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Strength of the Civil Service (as at 31 December 2024)
(excluding Judges and Judicial Officers, ICAC officers and locally engaged staff working in Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices outside Hong Kong)

By sex and terms of appointment


Sex Terms of Appointment (Notes 1 to 6)
Local Overseas Common New Total (%)
Male 25 790 27  936 79 162 105 915 (61.4)
Female 16 897 0 187 49 577 66 661 (38.6)
Total 42 687 27 1 123 128 739 172 576 (100.0)
(%) (24.7) (*) (0.7) (74.6) (100.0)  

By salary groups and terms of appointment

Salary Group Terms of Appointment (Notes 1 to 6)
Local Overseas Common New Total (%)
Directorate Pay Scale or equivalent  937 3 35 405 1 380 (0.8)
Master Pay Scale 26 166 0 307 81 667 108 140 (62.7)
Police Pay Scale (Points 1 - 54b) 9 458 24 228 17 270 26 980 (15.6)
Disciplined Services (Officer) and (Rank & File) Pay Scales 5 943 0 552 22 861 29 356 (17.0)
Model Scale 1 Pay Scale  183 0 1 6 319 6 503 (3.8)
Training Pay Scale 0 0 0 217 217 (0.1)
Total 42 687 27 1 123 128 739 172 576 (100.0)
(%) (24.7) (*) (0.7) (74.6) (100.0)  

 

Notes:
  1. "Local" refers to the set of terms offered to a local officer appointed before the introduction of common terms.
  2. "Overseas" refers to the set of terms offered to an overseas officer appointed before the introduction of common terms.
  3. "Common" refers to a common set of terms of appointment and conditions of service applicable to new appointees to the Civil Service on civil service terms and conditions who are offered appointment on or after 1 January 1999 and before 1 June 2000.
  4. "New" refers to new sets of terms of appointment and conditions of service applicable to new appointees to the Civil Service on civil service terms and conditions who are offered appointment on or after 1 June 2000.
  5. (%) denotes percentage to total. (These figures may not add up exactly to the total due to rounding.)
  6. (*) denotes percentage less than 0.05%.