--FILE--Chinois candidats devant un examen site pour assister à la fonction publique nationale de la Chine 2015 l'examen pratiqué à Nanjing, Jiangsu, Chine de l'est p
--FILE--Chinese examinees wait outside an exam site to attend the 2015 China National Civil Service Examination in Nanjing city, east Chinas Jiangsu province, 30 November 2014. Salaries for mainland civil servants and public interest organisation workers will double and even triple in some cases to offset the rising cost of pensions. In some cases, "duty salaries" - one of various components in civil service remuneration packages - will increase by up to 50 per cent, while "post-rank salaries" will almost triple, the Economic Observer reported, citing a State Council directive that was issued last week. Civil servants in the lowest ranks will see their duty salaries rise from 340 yuan (HK$430) to 510 yuan and post-rank salaries rise from 290 to 810 yuan. Those in the highest ranks - including President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang - will see the two salary components rise from 4, 000 yuan to 5, 250 yuan, and from 3, 020 yuan to 6, 135 yuan, respectively, the report said. Besides these two salary components, a mainland civil servant's remuneration package usually includes a dozen others, such as position compensation and subsidies for cars, housing and meals.
