Yeung briefs civil servants on five-year reform push
RTHK · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan met representatives of major civil service bodies on Wednesday afternoon to outline the civil service-related elements of Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the Policy Address. She later wrote to all civil servants, saying reforms introduced over the past four years now need to be deepened and firmly implemented over the next five years.
Key Points
- Yeung and Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service Lam Suet-lai met representatives from four central consultative councils and four major cross-departmental civil service groups on Wednesday afternoon.
- The meeting focused on civil service-related content in Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the Policy Address, according to both reports.
- Yeung said civil servants are the government’s core force for driving and implementing policy, and the team must unite behind the Chief Executive’s agenda.
- She said the bureau would follow the direction set by the five-year plan and Policy Address to strengthen governance effectiveness and deepen reform execution.
- In a letter titled “Improving the civil service system and enhancing governance effectiveness”, Yeung said the coming five years are the advancement and consolidation stage for reforms begun over four years.
Why It Matters
The message sets expectations that civil servants will be judged not only on policy support but also on how effectively they carry reforms through in daily administration. For Hong Kong residents, that could shape how quickly government measures are implemented and how closely public services respond to policy priorities and public needs.