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the top
The consultancy will be concerned with examining
management
structure,
branches of the Government
essentially the policy
Secretariat and their
relationships with the Executive Council, the Legislative
Council and the executive departments under their control.
But of course, any adjustments which we may decide to make
to that structure in the light of the consultants' findings
will inevitably have repurcussions further down the line.
Clearly top management cannot function properly without the
support of their more junior colleagues.
Se
Miss Dunn
I am
referred to the concentration of
Administrative Officers in the Government Secretariat.
afraid that is inevitable given the policy formulation role
of the central government. On the other hand, I entirely
share her view that Administrative Officers should have
experience of having direct contact with the public, of
explaining policies and decisions and hearing peoples' views
at first hand. Administrative Officers are subject to
regular postings, some would say too regular. Our basic
policy is to ensure that all Administrative Officers have
le. experience of working both in front-line jobs in Departments and at policy desks in Secretariat. Although some 40% of pucent
Administrative Officer posts are located in the Secretariat,
officers concerned, from young
Assistant Secretaries to Heads of Branches, have worked in
for cent well
the over 95% of