The Hong Kong government has recently promoted another former police official to a key position to control the civil servants. Kwok Yam-shu, former police deputy commissioner, who retired in April 2022, will be the inaugural Head of the Civil Service College and will assume his duties on July 5. While the HK government and politicians praised Kwok’s management experience in the police force, some analysts believe that this appointment is a sign that the government will try to instill loyalty and compliance into the civil servants, who have been trained to uphold such values as political neutrality, professionalism, and performance.
On June 1, the Hong Kong government announced the appointment of Kwok as Head of the Civil Service College, following an open and internal recruitment process, with a monthly salary of HK$273,000 (US$35,000). Back in June 2021, when the government proposed the position for Legislative Council approval, it was already rumored that Kwok would be appointed to the post….
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