BRITISH AND PRC GOVERNMENT POLICY: CAREERS IN THE MIDST OF POLITICAL CHANGE Available to Purchase

On the expiration of the 99‐year lease, on 30 June 1997, Hong Kong will revert to the control of China and become a special administrative region (SAR) under Chinese Sovereignty. Civil servants in the British colony will continue to play a vital role to ensure the smooth transfer of sovereignty in 1997. In the period of political change, they are facing a number of critical issues that may affect their careers and morale. Sources of discontent include: slow growth in the number of civil servants; in some cases even a reduction in size through privatization; pension payment beyond 1997; the localization process;career path and tension between specialisst and generalists; and increasing conflict between the upper and lower grade civil servants. Increasing intervention from the PRC Government makes the job of civil servants more difficult. Discusses views from civil servants concerning their careers.