-on stance regarding the state of the epidemic in Hong Kong, as conflicts between the statements may cause confusion among the public and civil servants.
2. UNCS wished that the government would not undermine civil servants' and civilians' freedom of expression and freedom of assembly in the name of combating the Wuhan Pneumonia.
3. The government spokesperson stated that "the distribution of protective gear was based on the risks involved in the duties assigned", while the Chief Executive had also emphasized that all protective gear are to be reserved for medical staff first.
Yet many news sources had indicated that the police, who were assigned to only man their cordon received far more protective gear than medical staff and staff from the Fire and Ambulance Services, who serve in the frontline against this epidemic.
UNCS questioned whether this imbalance in the distribution of resources is a direct violation of the CE's orders or a reversal in priority in government policy.
Source: Government Statement; UNCS Response
#Feb20 #UNCS #CivilServants
Civil Servants Union Responds to Hong Kong Government: We Regret to Hear Your Regret
The Union for New Civil Servants (UNCS) organized a rally on 19 February to express their strong distain for the government's apathetic attitude towards the epidemic. The government then released a statement expressing disappointment towards the action, citing that all civil servants should have a responsibility of following the government's policies to combat the virus and corroborate with other sectors of the society.
UNCS releases the following responses:
1. The government spokesperson stated that Hong Kong stands in a "critical moment" in combating the virus, yet Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung had claimed that the epidemic was "under control" a few days prior.
UNCS called for the government to adopt an agreed-on stance regarding the state of the epidemic in Hong Kong, as conflicts between the statements may cause confusion among the public and civil servants.
2. UNCS wished that the government would not undermine civil servants' and civilians' freedom of expression and freedom of assembly in the name of combating the Wuhan Pneumonia.
3. The government spokesperson stated that "the distribution of protective gear was based on the risks involved in the duties assigned", while the Chief Executive had also emphasized that all protective gear are to be reserved for medical staff first.
Yet many news sources had indicated that the police, who were assigned to only man their cordon received far more protective gear than medical staff and staff from the Fire and Ambulance Services, who serve in the frontline against this epidemic.
UNCS questioned whether this imbalance in the distribution of resources is a direct violation of the CE's orders or a reversal in priority in government policy.
Source: Government Statement; UNCS Response
#Feb20 #UNCS #CivilServants
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政府回應示威集會
就新公務員工會（下稱新工會）今日（二月十九日）在政府總部外舉行示威集會，政府發言人作出以下回應：
政府現時首要工作是全力對抗疫情，並已經採取各種政策措施，以加強全...
政府現時首要工作是全力對抗疫情，並已經採取各種政策措施，以加強全...
#Interview #LiYi #LeeYee
83-year-old Li Yi: I don’t have long to live, but I believe Hong Kong young people have wisdom beyond imagination 5/6
▶️ Part 4
Was the police like this before?
"The police used to be..hmm...Since the establishment of the ICAC, the image of the police had really changed. I really don’t know what happened lately. I can’t say that there aren’t any good people at all. 5-6 years ago, I once left a bag on a taxi. There were thousands of dollars in the bag. I went home, and my domestic helper told me that the police made a call and said the driver brought my wallet to the police. I thanked the driver and I went to the Central Police Station. The police took my things out and counted them for me. They were very professional and humane. I was very impressed. For example, they said, ‘don’t count the banknotes in the public as others will see them.’ Then, they gave me a room to spread the bills open and count one by one, so I could check if everything was there. The things were done in a very orderly way, they were doing their job to helped me ... there will always be good ones left, but now there is a grouping effect, and good things will disappear. When everyone is together, they influence each other. If you don't follow the others, you look bad in the group. It seems that in Chris Tang Ping-keung’s dinner earlier, if you didn’t sing and laugh along, you were the odd one. In fact, not everyone necessarily wants to participate. This is the case. Due to such effect It's hard to say if there is any good person. This may be the biggest tragedy of Hong Kong. It is because police officers are public servants whom everyone has the most contact with. When there is an incident, such as domestic violence, you call the police. Police is important for the society to run. Now the police is behaving in such way, this really brings a lot of damages (to the society). "
//we must adhere to our original values, to fight continuously, in various forms, on various fronts.
//only a small group of Hong Kong people are infected. It is out of everyone’s expectation. The self-protection awareness of Hong Kong people is hardly seen in the rest of the world. Everyone is wearing a mask now.
