The Impact of Differentiation and Differential on Hong Kong's Career Public Service
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9960643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Brewer (Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong, China., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 219-233 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Administrative Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8523 • E-ISSN: 1461-7226 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020852303069002007 |
| OpenAlex | W2058129656 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
The public administration principles characteristic of many Commonwealth countries served as the foundations for building the Hong Kong civil service. These have continued to operate in line with the `one country two systems' concept under which Hong Kong has been administered, since 1997, as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. Career employment, hierarchy and public service values combined to provide an overarching unity to a system that nevertheless has developed considerable differentiation over time. This article examines the developments that are currently modifying Hong Kong's public sector. The discussion draws on documentary sources and a recently completed qualitative study on the experiences and perspectives of senior Hong Kong managers working in a dozen government departments and agencies. The discussion addresses questions about whether greater differentiation across government departments, in combination with increasing differential within these organizations, will ultimately bring about the demise of the traditional civil service system
Business · China · Civil service · Commonwealth · Demise · Government (linguistics · Hierarchy · Political science · Public relations · Public sector · Public service · Service (business · Sociology · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Marketing · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |