Government welcomes Finance Committee's approval of recommendations in the Report on the Grade Structure Review for the Disciplined Services Grades
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The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Patrick Nip, said, "The last grade structure review (GSR) for the disciplined services was completed in 2008. Since then, there have been significant changes in the social and economic environment of Hong Kong. The spate of social unrest and violent events in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic together with the responsibilities for safeguarding national security have also increased significantly the workload and pressure of the disciplined services. The recommendations put forward in this GSR for the disciplined services, as well as the support from the LegCo for these recommendations are a manifestation of the full recognition by the Government and various sectors of the community of the dedication and determination of disciplined services colleagues.
"The Government takes this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to the SCDS and the SDCS for their efforts in completing the GSR, as well as all the stakeholders for their valuable input," he said.
The Chief Executive-in-Council (CE-in-Council) decided to conduct a GSR for the disciplined services in October 2018 to ensure that the grade structures and remuneration of the disciplined services were still effective in attracting and retaining talent under the current social environment as well as the job nature, responsibilities and workload of the disciplined services. The SCDS submitted the Report to the Chief Executive on June 23, 2021. The CE-in-Council decided to accept in full the recommendations made in the Report on August 10, 2021. Following the FC's approval today, the recommendations on salary and increment, as well as the normal conversion arrangement for serving staff in the affected ranks, should be implemented with effect from the first day of the month of approval by the FC, i.e. September 1, 2021.
Ends/Friday, September 24, 2021
Issued at HKT 17:30
Issued at HKT 17:30
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