//Hong Kong has its own quality.
//Hong Kong is the most civilised place in the world. The quality of Hong Kong people is also the best in the world, be it about the communication with foreigners, the integration with the world, and people’s kindness to others.
//our international contacts and mobility are beyond everyone ’s imagination.
//It’s not that Chinese don’t speak good English, but they don’t speak like us.
//How can you be ‘Chinese’? How can we be ‘Chinese’? We just need to be ourselves, we just need to be a human being and then that will be good enough"
Continue reading:
https://telegra.ph/Was-the-police-like-this-before-04-22
To be continued
Source: Stand News, (25-Feb)
https://bit.ly/3aARccx
#AnsonChan #DeniseHo #JoshuaWong #BrianLeung #Taiwan #1997Handover #CivilServants #Masks #LowestBidWin #FreeWill #HKPF #FailedState #SelfHelp
83-year-old Li Yi: I don’t have long to live, but I believe Hong Kong young people have wisdom beyond imagination 5/6
▶️ Part 4
Was the police like this before?
"The police used to be..hmm...Since the establishment of the ICAC, the image of the police had really changed. I really don’t know what happened lately. I can’t say that there aren’t any good people at all. 5-6 years ago, I once left a bag on a taxi. There were thousands of dollars in the bag. I went home, and my domestic helper told me that the police made a call and said the driver brought my wallet to the police. I thanked the driver and I went to the Central Police Station. The police took my things out and counted them for me. They were very professional and humane. I was very impressed. For example, they said, ‘don’t count the banknotes in the public as others will see them.’ Then, they gave me a room to spread the bills open and count one by one, so I could check if everything was there. The things were done in a very orderly way, they were doing their job to helped me ... there will always be good ones left, but now there is a grouping effect, and good things will disappear. When everyone is together, they influence each other. If you don't follow the others, you look bad in the group. It seems that in Chris Tang Ping-keung’s dinner earlier, if you didn’t sing and laugh along, you were the odd one. In fact, not everyone necessarily wants to participate. This is the case. Due to such effect It's hard to say if there is any good person. This may be the biggest tragedy of Hong Kong. It is because police officers are public servants whom everyone has the most contact with. When there is an incident, such as domestic violence, you call the police. Police is important for the society to run. Now the police is behaving in such way, this really brings a lot of damages (to the society). "
//we must adhere to our original values, to fight continuously, in various forms, on various fronts.
//only a small group of Hong Kong people are infected. It is out of everyone’s expectation. The self-protection awareness of Hong Kong people is hardly seen in the rest of the world. Everyone is wearing a mask now.
//Hong Kong has its own quality.
//Hong Kong is the most civilised place in the world. The quality of Hong Kong people is also the best in the world, be it about the communication with foreigners, the integration with the world, and people’s kindness to others.
//our international contacts and mobility are beyond everyone ’s imagination.
//It’s not that Chinese don’t speak good English, but they don’t speak like us.
//How can you be ‘Chinese’? How can we be ‘Chinese’? We just need to be ourselves, we just need to be a human being and then that will be good enough"
Continue reading:
https://telegra.ph/Was-the-police-like-this-before-04-22
To be continued
Source: Stand News, (25-Feb)
https://bit.ly/3aARccx
#AnsonChan #DeniseHo #JoshuaWong #BrianLeung #Taiwan #1997Handover #CivilServants #Masks #LowestBidWin #FreeWill #HKPF #FailedState #SelfHelp
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▶️ Part 3
The outbreak of anti-extradition bill changes the perception towards young people
Li Yi cares most…
83-year-old Li Yi: I don’t have long to live, but I believe Hong Kong young people have wisdom beyond imagination 4/6
▶️ Part 3
The outbreak of anti-extradition bill changes the perception towards young people
Li Yi cares most…
#HKGovernment #StateTerrorism
HK Government: Civil servants should be loyal to the Chief Executive
A civil servant union questioned the Hong Kong SAR Government, as an employer, for not giving support to civil servants arrested in the pro-democracy movement.
In response, Secretary for the Civil Service Nip Tak-kuen issued a letter to all civil servants demanding their loyalty. Nip claimed that the basic responsibility of civil servants is to support the Basic Law and be loyal to the Hong Kong SAR and the Chief Executive, and they should not participate in any illegal activities.
