Civil service pay rise approved

June 07, 2011

The Chief Executive-in-Council has endorsed a pay increase of 6.16% to 7.24% for civil servants, the Civil Service Bureau announced today.
 
The adjustment will be back dated to April 1.
 
Civil servants in the lower and middle salary bands will get a pay increase of 6.16%.
 
Civil servants in the upper salary band and the directorate will get a pay increase of 7.24%.
 
The offers have been made to the staff sides of the four civil service central consultative councils
 
The decision was made after considering the net pay trend indicators derived from the pay trend survey findings, the state of Hong Kong's economy, changes in the cost of living, the Government's fiscal position, the staff sides' pay claims and civil service morale.
 
The Chief Executive-in-Council will consider the response of the staff sides to the pay offers, and then make a final decision on the 2011-12 civil service pay adjustment.