Chinanews.com, December 16th. According to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s press release, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government held an oath ceremony for its deputy directors and political assistants at the government headquarters on the 16th. All 12 deputy directors and 14 political assistants witnessed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam Swear to uphold the "Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China" ("Basic Law") and be loyal to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government held an oath ceremony for Deputy Directors and Political Assistants at the Government Headquarters on the 16th. All 12 Deputy Directors and 14 Political Assistants, witnessed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam (middle), swore to uphold the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. , Loyal to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
According to the Basic Law, public servants of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government must perform their duties faithfully and be accountable to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
Deputy Directors and Political Assistants are politically appointed officials, who must abide by the government’s decisions and bear collective responsibility for them.
In addition to assisting the directors in all aspects of political work, the deputy directors will also act on behalf of the directors when they are temporarily absent.
As important members of the SAR governance team, it is natural that the deputy director and political assistant must uphold the Basic Law and be loyal to the Hong Kong SAR.
A spokesperson for the SAR government said: "The deputy director and political assistant have sworn to uphold the Basic Law and allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, make a solemn commitment to their responsibilities, and truly demonstrate to the community their loyalty and commitment to the Basic Law and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is of great significance to increase public confidence in politically appointed officials."
Except for politically appointed officials, the Civil Service Bureau issued a circular in October this year, requiring all civil servants who joined the SAR government on or after July 1 this year to take an oath or sign a declaration as part of the terms of employment.
The Civil Service Bureau will announce the specific arrangements for requiring incumbent civil servants to sign the declaration shortly.
The oath ceremony of the permanent secretary and department heads will be held on December 18.