The Federation of Civil Service Union chairman Leung Chau-ting said he was not surprised about the letter issued by the government. Leung stressed that civil servants had consensus that Nip was appointed to rectify the team, but the letter did not have a strong deterrent effect.
Concerning the government proposal of adding a vowing session before civil servants take office, the union chairman said that it is just a ceremony and would not change people’s thought.
The Hong Kong Senior Government Officers Association chairman Lee Fong-chung stated that the government and civil servants had the same understanding of remaining “politically neutral”, where civil servants should not talk about politics at work. Lee explained that the government merely wanted to remind its employees due to the recent increase of political conflicts.
Source: Ming Pao #May16 #CivilServants #CultureRevolution
HK Government: Civil servants should be loyal to the Chief Executive
A civil servant union questioned the Hong Kong SAR Government, as an employer, for not giving support to civil servants arrested in the pro-democracy movement.
In response, Secretary for the Civil Service Nip Tak-kuen issued a letter to all civil servants demanding their loyalty. Nip claimed that the basic responsibility of civil servants is to support the Basic Law and be loyal to the Hong Kong SAR and the Chief Executive, and they should not participate in any illegal activities.
The Federation of Civil Service Union chairman Leung Chau-ting said he was not surprised about the letter issued by the government. Leung stressed that civil servants had consensus that Nip was appointed to rectify the team, but the letter did not have a strong deterrent effect.
Concerning the government proposal of adding a vowing session before civil servants take office, the union chairman said that it is just a ceremony and would not change people’s thought.
The Hong Kong Senior Government Officers Association chairman Lee Fong-chung stated that the government and civil servants had the same understanding of remaining “politically neutral”, where civil servants should not talk about politics at work. Lee explained that the government merely wanted to remind its employees due to the recent increase of political conflicts.
Source: Ming Pao #May16 #CivilServants #CultureRevolution
#OpinionArticle #YingFuktsang
When Patrick Nip demands loyalty from civil servants
(16 May) To the almighty Secretary Patrick Nip, do you know what you're saying when you demand '"loyalty" from civil servants?
In [the 1985 essay,] A Second Kind of Loyalty, Liu Binyan divided "loyalty" into two types. In the first type of loyalty, you had to perfectly demonstrate that you were "hardworking, uncomplaining, honest and obedient, without any objections". But perhaps you didn't know - or didn't want to know - that there is a "second kind of loyalty" that is "not very popular" and "puts your invaluable freedom, happiness and even life at stake".
Liu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in his youth, but he was not blindly loyal to it. In 1957, he was deemed a "rightist". He was accused once again of being "anti-party" during the Cultural Revolution. After the 1986 Chinese student demonstrations, Deng Xiaoping criticised him by name and expelled him from the Party. After the June Fourth Massacre, he went into exile and died in 2005 on American soil. In 2010, his ashes were finally allowed to return to China for burial. However, the epitaph that Liu wrote for himself while living was not inscribed on his grave: "Here lies a Chinese person who did some things that it was right for him to do, and said some things that were right that a person say."
The "second kind of loyalty" is to "do what is right for one to do and say what is right for one to say". Those who know only the "first kind of loyalty" are only voluntary slaves...
"Loyalty, like beauty, comes in different varieties. One kind of loyalty is hardworking, uncomplaining, honest and obedient, without any objections. One has to sacrifice more or less some personal benefit but is relatively safe and straightforward. This will generally not invite disaster. Because it [loyalty] is cute, one can easily move up in their career.
"The second kind of loyalty... is not very popular. It puts your invaluable freedom, happiness and even life at stake.
"For many years, the former kind of loyalty received special love and care. It was constantly irrigated and fertilized, and so it grew strong and lush. This was also what the era needed and there was nothing wrong with it.
"In contrast, the second kind of loyalty is weak and sparse in our political fields. It is almost a miracle that it has survived in dry, barren soil and not gone extinct."
Source: Stand News
#loyalty #civilservants #PatrickNip
When Patrick Nip demands loyalty from civil servants
(16 May) To the almighty Secretary Patrick Nip, do you know what you're saying when you demand '"loyalty" from civil servants?
In [the 1985 essay,] A Second Kind of Loyalty, Liu Binyan divided "loyalty" into two types. In the first type of loyalty, you had to perfectly demonstrate that you were "hardworking, uncomplaining, honest and obedient, without any objections". But perhaps you didn't know - or didn't want to know - that there is a "second kind of loyalty" that is "not very popular" and "puts your invaluable freedom, happiness and even life at stake".
