Strength of the Civil Service (as at 31 March 2021)
(excluding Judges and Judicial Officers, ICAC officers and locally engaged staff working in Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices)
By age groups and sex
| Age Group | Sex | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male |
Female |
Total |
(%) |
|
| Aged under 25 | 2 596 |
1 209 |
3 805 |
(2.1) |
| Aged 25 to below 35 | 32 296 |
18 721 |
51 017 |
(28.7) |
| Aged 35 to below 45 | 29 582 |
16 997 |
46 579 |
(26.2) |
| Aged 45 to below 55 | 29 519 |
18 172 |
47 691 |
(26.9) |
| Aged 55 & over | 14 726 |
13 746 |
28 472 |
(16.0) |
| Total | 108 719 |
68 845 |
177 564 |
(100.0) |
| (%) | (61.2) |
(38.8) |
(100.0) |
|
By terms of appointment
| Terms of Appointment (Notes 1 to 6) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local |
Overseas |
Common |
New |
Total (%) |
|
| Total | 65 029 |
43 |
1 250 |
111 242 |
177 564 |
| (%) | (36.6) |
(*) |
(0.7) |
(62.6) |
(100.0) |
By salary groups and terms of appointment
| Salary Group | Terms of Appointment (Notes 1 to 6) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | Overseas | Common | New | Total | (%) | |
| Directorate Pay Scale or equivalent |
1 169 |
8 |
30 |
194 |
1 401 |
(0.8) |
| Master Pay Scale | 42 702 |
0 |
361 |
68 291 |
111 354 |
(62.7) |
| Police Pay Scale (Points 1a-54a) | 11 445 |
35 |
254 |
16 052 |
27 786 |
(15.6) |
| General Disciplined Services (Officer) and (Rank & File) Pay Scales |
8 847 |
0 |
603 |
20 108 |
29 558 |
(16.6) |
| Model Scale 1 Pay Scale | 866 |
0 |
2 |
6 350 |
7 218 |
(4.1) |
| Training Pay Scale | 0 |
0 |
0 |
247 |
247 |
(0.1) |
| Total | 65 029 |
43 |
1 250 |
111 242 |
177 564 |
(100.0) |
| (%) | (36.6) |
(*) |
(0.7) |
(62.6) |
(100.0) |
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Strength of the 12 largest departments
| Department | Strength |
(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Police Force | 32 054 |
(18.1) |
| Fire Services Department | 10 949 |
(6.2) |
| Food and Environmental Hygiene Department | 10 662 |
(6.0) |
| Leisure and Cultural Services Department | 9 663 |
(5.4) |
| Housing Department | 9 153 |
(5.2) |
| Immigration Department | 8 780 |
(4.9) |
| Customs and Excise Department | 7 170 |
(4.0) |
| Correctional Services Department | 6 591 |
(3.7) |
| Department of Health | 6 539 |
(3.7) |
| Social Welfare Department | 6 266 |
(3.5) |
| Education Bureau | 5 569 |
(3.1) |
| Hongkong Post | 4 580 |
(2.6) |
| Others | 59 588 |
(33.6) |
| Total | 177 564 |
(100.0) |
| Notes: | |
| 1. | "Local" refers to the set of terms offered to a local officer appointed before the introduction of common terms. |
| 2. | "Overseas" refers to the set of terms offered to an overseas officer appointed before the introduction of common terms. |
| 3. | "Common" refers to a common set of terms of appointment and conditions of service applicable to new appointees to the Civil Service on civil service terms and conditions who are offered appointment on or after 1 January 1999 and before 1 June 2000. |
| 4. | "New" refers to new sets of terms of appointment and conditions of service applicable to new appointees to the Civil Service on civil service terms and conditions who are offered appointment on or after 1 June 2000. |
| 5. | (%) denotes percentage to total. (These figures may not add up exactly to the total due to rounding.) |
| 6. | (*) denotes percentage less than 0.05%. |
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