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{{short description|Bureau of the Hong Kong Government}}
{{primary sources|date=July 2008}}
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The '''Civil Service Bureau''' ('''CSB''') is a policy bureau under the Government Secretariat of the [[Government of Hong Kong]] and is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies on the management of the [[Hong Kong Civil Service]].

The Civil Service Bureau (CSB) is led by the [[Secretary for the Civil Service]] and has approximately 600 staff.

The CSB absorbed the [[Official Languages Agency]] (from 1 July 2003) and the [[Civil Service Training and Development Institute]] (from 1 April 2004).<ref>[http://www.csb.gov.hk/ Official website of the Civil Service Bureau]</ref>

On 15 January 2021, the CSB announced that civil servants must either sign an oath or a declaration to pledge loyalty to the government.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kwan |first1=Rhoda |title=Hong Kong civil servants given four weeks to sign declaration of allegiance or face possible dismissal |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2021/01/16/hong-kong-civil-servants-given-four-weeks-to-sign-declaration-of-allegiance-or-face-possible-dismissal/ |work=Hong Kong Free Press |date=16 January 2021}}</ref> In response, Leung Chau-ting, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Civil Service Unions, said that the requirements were too vague and that the requirement would give the government power to discipline civil servants.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Civil service union calls for clarity on declaration - RTHK|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1570655-20210115.htm?|access-date=2021-01-16|website=news.rthk.hk|language=en-gb}}</ref>

In February 2021, the CSB announced that they will build both a temporary and permanent academy to teach civil servants about national affairs and the [[2020 Hong Kong national security law|national security law]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Civil service to get lessons on constitutional order - RTHK|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1574950-20210209.htm?|access-date=2021-02-10|website=news.rthk.hk|language=en-gb}}</ref>

In July 2022, figures were released, showing the CSB had the highest amount of employee resignations since the [[Handover of Hong Kong|1997 handover]] across multiple pay levels, in addition to declining applications for open positions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Standard |first=The |title=Hong Kong's civil service sees record high number of resignations |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/192776/Hong-Kong%E2%80%99s-civil-service-sees-record-high-number-of-resignations |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2022, the CSB said it would take more measures against misbehaving civil servants, after civil servants represented about a third of all fired government employees.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title='Prompt action to tackle misbehaving civil servants' - RTHK |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1662621-20220816.htm? |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=news.rthk.hk |language=en-gb}}</ref> Additionally, 70 others were fired after not signing an oath to pledge loyalty to the government.<ref name=":0" />

In October 2022, Ingrid Yeung, head of the CSB, said that they would remove the requirement of "political neutrality" as one of the six core values in the Civil Service Code, a value which previously allowed non-high ranking civil servants to join any political party or take part in related activities if it does not raise a conflict of interest or bias.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-25 |title=Hong Kong plans to drop 'political neutrality' rule for civil servants |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3197229/hong-kong-plans-drop-political-neutrality-rule-civil-servants-still-require-they-be-impartial |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>

From 1 April and 30 June 2022, the CSB had 944 employees quit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chau |first=Candice |title=Over 900 Hong Kong civil servants quit in 3 months in 2022, gov't document reveals - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2023/01/13/over-900-hong-kong-civil-servants-quit-in-3-months-in-2022-govt-document-reveals/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=hongkongfp.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Civil Service College ==
The Civil Service College is administered by the CSB.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil Service Bureau - Establishment of the Civil Service College |url=https://www.csb.gov.hk/english/admin/civil/2825.html |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=www.csb.gov.hk |language=en}}</ref> In October 2022, the head of the college, Oscar Kwok Yam-shu, said that some civil servants lacked a deep understanding of the country or national identity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Standard |first=The |title='Hitchhikers' have no place in civil service, says college chief |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/4/246041/%27Hitchhikers%27-have-no-place-in-civil-service,-says-college-chief |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Hong Kong Civil Service]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.csb.gov.hk/ Official website of the Civil Service Bureau]
{{Government of Hong Kong}}
{{HK government policy bureaux}}
{{Civil Service Bureau}}

[[Category:Hong Kong government policy bureaux]]
[[Category:Civil service in China]]


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