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DR. HO : Sir, is the present manning ratio favourable
enough in terms of promotion so that translators will stay
in the service?
CHIEF SECRETARY : Sir, I think the wastage rates over the
past few years would
suggest that it is still an
attractive career for people in this profession. The
wastage rate due to resignation, retirement, and transfer
to other grades has only been about 20 officers per year
for the last five
five years and, in terms of simultaneous
interpreters, only two officers have left the grade since
its establishment in 1971.
So, in terms of the overall
numbers, I think our wastage rates are acceptable.