Yang Hebein, director of Hong Kong Civil Service Affairs, said that civil servants have the obligation to support the policy of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. They can express their opinions as their personal identity, but be careful not to be regarded as the official position.
Comprehensive Sing Tao Daily and the Internet media "Hong Kong 01" reported that Yang Hebein said on the radio program on Saturday (June 8th) in the morning that some people were "intentional or unintentionally misunderstood" and believed that the political neutrality of civil servants was the political neutrality of civil servants was the political neutrality of civil servants wasNeither supports the government nor anti -government. In fact, this idea is "wrong".
She said that in fact, civil servants have the obligation to support the government's policies, and should not openly criticize policies as civil servants.She encouraged civil servants to make opinions in the internal policy discussion stage, but she should not criticize after the policy was launched.
Yang Hebein reiterated that civil servants can express their opinions as personal, but be careful to avoid the opinions of the publication as the official position. In particularidentity.
She gives an example to explain that it is difficult to imagine that private institutions employees can publicly criticize the company. Similarly, civil servants should also have professional ethics to maintain the government's consistency in front of the public.If a civil servant has an opinion on a policy, it can express opinions through professional groups or civil servants' associations, internal consultation, and other channels.
The Hong Kong Civil Servant Affairs Bureau announced the updated version of the Civil Service Code on Friday (June 7), listing the 12 basic beliefs and ethics rules that civil servants must abide by, including maintaining constitutional order, national security, political neutrality, etc.Essence
Yang He Beiyin said that these 12 criteria are not new requirements, but they are more clear and systematic to explain the professional ethics of civil servants.She emphasized that Hong Kong officials are obliged to do more publicity and education, so that civil servants know that national security is part of work, and "should be placed in a very high position."
When asked if the civil servant could participate in the public rally, Yang He Beiyin said that civil servants have a political life, but the participating activities cannot conflict with the interests of the work.Covers are mistaken for related activities.
