Lee, Grace O.M. creator Huque, Ahmed Shafiqul text xu| 1995 continuing ng p.107-20 The article discusses the process of public employee selection which is inherently politicized (Kearney and Hays, 1985:60). Governments have tried in various ways to deal with the problem of discrimination in public services. Differential treatment of civil servants is a fascinating subject of study, particularly in Hong Kong in view of the impending major changes. A government's view on localization of the civil service may be influenced by the forces in the environment and add to the complexity of the issue. In the case of Hong Kong, there is increasing pressure from China to place local civil servants in crucial positions, while it gives rise to the risk of losing able and experienced expatriate officials Bureaucracy - Hong Kong Hong Kong - Officials and employees - Recruiting Civil service - Hong Kong International Review of Administrative Sciences 180718