On Backchat, we’ll talk about more money for civil servants. The Pay Trend Survey Committee has proposed civil servants should receive a salary increase from 3.8-5.96% with the higher grades getting the biggest increase. Is the current pay rise mechanism fair? Do they earn their money?

Presenters:

Sin Chung-kai, Legislator, Democratic Party; and Member, Legco Panel on Public Service
Peter Wong, Executive Director, Lion Rock Institute
John Burns, Chair Professor of Politics and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong
Bill Tang, Legislator representing Labour Functional Constituency, Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions; and Member, Legco Panel on Public Service

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