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Pro-Establishmemt Newspaper: New Civil Servants to Vow When Entering Government Services Next Month, May Be Dismissed if They Refuse to Follow
Source: Headline Daily; SingTao Daily #Sept23
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Pro-Establishmemt Newspaper: New Civil Servants to Vow When Entering Government Services Next Month, May Be Dismissed if They Refuse to Follow
Source: Headline Daily; SingTao Daily #Sept23
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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
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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
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#PolyU Management Organizes Flag-raising Ceremony on PRC's National Day; Student Unions Call For Boycott
Source: Apple Daily #Sept30
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#PolyU Management Organizes Flag-raising Ceremony on PRC's National Day; Student Unions Call For Boycott
Source: Apple Daily #Sept30
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#PolyU Management to Organize Flag-raising Ceremony on PRC's National Day; Students Call For Boycott
The Vice-chancellor of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Teng Jin-guang sent an email to all departments’ heads, trustees’ board members and the Students' Union on September 30, 2020, informing them of a “simple but solemn flag-raising ceremony” to be held for the “71st anniversary of the founding of the People Republic of China (PRC)” on the next day, October 1, 2020. He invited teachers and students to observe the ceremony in formal costumes in order to "celebrate the achievement of our country".
Such an event has never been organized in the university before. According to sources, it is organized in a rush and was not plan for this year.
The External Vice President of PolyU Students' Union Cheung Ki-Ho revealed that a flag-raising ceremony had a political meaning due to the siege of PolyU during the pro-democracy movement in 2019. “The PolyU [management] wants to show their stance and pledges allegiance to China via this ceremony.”
Cheung questioned why the university authorities only sent invitation to the members of the Students' Union. After checking with the Students' Unions of other universities, no other university in Hong Kong had this arrangement.
The Students' Union has replied to the university that they would not attend. They called on students to don black and take part in a silent protest instead.
Source: Apple Daily #Sept30
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#PolyU Management to Organize Flag-raising Ceremony on PRC's National Day; Students Call For Boycott
The Vice-chancellor of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Teng Jin-guang sent an email to all departments’ heads, trustees’ board members and the Students' Union on September 30, 2020, informing them of a “simple but solemn flag-raising ceremony” to be held for the “71st anniversary of the founding of the People Republic of China (PRC)” on the next day, October 1, 2020. He invited teachers and students to observe the ceremony in formal costumes in order to "celebrate the achievement of our country".
Such an event has never been organized in the university before. According to sources, it is organized in a rush and was not plan for this year.
The External Vice President of PolyU Students' Union Cheung Ki-Ho revealed that a flag-raising ceremony had a political meaning due to the siege of PolyU during the pro-democracy movement in 2019. “The PolyU [management] wants to show their stance and pledges allegiance to China via this ceremony.”
Cheung questioned why the university authorities only sent invitation to the members of the Students' Union. After checking with the Students' Unions of other universities, no other university in Hong Kong had this arrangement.
The Students' Union has replied to the university that they would not attend. They called on students to don black and take part in a silent protest instead.
Source: Apple Daily #Sept30
#FlagRaisingCeremony #NationalDay #PoliticalAllegiance
#BasicLaw #PoliticalOppression
Civil servants who violate statement of declaration supporting Basic Law or sworn oath of allegiance to HK government may lose jobs, Civil Service chief warns
The government will begin sending out notices on October 12, 2020 to new employees who have joined since July 1, 2020 and ask them to sign the statement, indicating their support for the Basic Law and the HK government, Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip said. Those next in line will be staff who are on probation, while arrangements for other staff will be finalized later.
Senior civil servants such as department heads and permanent secretaries will be asked to take an oath.
In the event of a civil servant violating the statement, actions will be taken and they will be dealt with according to the government’s disciplinary system, and in more severe cases, be dismissed from their job, Nip warned.
Nip stressed that civil servants should “wholeheartedly” promote and endorse the government policies the minute the government makes a certain decision. Any personal or political opinions should not affect their work and civil servants should not publicly express their dissatisfaction with the government.
He likened the relationship between civil servants and the government to that of any normal worker and their boss. It is hard to imagine any employee who would openly criticize and confront their boss, he said, adding that no company or institution would accept such behaviour.
Source: Stand News; Apple Daily #Oct10
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Civil servants who violate statement of declaration supporting Basic Law or sworn oath of allegiance to HK government may lose jobs, Civil Service chief warns
The government will begin sending out notices on October 12, 2020 to new employees who have joined since July 1, 2020 and ask them to sign the statement, indicating their support for the Basic Law and the HK government, Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip said. Those next in line will be staff who are on probation, while arrangements for other staff will be finalized later.
Senior civil servants such as department heads and permanent secretaries will be asked to take an oath.
In the event of a civil servant violating the statement, actions will be taken and they will be dealt with according to the government’s disciplinary system, and in more severe cases, be dismissed from their job, Nip warned.
Nip stressed that civil servants should “wholeheartedly” promote and endorse the government policies the minute the government makes a certain decision. Any personal or political opinions should not affect their work and civil servants should not publicly express their dissatisfaction with the government.
He likened the relationship between civil servants and the government to that of any normal worker and their boss. It is hard to imagine any employee who would openly criticize and confront their boss, he said, adding that no company or institution would accept such behaviour.
Source: Stand News; Apple Daily #Oct10
#CivilServant #PatrickNip #PoliticalAllegiance #Neutrality #Professionalism #FailedState #FreeSpeech
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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
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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
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Hong Kong Government's Demand of Allegiance pledge Sparks Wave of #Resignation Among #CivilServants
Source: Apple Daily; #Feb11
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Hong Kong Government's Demand of Allegiance pledge Sparks Wave of #Resignation Among #CivilServants
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
#Professionalism
Three #RTHK Senior Management Refuse to Sign Government's Pledge of Political Allegiance By Quiting
According to sources, three senior management members from the Public and Current Affair Department in the public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (#RTHK) have resigned.
They are Doris Wong Lok-ha, director of the Public and Current Affair Department; the executive producers of the program “Hong Kong Stories” Fong Hiu Shan and of the political satire program “Headliner” Liu Wai-ling.
It was said that Liu and Fong had left last month while Wong resigned on March 2, 2021. The three were employed with a civil servant contract. Their resignation is connected to their refusal to sign the pledge of political allegiance demanded by the Hong Kong government.
The day Wong resigned is also the first day of office of the new Director of Broadcasting Li Pak-chuen who was parachuted to the public broadcaster.
Source: Stand News #Mar2
https://bit.ly/3b45QMI
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Three #RTHK Senior Management Refuse to Sign Government's Pledge of Political Allegiance By Quiting
According to sources, three senior management members from the Public and Current Affair Department in the public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (#RTHK) have resigned.
They are Doris Wong Lok-ha, director of the Public and Current Affair Department; the executive producers of the program “Hong Kong Stories” Fong Hiu Shan and of the political satire program “Headliner” Liu Wai-ling.
It was said that Liu and Fong had left last month while Wong resigned on March 2, 2021. The three were employed with a civil servant contract. Their resignation is connected to their refusal to sign the pledge of political allegiance demanded by the Hong Kong government.
The day Wong resigned is also the first day of office of the new Director of Broadcasting Li Pak-chuen who was parachuted to the public broadcaster.
Source: Stand News #Mar2
https://bit.ly/3b45QMI
#Dignity #PoliticalAllegiance