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management of the City Hall and public libraries, management of government multi-storey and open-air car parks and the control and maintenance of places of public recreation, such as bathing beaches, swimming pools, tennis courts, squash courts and parks and playgrounds in the urban areas. The Urban Council is also the competent authority for the management of resettlement cottage areas and estates and resettlement factories in the urban areas. Execution of the Urban Council's policies and decisions is carried out by the Urban Services Department, the work of which is explained elsewhere in this report, and, in respect of resettlement estate management, by the Resettlement Department.
COLONIAL SECRETARIAŤ
The Colonial Secretary is the Governor's principal adviser on policy, the chief executive of the Government, the head of the civil service and the chief Government spokesman. His office (known as the Colonial Secretariat) is under the general direction of the Deputy Colonial Secretary and co-ordinates and supervises the work of all government departments.
The Financial Secretary is responsible for financial and economic policy and for the overall supervision of departments primarily involved in this field. The Establishment Officer deals with personnel matters; the Defence Secretary advises on defence and internal security in collaboration with the Police and Her Majesty's armed forces stationed in the Colony, co-ordinates the work of the local forces and the civil aid services and maintains liaison with Her Majesty's armed forces.
A Political Adviser seconded from the Foreign Office advises on the external political aspects of government policies.
Principal Assistant or Assistant Colonial Secretaries head the other main branches of the Secretariat, dealing with general matters, social services, buildings and lands, Councils and legal matters, finance and economics.
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
The administrative functions of the Government are discharged by about 40 departments, most of which are organised on a functional basis and have responsibilities covering the whole