Liu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in his youth, but he was not blindly loyal to it. In 1957, he was deemed a "rightist". He was accused once again of being "anti-party" during the Cultural Revolution. After the 1986 Chinese student demonstrations, Deng Xiaoping criticised him by name and expelled him from the Party. After the June Fourth Massacre, he went into exile and died in 2005 on American soil. In 2010, his ashes were finally allowed to return to China for burial. However, the epitaph that Liu wrote for himself while living was not inscribed on his grave: "Here lies a Chinese person who did some things that it was right for him to do, and said some things that were right that a person say."
The "second kind of loyalty" is to "do what is right for one to do and say what is right for one to say". Those who know only the "first kind of loyalty" are only voluntary slaves...
"Loyalty, like beauty, comes in different varieties. One kind of loyalty is hardworking, uncomplaining, honest and obedient, without any objections. One has to sacrifice more or less some personal benefit but is relatively safe and straightforward. This will generally not invite disaster. Because it [loyalty] is cute, one can easily move up in their career.
"The second kind of loyalty... is not very popular. It puts your invaluable freedom, happiness and even life at stake.
"For many years, the former kind of loyalty received special love and care. It was constantly irrigated and fertilized, and so it grew strong and lush. This was also what the era needed and there was nothing wrong with it.
"In contrast, the second kind of loyalty is weak and sparse in our political fields. It is almost a miracle that it has survived in dry, barren soil and not gone extinct."
Source: Stand News
#loyalty #civilservants #PatrickNip
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Unprecedented in Hong Kong: Civil Servants and Office Workers in Central Have to Present Worker IDs to Enter Buildings
The Legislative Council prepared for a second reading of the national anthem bill, police ramp up presence across Hong Kong, especially Admiralty.
0900 | Central, CITIC Bridge
An unprecedented scene is being played out during rush hour on the CITIC bridge, as workers were waiting in line to produce their work ID to enter the building.
In the hot summer weather, they are waiting for the riot police and "special constables" to check and verify their cards before being allowed to enter the building. They were also diverted to another footbridge from United Centre in order to speed up checking. Citizens are prohibited from areas around the building.
0938
All civil servants working in the government headquarters were only permitted to enter the building from the CITIC bridge.
Source: InMedia; Real Time News HK #May27
#CivilServants
The Legislative Council prepared for a second reading of the national anthem bill, police ramp up presence across Hong Kong, especially Admiralty.
0900 | Central, CITIC Bridge
An unprecedented scene is being played out during rush hour on the CITIC bridge, as workers were waiting in line to produce their work ID to enter the building.
In the hot summer weather, they are waiting for the riot police and "special constables" to check and verify their cards before being allowed to enter the building. They were also diverted to another footbridge from United Centre in order to speed up checking. Citizens are prohibited from areas around the building.
0938
All civil servants working in the government headquarters were only permitted to enter the building from the CITIC bridge.
Source: InMedia; Real Time News HK #May27
#CivilServants
#OpinionArticle #ChipTsao
China’s New and Wise Policy for Civil Servants
(14 Jul) China's announcement on prohibiting civil servants from emigration deserves our support.
Firstly, in the view of national security, this policy prevents civil servants from divulging in state secrets to western countries after retirement.
Secondly, it will maintain the national integrity of cadres of Chinese officials by putting an end to teary eyes upon seeing the flag-raising ceremony and the subsequent conspiracy to anoint the feet of their entire family with the soil of the UK, US, Canada, Australia and other Western countries for asylum.
Likewise, now that Hong Kong has the National Security Law, should this policy also not apply to Hong Kong's government officials?
On 8 June 2020, Patrick Nip Tak-kuen, the Secretary for the Civil Service in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) stated, " Hong Kong civil servants are also China's civil servants." This argument is absolutely correct.
Based on the nation's interest above all else, the civil servants in HKSAR, including its government officials, have no reason to enjoy privileges different from those of the motherland.
After retirement from working at the departmental level, do you think the British would be kind enough to let you reunite with your kids in the UK? Do you think they would let you settle down, do a bit of gardening and casually go for dim sum in Chinatown? Wouldn't their officials come to your door to threaten your right of abode by demanding the details of the number of times you went to Beijing, Shanghai, the Kylin Villa in Shenzhen and other undisclosed locations for briefings while in office? It would help them study the body language and speech patterns of Chinese Communist Party leaders so that Western diplomats could develop more concise policies on China.
