香港公務員工會聯合會主席警告稱，在當局致力於解決公務員表現不佳問題之際，收緊紀律規範可能會變得過度。公務員事務局計劃於今年修訂相關規例，包括更嚴格地規定停職期間扣薪及沒收薪酬的安排。
香港公務員工會聯合會主席梁籌庭對公務員事務局的計劃表示擔憂。局方在回應立法會議員查詢時表示，目標於今年落實修訂《公務人員（管理）命令》及《公務人員（紀律）規例》，以完善紀律機制，當中包括收緊停職期間扣薪及沒收扣留薪酬的規定。局方披露，2022年至2025年間，共有151名公務員因嚴重不當行為或刑事罪行而被免職。數據顯示數字逐年下降，由2022至23年度的60人，減至2023至24年度的51人及2024至25年度的40人；當中73人涉及刑事罪行，78人涉及不當行為。在各部門中，以警務人員的免職人數最多，達44人。梁籌庭接受《南華早報》訪問時表示，收緊紀律處分有變得過度的風險，部分主管在削減人手目標的壓力下可能會採取激進手段。他對公務員的人才流失問題表示擔憂。
Hong Kong's Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan has vowed to cut more than 10,000 government posts by the end of June 2027, with close to 60 per cent in junior roles and about 3 per cent at senior levels. She described the move as not 'fattening the top but thinning the bottom', briefing legislators on the 2026-27 budget.
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Revisions to Hong Kong’s national security law implementation rules took effect on Monday, experts say, granting police powers common in other jurisdictions and speeding up investigations. The changes clarify procedures for searches under existing powers amid rising geopolitical risks and online threats potentially involving external forces. Senior Counsel Ronny Tong Ka-wah stressed that they introduce new procedures, not new powers or principles.
Hong Kong property management leaders say companies face up to a 25% security staff shortfall, defending a major housing estate's hiring of a third of its guards from mainland China. Richland Gardens owners' corporation announced the recruitment of 31 guards via a government labour scheme, drawing criticism from a labour lawmaker and social media users.
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A public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has exposed confusion among government agencies over roles in supervising large renovation projects. A fire services officer testified on Wednesday that his department was not responsible for handling complaints about flammable building materials due to a lack of construction expertise.