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CHIEF SE CRE TARY : Sir, I do not have the figures
specifically for early retirement.
LEE have those figures. (See Annex I)
I will let Mr. Martin
MR. CHEONG Sir, I am heartened by the Chief Secretary's
statistics because it goes contrary to the common claim
that Government is rendered ineffective due to the great
loss of civil servants. However, I am puzzled by reports
that various heads of departments have complained about
the trend of officers leaving the civil service, whether
through resignation, early retirement
or otherwise. For
example, the latest is that the Director of Fire Services
has gone on record as saying that he has experienced
difficulties.
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT : Will you ask your question,
please, Mr. CHEONG?
MR. CHEONG: Can the Chief Secretary further elucidate the
differences between the statistics he has presented and
the statistics as presented by other department heads from
time to time?
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