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indeed
by a third party with ulterior motives. It is a great pity
that some people have sought to cast serious doubt on the
integrity of the Survey Office and on the sincerity of the
Government's wish to consult the people of Hong Kong. These
allegations have no basis in fact. The Green Paper on the 1987 Review is there for all to see. So is
is the Survey
Office report. They are not simple documents, because the
issues with which they are concerned are not simple, as some
commentators would have us believe. But everyone who is
interested in the truth can study them and form his Own
conclusion about the genuineness of the review.
Sir, I would like to respond to Members' comments
on the Civil Service. I am grateful to Miss Dunn, Mr. Cheung
Yan-lung and Mr. Lau Wong-fat for their support for the
engagement of consultants to review the top management
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structure of the public service. The Directorate pay level &
survey which was undertaken last year revealed that the
structure is clearly under pressure. There is little doubt that the further development of representative government
and the run-up to 1997 will add to this pressure. It is
therefore timely to take another good look at the structure,
with a view to ensuring that it is in the best possible
shape to cope with the demands being made upon it, both now
and in the future. What we need is an organisation which is
capable not only of providing stable and consistent
government, but also of managing and coping with change.
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