The Civil Service Bureau (CSB) announced today (June 16) that the Chief Executive in Council (CE in Council) had decided to increase the pay for civil servants in the upper, middle and lower salary bands and the directorate at 2 per cent across the board for 2026-27 with retrospective effect from April 1, 2026.

     In arriving at this decision, the CE in Council has thoroughly considered the staff side's response to the pay offers and all relevant factors under the established civil service pay adjustment mechanism. This included consideration of the state of Hong Kong's economy, changes in the cost of living, the Government's fiscal position, the net pay trend indicators derived from the Pay Trend Survey, the pay claims of the staff side and civil service morale.

     A CSB spokesman said, "Over the past year, the Hong Kong economy has seen substantial growth alongside a modest rise in living expenses and an upward trend in private sector pay. The CE in Council fully recognises the commitment and devotion of the civil service as a whole in taking forward various new and major policy initiatives and measures despite increasing workloads and challenges. Nonetheless, the Government needs to remain prudent in managing public finance to cater for future developments as well as unexpected needs arising from continuing uncertainty in geopolitical matters, which may affect people's general livelihood within a short period of time. After holistically considering and balancing all relevant factors, the CE in Council decided to increase the civil service pay at the rate of 2 per cent across the board."    

     The Government will submit the 2026-27 civil service pay adjustment proposal to the Legislative Council Finance Committee for consideration as soon as possible.

Ends/Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Issued at HKT 10:30

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