Govt Plans Changes To Civil Service College

Civil Service Secretary Ingrid Yeung on Friday said the government plans to change the organisational structure of the college providing training for public servants, including adding a new deputy head.

Established in December 2021, the Civil Service College focuses on expanding government workers' understanding of the SAR, the country and international affairs, among other things.

Yeung told reporters in Beijing that the college has been operating on the organisational structure and establishment of its predecessor, the Civil Service Training and Development Institute, with the exception of a new top job overseeing its operations.

"We are currently planning to change the organisational structure [of the college], to accommodate the work that has greatly increased in quality and quantity," she said.

Yeung said authorities are looking to establish training bodies for public sector leadership and professional development, a research and development centre, as well as a corporate services division.

"Each of them will be headed by a directorate-level civil servant. We will also create a new position for the deputy head of college, and add posts on the non-directorate level," Yeung said.

She also said the government is hoping to send civil servants to the mainland for exchanges and training.

The minister spoke as she wrapped up a three-day trip to the capital, during which she met the head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Xia Baolong.

Xia fully affirmed the work of civil servants in the SAR and encourages them to continue supporting the administration, Yeung said.