Bumper pay packets up for grabs at Carrie Lam’s new think tank as Hong Kong leader lures young talent
Recruitment drive for researchers part of transformation of Central Policy Unit to get more young voices ‘at senior levels of government’
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is offering handsome pay packets of up to HK$95,000 a month in a hiring drive for policy researchers as she reforms a government think tank with new young faces.
A three-week open recruitment exercise for the posts of senior policy and project coordination officer and policy and project coordination officer kicks off on Friday, signalling a step forward in the ongoing revamp of the Central Policy Unit.
The senior officer post offers a basic monthly salary of between HK$60,000 and HK$95,000, depending on qualifications and experience, while the pay for the officer post is between HK$30,000 and HK$48,000.
The jobs are being offered on non-civil-service contract terms for three years, according to a recruitment advert in the Post on Friday.
The officers will serve at the future Policy Innovation and Coordination Office, which is set to evolve out of the existing Central Policy Unit – a key initiative in Lam’s election manifesto earlier this year.
