香港公务员事务局局长辩护对外开放招聘食物环境卫生署署长一职，旨在吸引科技专家引领执法创新。英格丽德·杨何宝贤强调，外聘人员无法晋升至常任秘书长职位。此举标志着从传统内部晋升的转变。
香港公务员事务局局长英格丽德·杨何宝贤（Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan）在星期一的立法会事务委员会会议上，捍卫了政府对外开放招聘食物环境卫生署署长职位的决定。她表示，此举旨在吸引外部专家领导利用科技执法的创新。
杨何宝贤指出，食物环境卫生署近年来经历了重大变革。“我们相信，在食物环境卫生署内可以使用科技和不同方法在执法方面取得突破，”她说。“在这个关头，我们想看看是否有外部专家可以在这些特定领域做得更多。”
她补充说，行政主任仍可申请该职位。此外，政府还决定对新闻处处长职位进行公开招聘，这同样偏离了以往任命职业行政主任的惯例。
杨何宝贤强调，外聘人员无法晋升至下一个职位，即常任秘书长，因为法规规定该职位必须由行政主任担任。此政策旨在注入新鲜人才，推动部门在科技应用上的进步，同时维持公务员体系的结构。
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