The Civil Service Bureau reported that over 150 Hong Kong civil servants were dismissed for misconduct or convictions over the past three years. The police force accounted for the largest portion of these dismissals.

More than 150 Hong Kong civil servants have been dismissed for serious misconduct or criminal convictions over the past three financial years, with the police force accounting for the largest number of cases. In a written reply to a lawmaker’s inquiry on Thursday, the Civil Service Bureau said 151 civil servants were dismissed for serious misconduct or criminal offences between 2022 and 2025, with the number of dismissals dropping steadily from 60 in 2022–23 to 51 in 2023–24 and 40 in...