Do you agree?
Editor’s Note: The Trump administration has a similar idea to this new China’s policy, quite a good match.
Source: Chip Tsao Channel
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
U.S. Weighs Sweeping Travel Ban on Chinese Communist Party Members
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/us/politics/china-travel-ban.amp.html
#NationalSecurityLaw #CivilServants #Immigration
China’s New and Wise Policy for Civil Servants
(14 Jul) China's announcement on prohibiting civil servants from emigration deserves our support.
Firstly, in the view of national security, this policy prevents civil servants from divulging in state secrets to western countries after retirement.
Secondly, it will maintain the national integrity of cadres of Chinese officials by putting an end to teary eyes upon seeing the flag-raising ceremony and the subsequent conspiracy to anoint the feet of their entire family with the soil of the UK, US, Canada, Australia and other Western countries for asylum.
Likewise, now that Hong Kong has the National Security Law, should this policy also not apply to Hong Kong's government officials?
On 8 June 2020, Patrick Nip Tak-kuen, the Secretary for the Civil Service in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) stated, " Hong Kong civil servants are also China's civil servants." This argument is absolutely correct.
Based on the nation's interest above all else, the civil servants in HKSAR, including its government officials, have no reason to enjoy privileges different from those of the motherland.
After retirement from working at the departmental level, do you think the British would be kind enough to let you reunite with your kids in the UK? Do you think they would let you settle down, do a bit of gardening and casually go for dim sum in Chinatown? Wouldn't their officials come to your door to threaten your right of abode by demanding the details of the number of times you went to Beijing, Shanghai, the Kylin Villa in Shenzhen and other undisclosed locations for briefings while in office? It would help them study the body language and speech patterns of Chinese Communist Party leaders so that Western diplomats could develop more concise policies on China.
Do you agree?
Editor’s Note: The Trump administration has a similar idea to this new China’s policy, quite a good match.
Source: Chip Tsao Channel
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
U.S. Weighs Sweeping Travel Ban on Chinese Communist Party Members
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/us/politics/china-travel-ban.amp.html
#NationalSecurityLaw #CivilServants #Immigration
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China’s new polices regarding those intending to or have already emigrated
(14 Jul) China has recently imposed two new policies that greatly affect those intending to or have already emigrated.
The first [policy] is that civil servants are prohibited from emigrating.
//Previously, there was an undesirable trend of public employees emigrating elsewhere.
//Some public employees not only sent their wives and children abroad, but also obtained green cards and foreign passports for themselves...betrays the trust of the people.
//a new policy that affects the interests of Chinese people overseas was recently introduced - to cancel the hukou* of overseas Chinese.
//Whose hukou are subject to cancellation? There are clear guidelines: citizens who are dead, in the army, own a foreign nationality and settled abroad
//you are considered to have settled abroad if:
- you have a green card and have lived abroad for 18 months cumulatively within two years;
- you do not have a green card and have lived abroad for 30 months cumulatively within five years.
Translation:
https://telegra.ph/Chinas-new-polices-regarding-those-intending-to-or-have-already-emigrated-07-19
Source: WeiXin QQ
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/w4OrCBQfx3euyXoLX9tDlg
Further reading:
*What is Hukou?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou
#OverseasChinese #CivilServants #Hukou #Immigration
China’s new polices regarding those intending to or have already emigrated
(14 Jul) China has recently imposed two new policies that greatly affect those intending to or have already emigrated.
The first [policy] is that civil servants are prohibited from emigrating.
//Previously, there was an undesirable trend of public employees emigrating elsewhere.
//Some public employees not only sent their wives and children abroad, but also obtained green cards and foreign passports for themselves...betrays the trust of the people.
//a new policy that affects the interests of Chinese people overseas was recently introduced - to cancel the hukou* of overseas Chinese.
//Whose hukou are subject to cancellation? There are clear guidelines: citizens who are dead, in the army, own a foreign nationality and settled abroad
//you are considered to have settled abroad if:
- you have a green card and have lived abroad for 18 months cumulatively within two years;
- you do not have a green card and have lived abroad for 30 months cumulatively within five years.
