Sonia Chan pledges further support to civil servants

The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, told lawmakers yesterday that a series of financial measures to support civil servants, particularly those with lower salaries, will be implemented in the next two months.
Following a spoken enquiry by Pereira Coutinho, Ms Chan revealed that the government plans to put forward more measures addressing rank-and-file civil servants.
“For instance, we will provide subsidies for their children, a subsidy for training and a subsidy for those who have elderly family members staying in elderly homes,” she described.
The secretary also said that the measures will take into consideration the opinions of lawmakers, particularly that of Mr Coutinho, who raised concerns over the unequal granting of benefits to civil servants.
“I have heard your suggestions. And when we revise [laws relating to civil servants], we will take into consideration the principles of justice and equality,” Ms Chan concluded.