<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>news.gov.hk - Admin &amp; Civic Affairs</title><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/html/index.htm</link><image><url>http://www.isd.gov.hk/images/logo60.gif</url><title>news.gov.hk - Admin &amp; Civic Affairs</title><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/html/index.htm</link></image><description>news.gov.hk - Admin &amp; Civic Affairs - From Hong Kong's Information Services Department</description><language>en-UK</language><copyright>Copyright, news.gov.hk</copyright><webMaster>irc@isd.gov.hk</webMaster><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:34:00 +0800</lastBuildDate><generator>ISD News RSS Generator 3.13</generator><item><title>$2m in earthquake aid approved</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100319/html/100319en01006.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100319/html/100319en01006.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:33:14 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee has granted $2 million from the Disaster Relief Fund to World Vision to provide aid for Chile's earthquake victims.]]></description></item><item><title>$38m raised for HK's expo campaign</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100319/html/100319en01004.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100319/html/100319en01004.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:37:00 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong's sponsorship drive for its participation in World Expo 2010 Shanghai has netted more than $38 million, Chief Secretary Henry Tang says.]]></description></item><item><title>Henry Tang to inspect expo preparation</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100317/html/100317en01003.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100317/html/100317en01003.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:36:59 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Chief Secretary Henry Tang will depart for Shanghai on March 19 to inspect the progress of Hong Kong's preparatory work for World Expo 2010.]]></description></item><item><title>Poll issue needs discussion: Stephen Lam</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100317/html/100317en01002.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100317/html/100317en01002.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:37:02 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Secretary for Constitutional &amp; Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam says the issue of attaining universal suffrage for the legislature remains a contentious issue, and can only be resolved through consultation and discussion in the years ahead.]]></description></item><item><title>Poll amendments to close April 15</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100312/html/100312en01001.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100312/html/100312en01001.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:37:01 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Organisations wishing to register or amend their names, abbreviations of names and emblems with the Electoral Affairs Commission, or people wishing to register or amend their emblems in the 2010 registration cycle should submit their applications by April 15.]]></description></item><item><title>Civil service committee member reappointed</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100312/html/100312en01004.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100312/html/100312en01004.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:33:22 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Chiang Lai-yuen has been reappointed as a member of the Standing Committee on Directorate Salaries &amp; Conditions of Service for two years from April 1.]]></description></item><item><title>Commission proposes pay-point cuts</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100309/html/100309en01002.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100309/html/100309en01002.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:11:45 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries &amp; Conditions of Service has recommended a moderated reduction of two pay points in respect of the benchmark for the degree and related grades to Master Pay Scale 14, that is, $19,835.]]></description></item><item><title>472 requests for info received</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100305/html/100305en01006.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100305/html/100305en01006.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:33:22 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A total of 472 requests for information under the Code on Access to Information were received in the fourth quarter, the Constitutional &amp; Mainland Affairs Bureau says. The total number of requests received since the introduction of the code in March 1995 amounted to 28,189. Of the 25,551 requests for which the bureaux and departments held the information and had responded to, 24,963 requests (98%) were met, either in full (24,390 requests) or in part (573 requests).]]></description></item><item><title>Open draft set for Privacy Commissioner</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100304/html/100304en08003.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100304/html/100304en08003.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:11:48 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An open recruitment exercise will be conducted for the next Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data as incumbent commissioner Roderick Woo's appointment will expire on July 31.]]></description></item><item><title>John Tsang accepts koala gift from Australia</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100210/html/100210en01002.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/100210/html/100210en01002.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:33:23 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The South Australian government has given Hong Kong two koalas as a friendship token.]]></description></item></channel></rss>