Civil service reform took a step forward, with the introduction of a new career structure allied to a graduated system of salary increases (decompression), in an attempt to reverse the brain drain and to keep the more qualified and experienced staff in the public sector.
公务员制度改革则更进一步，引进了结合工资递增制的职业发展新结构，试图扭转人才外流，使资格较佳和较有经验的工作人员能留在国营部门。