Translation:
https://telegra.ph/Chinas-new-polices-regarding-those-intending-to-or-have-already-emigrated-07-19
Source: WeiXin QQ
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/w4OrCBQfx3euyXoLX9tDlg
Further reading:
*What is Hukou?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou
#OverseasChinese #CivilServants #Hukou #Immigration
Telegraph
China’s new polices regarding those intending to or have already emigrated
#Newspaper (14 Jul) China has recently imposed two new policies that greatly affect those intending to or have already emigrated. The first [policy] is that civil servants are prohibited from emigrating. On 20 June 2020, China published the People's…
#FailedState #PoliticalAllegiance #Neutrality
Pro-Establishmemt Newspaper: New Civil Servants to Vow When Entering Government Services Next Month, May Be Dismissed if They Refuse to Follow
According to pro-Establishement newspaper Singtao Daily, Hong Kong's Secretary of Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-Kuen revealed that the government would issue a notice in mid-October 2020 about an arrangement for new civil servants to sign a document.
Contents of the document include advocating the “Basic Law”, devotion to HKSAR, committing to their duties and being responsible to the HKSAR government.
Also, those being promoted to a senior position, officer’s position, other vital roles or sensitivity position in the Hong Kong Civil Service, such as Disciplined Services, Administrative Officers, legal officers, etc will also be participants of the first phase of marking vows for existing civil servants.
Chairman of Hong Kong Federation of Civil Service Unions Tong Lai-ngor was concerned that the government had unilaterally changed the contracts by requesting their employees to vow, asking what the consequence would bes if existing employees rejected the request and what proposal of compensation would be offered by the government. She requested the government to list the guideline and punishment in details before its enactment. Chairman of Hong Kong Senior Government Officer Association Lee Fong-chung hoped the government would have just procedures for dealing with cases related to vow-breaching and that it would be best for the government to follow the existing system of punishment.
Regarding questions from associations, Nip responded firmly, “Violating the vow means violating the “Basic Law” and the “National Security Law”. Violators would be dismissed. But civil servants have a chance to appeal.”
Source: Headline Daily; Singtao Daily #Sept23
#CivilServants #PatrickNip
Pro-Establishmemt Newspaper: New Civil Servants to Vow When Entering Government Services Next Month, May Be Dismissed if They Refuse to Follow
According to pro-Establishement newspaper Singtao Daily, Hong Kong's Secretary of Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-Kuen revealed that the government would issue a notice in mid-October 2020 about an arrangement for new civil servants to sign a document.
Contents of the document include advocating the “Basic Law”, devotion to HKSAR, committing to their duties and being responsible to the HKSAR government.
Also, those being promoted to a senior position, officer’s position, other vital roles or sensitivity position in the Hong Kong Civil Service, such as Disciplined Services, Administrative Officers, legal officers, etc will also be participants of the first phase of marking vows for existing civil servants.
Chairman of Hong Kong Federation of Civil Service Unions Tong Lai-ngor was concerned that the government had unilaterally changed the contracts by requesting their employees to vow, asking what the consequence would bes if existing employees rejected the request and what proposal of compensation would be offered by the government. She requested the government to list the guideline and punishment in details before its enactment. Chairman of Hong Kong Senior Government Officer Association Lee Fong-chung hoped the government would have just procedures for dealing with cases related to vow-breaching and that it would be best for the government to follow the existing system of punishment.
Regarding questions from associations, Nip responded firmly, “Violating the vow means violating the “Basic Law” and the “National Security Law”. Violators would be dismissed. But civil servants have a chance to appeal.”
Source: Headline Daily; Singtao Daily #Sept23
#CivilServants #PatrickNip
頭條日報 Headline Daily
公僕宣誓擬下月實施 拒簽或革職
政府計畫為公務員引入宣誓或簽署文件，要求擁護《基本法》及效忠特區等。有關諮詢早於八月底完結，各工會團體原本要在八月底向公務員事務局提交建議並...
If you are a civil servant, you must be loyal to the party. Your level of loyalty will determine your success.
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#FailedState #PoliticalAllegiance
Hong Kong Government Requires Civil Servants to Promise Political Allegiance
The Hong Kong SAR Government's Civil Service Bureau issued a notice to all different policy bureaus and departments on 15 Jan, 2021, requesting all civil servants hired before 1 July 2020 to sign a declaration.
