The government has appointed 36,000 civil servants to help in the Legislative Council election on December 19 to ensure there will be sufficient manpower, Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-kuen said. In the past, helpers for elections were recruited via voluntary engagement from civil servants. The appointed civil servants will have to attend briefings and training. Nip said yesterday that those who have to undergo training can go during their office hours and will not have to ask for leave. Separately, Nip said on a radio program that some of the directorate posts in the civil service could be filled through open recruitment to the public.

Source: The Standard November 01, 2021 01:12 UTC