Decision on 2026-27 civil service pay adjustment announced
The Civil Service Bureau (CSB) announced today (June 16) that the Chief Executive in Council (CE in Council) had decided to increase the pay for civil servants in the upper, middle and lower salary bands and the directorate at 2 per cent across the board for 2026-27 with retrospective effect from April 1, 2026.
In arriving at this decision, the CE in Council has thoroughly considered the staff side's response to the pay offers and all relevant factors under the established civil service pay adjustment mechanism. This included consideration of the state of Hong Kong's economy, changes in the cost of living, the Government's fiscal position, the net pay trend indicators derived from the Pay Trend Survey, the pay claims of the staff side and civil service morale.
A CSB spokesman said, "Over the past year, the Hong Kong economy has seen substantial growth alongside a modest rise in living expenses and an upward trend in private sector pay. The CE in Council fully recognises the commitment and devotion of the civil service as a whole in taking forward various new and major policy initiatives and measures despite increasing workloads and challenges. Nonetheless, the Government needs to remain prudent in managing public finance to cater for future developments as well as unexpected needs arising from continuing uncertainty in geopolitical matters, which may affect people's general livelihood within a short period of time. After holistically considering and balancing all relevant factors, the CE in Council decided to increase the civil service pay at the rate of 2 per cent across the board."
The Government will submit the 2026-27 civil service pay adjustment proposal to the Legislative Council Finance Committee for consideration as soon as possible.
The Civil Service Bureau, Photo source: reference image
Three more elderly homes to join Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong, with another Recognised Service Provider to expand service scope
The Social Welfare Department (SWD) announced today (June 16) that starting from July 1, three additional residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) located in Shenzhen and Dongguan will join the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong as Recognised Service Providers (RSPs) to provide subsidised care and attention places. Moreover, another existing RSP will expand its service scope to provide both subsidised care and attention places, and nursing home places.
Together with the existing 26 RCHEs, the total number of RCHEs participating in the Scheme will increase to 29, offering more choices to Hong Kong elderly people who wish to retire in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Elderly persons who are waitlisted for subsidised residential care services on the Central Waiting List and would like to join the Scheme may contact their responsible workers to file an application.
The information on the relevant RCHEs is as follows:
Name |
Location |
Additional RSPs |
Shenzhen |
1 |
Shenzhen Runhua Songhe Senior Living Management Company Limited (Shenzhen Futian Runhua Songhe Senior Living Center)
(Jointly operated by Fuk On Home of Aged Limited and a Mainland elderly service operator)
|
Block 3, 1 Meiting Road, Xiameilin, Futian District, Shenzhen |
2 |
Shenzhen Dapeng New District Wanyi Elderly Care Service Co., Ltd. (Rong Yue Dapeng Harbourview Elderly Care Centre)
(Jointly operated by E.T. Investment Limited and a Mainland elderly service operator) |
151 Pengxin East Road, Wangmu Community, Dapeng Subdistrict, Dapeng New District, Shenzhen |
Dongguan |
3 |
Dongguan Tungwah Sunshine City Medical and Elderly Care Service Co., Ltd
(Jointly operated by E.T. Investment Limited and a Mainland elderly service operator) |
11 Keyuan Road, Songshan Lake Park, Dongguan
|
Existing RSP with service scope expanded to provide nursing home places |
4 |
Foshan Nanhai Taoyuan Welfare Centre Co, Ltd
(Jointly operated by Sing Yan Nursing Home Ltd and a Mainland elderly service operator)
|
1 Zhuangyuan Road, Luocun Village, Shishan Town, Nanhai District, Foshan |
Details of the Scheme are available on the SWD website: www.swd.gov.hk/en/pubsvc/elderly/cat_residentcare/subrcheplace/guangdong/index.html.
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