Paper & (P.2 of 7)
Thus, to some extent
extent, although the Policy Secretary and the Head of Department belong to different organisations (unlike the UK where the Minister and the PUS reside in a Department), functionally speaking the Policy Secretary is the political equivalent of a Minister while the Head of Department is the chief delivery agent. For example
Secretary for Education and Maĥpower
Tertiary
Education
Schools
Education
Vocational
Training
Secretary-
Director
General,
of Education
University
and
Controlling
Polytechnic
Grants
Committee
Officer for:
Head 40
Education
Department
Secretary
for Education and Manpower
Controlling
Officer for:
Head 177
Subventions:
Employment
Commissioner
for Labour
Controlling officer for:
Head 90
Labour
Department
Controlling
Non-
officer for:
Head 190
Universities
& Polytechnics
Departmental
Public Bodies
Subheads 520
and 976:
Vocational
Training Council
Total
Government recurrent expenditure (before additional commitments) in 1992-93 is estimated to be $75,140 million. The profile by type of department is
shown in Table A.