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Hongkong Post ends permanent contracts for new hires amid financial strain

Hongkong Post is discontinuing permanent contracts for new hires as a cost-saving measure due to declining mail volume and financial strain. Approximately 200 probationary employees will be offered two-year contracts instead, with their future employment contingent on the organization's operational needs. This change aims to minimize the impact on staff while addressing the postal service's financial challenges. AI

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Hongkong Post ends permanent contracts for new hires amid financial strain

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Leopold Chen ·

    Hongkong Post scraps permanent contracts for new staff amid financial strain

    Hong Kong’s self-financing postal administration will stop offering permanent civil service contracts to new employees as part of cost-saving measures amid a worsening financial outlook. Postmaster General Leonia Tai Shuk-yiu said on Tuesday that new Hongkong Post employees who p…