Hong Kong’s civil service expected to cut contract staff amid deficit

Hong Kong’s civil service expected to cut contract staff amid deficit

[South China Morning Post] - 02/23/2025

Sources say civil servants will ‘shoulder all the work’ of axed contract staff, as some experts single out roles ‘ripe’ for AI disruption.



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