Public Service Commission (Hong Kong)

The Public Service Commission (Chinese: 公務員敍用委員會) in Hong Kong is the principal statutory advisory body to the Hong Kong Chief Executive on civil service appointments, promotions and discipline. The Commission is tasked with ensuring fairness in hiring and disciplinary practices as outlined in the Public Service Commission Ordinance and Chapter 93 of the Laws of Hong Kong.[1]

Public Service Commission
公務員敍用委員會
Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Agency overview
Formed1950 (1950)
JurisdictionGovernment of Hong Kong
Headquarters26/F, Fairmont House, 8 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong
Agency executive
Key document
  • Public Service Commission Ordinance
Websitewww.psc.gov.hk

History and remit

The Commission was established in 1950, with the primary aim of increasing the proportion of local Hongkongers appointed.[2]

The Commission chairman and (currently eight) members are appointed by the Chief Executive.[3]

Over the years since it was set up, the scope of concern of the Commission has narrowed somewhat, as the number of civil servants, and hence cases has increased - from a permanent establishment of 18,500 posts at the outset to 160,000 posts today.

In 1971, disciplinary cases came under the Commission's remit.[4]

The Secretariat of the Public Service Commission provides day-to-day operational support.

Chairmen
NameIn officeNotes
Mr Thomas MegarryAug 1950 – Mar 1951Inaugural.[5]
Mr LO Man-kamMar-Apr 1951* Acting Chairman[5]
Mr John Robert JonesApr 1951 – June 1952* Acting Chairman[6]
Mr Justice Ernest Hillas WilliamsJune 1952 – May 1953
Mr Justice Trevor Jack GouldMay 1953 – Nov 1953
Mr John Robert JonesNov 1953 – Jan 1959(also Acting Chairman Apr 1951 – June 1952)
Mr Richard Charles LeeJan 1959 – July 1959
Mr E R Childe JPJuly 1959 – May 1965[6]
Mr M S Cumming OBE, JPJune 1965 – May 1967
Sir Charles Hartwell JPMay 1967 – Nov 1971[7]
Sir Ronald Holmes CMG CBE MC JPNov 1971 – May 1977
Sir Donald Luddington KBE CMG CVOMay 1977 – Sept 1978
Mr Ian MacDonald LIGHTBODY CMG, JPSept 1978 – Oct 1980
Mr LI Fook-kow CMG, JPOct 1980 – May 1987
Mr Eric Peter HO JPMay 1987 – June 1991
Mr Augustine CHUI Kam JPJune 1991 – July 1996
Mr Haider Hatim Tyebjee BARMA, CBE, ISO, GBS JP1 Aug 1996 – Apr 2005[8][9]
Mr Nicholas NG Wing-fui GBS JP1 May 2005 – 30 April 2014[10][9]
Ms Rita Lau1 May 2014 – present(appointed to 30 April 2023)[11][12]

See also

References
  1. Public Service Commission - Welcome message, official website
  2. Cheng, Joseph YS (1990). The Other Hong Kong Report 1990. Other Hong Kong report. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. p. 24. ISBN 9622014941.
  3. Public Service Commission - Membership, official website
  4. 60th anniversary interview with Chairman Nicholas Ng Wing-fui, CSB, 2016
  5. PSC Annual Report 2010. Appendix III: List of Chairmen and Members of the Commission (1950 – 2010)
  6. Membership of Public Service Commission since establishment in 1950, Legco SC(2) Paper No. C54 (2008-09)
  7. Appointment of Sir Charles Hartwell as chairman, Legco: Official Report of Proceedings – 29-30 March 1967, p272 in speech by Colonial Secretary Michael Gass
  8. PSC Annual Report 2001, p25
  9. PSC Annual Report 2005, p55
  10. Re-appointment of Chairman of Public Service Commission, HK Govt press release, 15 April 2011
  11. Re-appointment of Chairman of Public Service Commission, HK Govt press release, 14 March 2017
  12. Re-appointment of Chairman of Public Service Commission, HK Govt press release, 7 April 2020


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