Core civil service grades to lead appraisal pilot
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Summary
Hong Kong’s government will launch the first phase of an optimized civil service appraisal system next month, covering 100 grades across all departments. Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan (楊何蓓茵) said the participating grades were selected through departmental nominations tied to size and staffing, with priority given to core operational work and, where only one grade joins, a core management grade.
Key Points
- Yeung told a Legislative Council policy briefing on September 23 that every department must join the first phase of the appraisal optimization plan.
- The 100 participating grades were not chosen at random; departments nominated one or two grades based on departmental scale and post numbers.
- Participating grades must handle core departmental work, and any department entering only one grade must choose a core management grade.
- Yeung cited health inspectors and hawker control staff in the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, and civil engineers in works departments, as early trial cases.
- Under the six-tier appraisal overhaul, the bottom 5% to 10% of officers rated Levels 4 to 6 will not receive an increment point
Why It Matters
By starting with core grades, the government is trying to make the new appraisal approach more visible inside departments and easier to review after two appraisal cycles. Officials expect that if the pilot is accepted in these frontline and management grades, the system can be extended to more grades within five years.