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Hong Kong leader defends tougher civil service appraisal system amid backlash

Hong Kong leader defends tougher civil service appraisal system amid backlash Chief Executive John Lee says system aims to boost accountability and public trust, but unions warn of risks to morale and integrity A more rigorous appraisal system for Hong Kong’s civil servants aims to bolster public trust and support, but adjustment to the changes will take time, the city’s leader has said. Facing backlash from unions, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that the government would...

South China Morning Post 1d ago

EuraGovExam: A Multilingual Multimodal Benchmark from Real-World Civil Service Exams

arXiv:2603.27223v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We present EuraGovExam, a multilingual and multimodal benchmark sourced from real-world civil service examinations across five representative Eurasian regions: South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, India, and the European Union. Designed to reflect the authentic complexity of public-sector assessments, the dataset contains over 8,000 high-resolution scanned multiple-choice questions covering 17 diverse academic and administrative domains. Unlike...

arXiv CS 8d ago

[Written Question] Civil Servants: Codes of Practice

Lord Jackson of Peterborough Answering Body: Cabinet Office Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what advice or guidance (1) the Civil Service People Group, and (2) the Cabinet Secretary, have issued about intimate relationships between Civil Service colleagues, other than the Civil Service Code and Civil Service Manag

UK Parliament Written Questions 6d ago

Can pay penalties improve Hong Kong civil service or are they ‘a slap on the wrist’?

A revamped appraisal system that denies salary increments to underperforming Hong Kong civil servants is unlikely to significantly improve efficiency, observers have said, calling for a more balanced approach with team-based performance indicators. The revised system, set to be implemented in October, will penalise the bottom 10 per cent of performers – those rated D to F on a six-grade scale – by making them ineligible for a pay increment. A 5 per cent buffer will be allowed depending on...

South China Morning Post 12d ago

Who benefits from the ‘significant improvement’ in Hong Kong’s finances?

Who benefits from the ‘significant improvement’ in Hong Kong’s finances? When it comes to this year’s civil service pay rises, policymakers would do well to consider public sentiment It’s that time of the year again – tax season, so don’t forget to fill out your return. It’s also the time of the year when the Hong Kong government decides on pay rises for its civil service staff of over 170,000.

South China Morning Post 9d ago

UPSC success story: Born without a forearm, Kajal Raju's journey from AIR 910 to AIR 167

For many UPSC aspirants, clearing the Civil Services Examination is the ultimate goal. For Kajal Raju, however, success did not end with her first selection. The IIT Madras graduate continued pushing herself until she reached the rank she had always aimed for.

Times of India 1d ago

Italy marks 80 years of the Republic with military parade in Rome

Italy marked the 80th anniversary of the Republic on Tuesday with a series of ceremonies and celebrations in Rome. President Sergio Mattarella laid a wreath at the Unknown Soldier’s Memorial before attending the traditional military parade through the capital. Video showed firefighters unfurling a giant Italian flag over the Colosseum, while military units, emergency services and civil protection personnel marched through the Roman Forum.

Euronews 7d ago

The Trump Administration Wants to Frighten Would-Be Whistleblowers

Early in Donald Trump’s second term in office, the White House declared itself “the most transparent administration in history.” The federal government has continued to insist on this slogan, even as it has barred journalists from the Pentagon, administered polygraph tests in an effort to ferret out leakers, and fired independent inspectors general tasked with hunting down corruption and mismanagement. Now the administration has announced yet another effort to stem the free flow of...

The Atlantic 8d ago