In determining the civil service pay adjustment, the Administration has regard to the views of the major civil service consultative councils and other factors such as staff morale, budgetary considerations and the social and economic conditions. The Committee is an independent body established since 1983. Its main function is to commission the annual pay trend survey and agree to its results. Insofar as the conduct of the annual pay trend survey is concerned, the Committee is the only and final authority. It consists of representatives of the Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service, the Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service, the Administration, and the Staff Sides of the Senior Civil Service Council, the Model Scale 1 Staff Consultative Council, the Police Force Council and the Disciplined Services Consultative Council.
Strict confidentiality is observed in the storage and handling of such information.
Where the information is published, code numbers are used to preserve the anonymity of the participating companies.