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3.
Nearly all the
officials who were well-prepared;
briefings were
conducted by
a few had abundant
They
courteous, and patient (when
relevant statistics ard data at their finger-tips.
were generally obliging,
delivering lengthy pieces, especially Madam WANG Zhuqian
1 王者謙
of
), Vice Secretary-General of the Commission
Legislative Affairs, who gave a two-hour briefing in one
breath).
4.
The Communist
Party and its role. in the
administration
of China was never
raised by the Hong Kong delegation.
was to assure that party and
separate entities(黨政分開)。
mentioned unless when
The answer given then
administration were two
5.
The officials I came into contact (and not only
our minders) made no secret of
the low pay of civil
servants in China.
Officers of
•
the Ministry of Health
student on internship (after 5
informed that a medical
years of medical school) receives RMB 69 per month in pay.
On completion of the year's internship, salary will be
increased by about RMB 10 (and according to the Ministry of
Personnel, the civil service ranks about 26th when
occupations were grouped into 50 odd broad bands according
to pay). Miss Chen, our minder, vaguely indicated that
senior officials in
government receive about RMB 300-400
per month, and pay
for
the average man-in-the-street is
about RMB 200.