Civil servants need to promise advocating the “Basic Law’ and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in four weeks. The authority stated clearly that if any civil servant rejected and ignored the declaration, they would be challenged and questioned their willingness to take basic responsibilities. The government will review case by case and decide if specific employment contract will be terminated.
Source: Stand News #Jan15
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Hong Kong Government Requires Civil Servants to Promise Political Allegiance
The Hong Kong SAR Government's Civil Service Bureau issued a notice to all different policy bureaus and departments on 15 Jan, 2021, requesting all civil servants hired before 1 July 2020 to sign a declaration.
Civil servants need to promise advocating the “Basic Law’ and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in four weeks. The authority stated clearly that if any civil servant rejected and ignored the declaration, they would be challenged and questioned their willingness to take basic responsibilities. The government will review case by case and decide if specific employment contract will be terminated.
Source: Stand News #Jan15
#Oath #BasicLaw #CivilServants
Hong Kong government requires all civil servants to do an oath for complying with the National Security Law. How strong is it?
#NationalSecurityLaw #CivilServants #Oath #GoHKgraphics
#NationalSecurityLaw #CivilServants #Oath #GoHKgraphics
Under COVID pandemic, 2 civil servants unions request for further exemption on salaries tax as a relief package in Budget 2021-22.
#COVID19 #Budget2122 #CivilServants #GoHKgraphics
#COVID19 #Budget2122 #CivilServants #GoHKgraphics
#FailedState #PoliticalAllegiance
Hong Kong Government's Demand of Allegiance pledge Sparks Wave of #Resignation Among #CivilServants
Source: Apple Daily; #Feb11
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Source: Apple Daily; #Feb11
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Hong Kong Government's Demand of Allegiance pledge Sparks Wave of #Resignation Among #CivilServants
The Hong Kong SAR government has implemented new rules, demanding the supposedly politically neutral civil servants to pledge allegiance to the Basic Law and the Government.
As the deadline of the pledge, set at the end of February, is approaching, a wave of resignation was triggered among the civil servants.
Sources revealed that at least 20 doctors and dentists resigned from the Department of Health (#DoH) in the past three months. Among them, no less than four cited privately that they hesitated to sign the pledge.
“It is straightforward. One can either sign the pledge or resign. By signing the pledge, there would be too many constraints to comply. I prefer not to,” one anonymous civil servant said.
Among those resigned were nurses, scientific officers and dental clinic staff.
Amidst the wave of resignation, Lee Wai-yan, President of the Association of Government Physicians expressed helplessness and was concerned about the shortage of staff in the fight against COVID19.
Responding to media inquiry, the Department of Health acknowledged that more than 80 staff members resigned in past three months. In the same period last year, only 58 resigned.
Source: Apple Daily; #Feb11
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210211/NLXLA6BXFBEWNHMYGZAJ4ATAVU/
#Pledge #BasicLaw #BrainDrain
Hong Kong Government's Demand of Allegiance pledge Sparks Wave of #Resignation Among #CivilServants
The Hong Kong SAR government has implemented new rules, demanding the supposedly politically neutral civil servants to pledge allegiance to the Basic Law and the Government.
As the deadline of the pledge, set at the end of February, is approaching, a wave of resignation was triggered among the civil servants.
Sources revealed that at least 20 doctors and dentists resigned from the Department of Health (#DoH) in the past three months. Among them, no less than four cited privately that they hesitated to sign the pledge.
“It is straightforward. One can either sign the pledge or resign. By signing the pledge, there would be too many constraints to comply. I prefer not to,” one anonymous civil servant said.
Among those resigned were nurses, scientific officers and dental clinic staff.
Amidst the wave of resignation, Lee Wai-yan, President of the Association of Government Physicians expressed helplessness and was concerned about the shortage of staff in the fight against COVID19.
Responding to media inquiry, the Department of Health acknowledged that more than 80 staff members resigned in past three months. In the same period last year, only 58 resigned.
Source: Apple Daily; #Feb11
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210211/NLXLA6BXFBEWNHMYGZAJ4ATAVU/
#Pledge #BasicLaw #BrainDrain
The Hong Kong Government deployed over 3,000 civil servants from 16 departments distributing food for the 48-hour lockdown in the Jordon district on Jan 26, 2021.
#COVID19 #Lockdown #TaxPayersMoney #CivilServants #GoHKgraphics
#COVID19 #Lockdown #TaxPayersMoney #CivilServants #GoHKgraphics