Civil Service Newsletter Issue 116

Regconising 100 civil servants with dedication and excellent performance

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Civil Service Bureau

The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee Ka-chiu (first row, 11th right); the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan (first row, 11th left); the Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Ms Maisie Cheng Mei-sze (first row, 10th right); and the Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Clement Leung Cheuk-man (first row, ninth right), were pictured with the award recipients.

ON 28 November 2023, the Secretary for the Civil Service (SCS), Mrs Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan, commended civil servants with outstanding performance at the SCS's Commendation Award Presentation Ceremony. The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee Ka-chiu, also attended the ceremony to extend his congratulations to the award recipients.

One hundred civil servants were awarded under the SCS's Commendation Award Scheme 2023. They came from 38 bureaux and departments, involving 50 grades including professional and technical grades, disciplined services, general grades as well as Model Scale 1 grades.

Addressing the ceremony, Mrs Yeung said that the awardees had demonstrated dedication in their respective posts and areas of service, and that their perseverance in providing quality public services and pursuit of excellence were highly commendable.

Mrs Yeung pointed out that the Government will continue to enhance training for all civil servants to enhance their patriotism and sense of national security. It will also introduce the Civil Service Staff Exchange Programme with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) such that Hong Kong civil servants will have opportunities to station temporarily on the Mainland to have a deeper understanding of the development of the GBA. She encouraged all civil servants to continue to uphold the spirit of providing quality service, to stay people-oriented, to go an extra mile and strive for excellence in their work, and to showcase more good stories of civil servants to the public.

The SCS's Commendation Award Scheme was introduced in 2004 to commend colleagues who have achieved outstanding performances continuously for five years or above. The Scheme has a meticulous selection process which requires nominations from Permanent Secretaries, departmental heads or heads of grades, adjudication by a selection committee and the final decision on the awardees' list by the SCS.

The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung, commended civil servants with outstanding performances at the Award Presentation Ceremony.

Senior Airworthiness Officer (Certification) of the Civil Aviation Department, Mr Henry Leung (left) is responsible for upholding the airworthiness requirements for aircraft entering Hong Kong for registration and granting approval for aircraft modifications and repairs; Chief Customs Officer of the Customs and Excise Department, Mr Tjong Yu-pau (centre) performs passenger and cargo inspections at different boundary control points and Land Surveyor of the Lands Department, Mr Ho Chi-ho (right) who works in the Common Spatial Data Infrastructure Platform Section has been actively promoting the development and application of common spatial data infrastructure in Hong Kong with his team. The three of them talked about their work experiences during a media session. — Senior Airworthiness Officer (Certification) of the Civil Aviation Department, Mr Henry Leung (left) is responsible for upholding the airworthiness requirements for aircraft entering Hong Kong for registration and granting approval for aircraft modifications and repairs; Chief Customs Officer of the Customs and Excise Department, Mr Tjong Yu-pau (centre) performs passenger and cargo inspections at different boundary control points and Land Surveyor of the Lands Department, Mr Ho Chi-ho (right) who works in the Common Spatial Data Infrastructure Platform Section has been actively promoting the development and application of common spatial data infrastructure in Hong Kong with his team. The three of them talked about their work experiences during a media
session.

The Secretary for the Civil Service's Commendation Award 2023 List of Award Recipients — *In alphabetical order of the names in English of bureau/departments and award recipients.