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I refer to the report, “Hongkong Post scraps permanent contracts for new staff amid financial strain” (August 18).

The postal administration’s decision to place about 200 postal workers who are completing probation on two-year contracts, rather than offer them long-term employment, is troubling. Not because the department should be exempt from financial discipline, but because the government appears to be reaching first for the easiest lever: employment security.