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| Mutual benefit: Secretary for the Civil Service Denise Yue receives a souvenir from Beijing's Municipal Bureau of Personnel Director Xin Tieliang at the agreement-signing ceremony. |
Hong Kong and Beijing have signed the second agreement for the exchange of civil servants between the two cities.
Under the agreement, three to five officers from each side will be attached to the government of the other side for four to eight weeks each year from 2007 to 2008.
The exchange programme facilitates knowledge and expertise sharing, and fosters a better understanding and closer partnership between the two cities.
Secretary for the Civil Service Denise Yue and Beijing's Municipal Bureau of Personnel Director Xin Tieliang signed the agreement at a ceremony in Hong Kong today.
The two cities signed the first staff-exchange agreement in December, 2003.
Under the agreement, 26 departments from the two cities have joined the programme. A total of 22 middle- or senior-ranking officers were attached to the other side from 2004 to 2006.
The exchange's scope was extensive, including construction, city planning, transportation, public housing, public health, trade and industry, science and technology, intellectual property, culture and telecommunications.
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