Since the middle of 1990s, there have been two major movements in public administration--one is the movement toward citizen governance and reinventing government, the other performance measurement. The current performance measurement system of civil service in Macao focuses on the standardizing of administrative process and strengthening of supervision. With the development of civil society and civil participation, the citizen demands more transparency and responsiveness of government, which requires a change in the performance measurement system. This article reviews the development of civil service performance measurement system, and discusses how the measurement system should be changed in order to meet the demands of citizen’s participation.