Secretary for the Civil Service Commendation Award honours 100 civil servants

A total of 100 civil servants across 39 government bureaus and departments spanning 55 distinct civil service grades have received the Secretary for the Civil Service Commendation Award in recognition of their consistently outstanding performance. 

The presentation ceremony for both the Secretary for the Civil Service Commendation Award and the Civil Service Volunteer Commendation Award was held at the Central Government Offices on Thursday afternoon. 

For the Civil Service Volunteer Commendation Awards, 435 individual accolades were presented this session — a 30 per cent increase in recipients compared with the previous term — and 13 civil service volunteer teams were also commended for their community contributions.

Speaking at the ceremony, Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan noted that civil servants play a vital role in formulating, promoting and implementing policy, keeping the society running, and delivering quality public services. She stressed that an efficient, professional, and service-oriented civil service is the backbone of effective governance. 

The current-term government is committed to advancing governance reforms. Over the past three years, the Civil Service Bureau has worked to strengthen governance, with full cooperation from civil servants to ensure the measures were successfully implemented, she said. 

Among this year’s recipients is Hong Kong Observatory’s Senior Scientific Officer (Forecast Development) Wong Wai-kin, who first joined the government in 1997. Wong noted that the Observatory’s work is closely linked to the public and stressed that it will listen carefully to public feedback. 

With extreme weather becoming more frequent and forecasting increasingly challenging, he said the Observatory will continue to pursue scientific innovation and serve the public with dedication. 

Also honored is Chief Customs Officer Wong Chi-ming, who with his team successfully cracked a case involving the emerging dangerous drug etomidate. Wong recalled the grueling investigative and evidence‑gathering work, saying they were exhausted but hoped the operation would help curb the drug’s harm to society.