Leung Chin-man Appointment Controversy - Procedural Rules

Procedural Rules

Extract from LC Paper
No. CB(1)1786/03-04(03)

"Policy governing the acceptance of
post-retirement employment of civil servants"

The basic principle to follow in considering applications is that there should be no impropriety in the proposed employment. In this regard, the Administration takes into account the following factors –

  • (a) whether the officer, while serving in the Government, was involved in policy formulation or decision which could have benefited his prospective employer;
  • (b) whether the prospective employer might gain an unfair advantage over competitors because of the officer’s previous knowledge and experience; and
  • (c) the public perception of the officer taking up the proposed business or employment.

Directorate officers wishing to take up outside work, paid or unpaid, full-time or part-time, during their final leave period before their formal departure from the Government and/or within a specified control period counting from the said departure, should apply for prior permission from the Secretary for the Civil Service (SCS) in accordance with detailed arrangements set out in CSB Circular No. 10/2005. According to procedures drawn up, civil servants of Leung's grade are subject to a 12-month 'sterilisation period' and required government approval to take up private sector posts within three years of leaving. Procedures laid down required that views from the relevant bureaux be taken into account.

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