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YRTELNO 9: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT
1. DETAILS REQUESTED IN PARA 1 OF TUR ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(A) WASTAGE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE:
RESIGNATION
OTHERS
TOTAL WASTAGE
STRENGTH AS AT
JAN-DEC 88
JAN-NOV 89
6260
7643
3817
2793
10077
10436(11385)
182199
185486
PERCENTAGE OF WASTAGE
1ST JAN OF THE YEAR
OVER STRENGTH AT
1ST JAN OF THE YEAR
5.53 PER CENT 5.62 PER CENT(6.14 PER CENT)
N.B. NO. IN BRACKETS IS PROJECTED FIGURE FOR JAN-DEC 1989.
(B) MERGER OF CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS AND GENERAL DUTIES BRANCHES:
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH IS MAINLY CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN THE PERIOD UP TO 1997.
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH DEALS WITH FUTURE RELATED ISSUES, INCLUDING TO CO-ORDINATION OF MEASURES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE JOINT
DECLARATION.
THE NEW BRANCH, TO BE ESTABLISHED ON 1 APRIL 1990, WILL SIMPLY COMBINE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE EXISTING CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS AND GENERAL DUTIES BRANCHES. HKG'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE JLG OFFICE
WILL NOT/NOT BE AFFECTED.
2. WE ARE FAXING TO HOLROYD THE FOUR BRIEFS REQUESTED IN PARA 2 OF
TUR.
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