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CHIEF SECRETARY: Sir, it is difficult for me to speculate
of
as to why heads
particular aspects of their strength.
departments may be
concerned about
In the case of the
figures
Fire Services Department, the
certainly at first reading, do not show any
example,
themselves,
sign
for
the wastage
alarm. In the officer grade, for
rate from resignations over a period of about three years
has been 0.34 per cent, 0.66 per cent and 1.42 per cent.
And in terms of the rank and file 0.4 per cent, 0.7 per
cent and 1.07 per cent. Since these figures have come to
me, Sir, in answer to this question, I intend to discuss
the matter further with the Director of Fire Services.
MRS. CHOW:
percentage
Sir, may
I ask for the
total
number and
of
civil servants
of all
ranks who have
resigned for reasons of emigration in the last three years?
CHIEF SECRETARY : Sir, as I have explained in my answer,
civil servants are not required to give reasons as to why
Some are prepared to give
give reasons,
they should resign.
and some give dual reasons. Many of them do give dual
reasons, for example, to go into the private sector and to
emigrate. Therefore, it is not possible to give in any
meaningful way
way a breakdown of the statistics which
Selina CHOW required.
Mrs.
MR.
LAI : Will the Chief
Secretary inform this Council
whether he is satisfied with the rate and
the rate and implementation
of the localisation policy within the Government?