Appointments to SCCS and SCDS
The Government announced today (December 27) that the Chief Executive has made appointments and reappointments to the Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service (SCCS) and the Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service (SCDS). The appointments of members will be effective from January 1, 2025.
For the SCCS, the Chief Executive has appointed Mr Adrian Wong Koon-man, an incumbent SCCS member, as Chairman, Mr Mac Chan Ho-ting, Ms Florence Chung Wai-yee and Mr Kyrus Siu King-wai as new members, and reappointed Ms Vena Cheng Wei-yan, Ms Ada Leung Ka-lai, Mr Laurence Li Lu-jen, Ms Ivy Cheung Wing-han, Ms Irene Chow Man-ling and Dr Billy Mak Sui-choi as members. The above appointments will be for a period of two years.
For the SCDS, the Chief Executive has appointed Mr Herbert Hui Leung-wah, an incumbent SCDS member, as Chairman, Mr Ho Conrad Alwin, Ms Christina Maisenne Lee and Dr Miranda Lou Lai-wah as new members, and reappointed Mr Dennis Ho Chiu-ping, Ms Sonia Cheng Chi-man and Ms Lisa Lau Man-man as members. Mr Dennis Ho is also appointed as Chairman of the ICAC Sub-Committee. The above appointments will be for a period of two years. Mr Ivan Sze Wing-hang, an incumbent member, is appointed as Chairman of the Disciplined Services Sub-Committee for a period of one year.
The Government expresses its sincere gratitude to retiring SCCS Chairman, Dr Pang Yiu-kai, and SCCS members Ms Christina Maisenne Lee, Dr Miranda Lou Lai-wah and Mr Joseph Luc Ngai, as well as retiring SCDS Chairman Dr Chui Hong-sheung, SCDS members Mr Wilfred Wong Kam-pui and Mr Mac Chan Ho-ting, for their invaluable contribution to the work of the SCCS and the SCDS.
The SCCS tenders advice to the Chief Executive on matters concerning pay and conditions of service of non-directorate civilian civil servants. Other serving members are Mr Chan Chun-ying, Mrs Betty Yuen So Siu-mai, Ms Dilys Chau Suet-fung and Mr Victor Lam Hoi-cheung.
The SCDS advises the Chief Executive on issues relating to the pay and conditions of service of the disciplined services. Other serving members are Dr Sigmund Leung Sai-man, Mr Tony Tse Wai-chuen, Ms Katherine Cheung Marn-kay and Ms Loretta Fong Wan-huen.
DoJ updates contents of bilingual version of "Annotations of the Hong Kong National Security Law and Sedition Offences in the Crimes Ordinance" and publishes "Proceedings for the National Security Legal Forum 'Looking Back and Ahead, New Dawn for Development'"
The Department of Justice (DoJ) launched the English version and Chinese version of "Annotations of the Hong Kong National Security Law and Sedition Offences in the Crimes Ordinance" respectively in December last year and June this year, and has today (December 28) updated the contents of the bilingual version of the Annotations to cover the developments in the laws relating to safeguarding national security up to June 30, 2024 as well as judgments of individual major cases thereafter. The updated contents have been uploaded to and can be accessed by the public at the Annotations dedicated website.
The Annotations collate and summarise judgments and information concerning the Hong Kong National Security Law as well as sections 9 and 10 of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200) (Note), in order to raise public awareness of national security and to promote better understanding of the laws relating to safeguarding national security by all sectors of the community. Since the launch of the Annotations, there have been important developments in the relevant laws relating to the safeguarding of national security and the courts have handed down judgments in relevant important cases. The DoJ collated and summarised these important judgments with a view to enabling the public to better understand the Hong Kong National Security Law and related laws, and facilitating research and application of the Hong Kong National Security Law and related laws by the legal sector.
Moreover, with the staunch support from the Central People's Government, the DoJ successfully organised on June 8, 2024, the National Security Legal Forum themed "Looking Back and Ahead, New Dawn for Development", bringing together experts and scholars, community dignitaries and legal elites to engage in in-depth and high-level exchanges of ideas and discussions on cutting-edge issues on national security laws. In order to share with the public the fruits of the Legal Forum, the DoJ has compiled and translated the relevant speeches and discussions at the Forum, and has today published the "Proceedings for the National Security Legal Forum 'Looking Back and Ahead, New Dawn for Development'". The Proceedings have already been uploaded to the website of the DoJ for public access.
Note: Former sections 9 and 10 of the Crimes Ordinance have been repealed by section 139 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (6 of 2024) (SNSO) and replaced by sections 23 to 26 of the SNSO which has come into effect since March 23, 2024.
