But a couple of years ago such was private sector demand for experienced and well qualified personnel in the securities, banking and broadcasting industries that suitable civil servants became avidly sought after, while relatively low pay and an inflexible advancement system also contributed to the civil service brain drain.
但前兩年，一方面蓬勃的民間產業，如證券、銀行、傳播事業等，對具有專業經驗與高學歷者需求甚殷，符合條件的公務人員成為挖角對象；另一方面，公務員相對較低的待遇與較缺彈性的升遷制度，也令年輕一輩感到不耐，因而形成人才「外流」現象。