Abbreviations used in this Annual Report　

(English version only)

AOs

Appraising Officers

B/Ds

Bureaux/Departments

CE

Chief Executive

COs

Countersigning Officers

CSB

Civil Service Bureau

CSPF

Civil Service Provident Fund

CSRs

Civil Service Regulations

FE

Further employment beyond retirement age for a longer duration than final extension of service

G/A

Guide to Appointment

GMs

Grade managements

HKSAR

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

HoDs

Heads of Department

HoGs

Heads of Grade

HRM

Human Resource Management

PS(A)O

Public Service (Administration) Order

PSCO

Public Service Commission Ordinance

ROs

Reviewing Officers

SCSD

Secretariat on Civil Service Discipline