Civil Service Establishment

To facilitate the delivery of new policy initiatives and improved services to the public, the annual growth of the civil service establishment had been mostly in the range of 1% to 1.9% between 2007-08 and 2020-21, except for 2018-19 and 2020-21 with a year-on-year increase of 3.7% and 3.2% respectively. 

For the sustainability of our public finances, the civil service establishment has maintained zero growth since 2021-22, by containing the civil service establishment at a level not exceeding that as at end-March 2021.  Bureaux/departments have enhanced effectiveness and efficiency through re-prioritisation, internal redeployment and streamlining of work processes in taking forward new policies and initiatives of the Government. (Latest Civil Service Personnel Statistics)