WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1987
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CONSULTANTS TO REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES OF BRANCH SECRETARIES
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THE GOVERNMENT IS ENGAGING AN INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS TO REVIEW THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF BRANCH SECRETARIES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
AT THE SAME TIME, SIR DAVID ANNOUNCED THAT AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY SIR ROGER LOBO WOULD BE ESTABLISHED ΤΟ VET APPLICATIONS FROM DIRECTORATE LEVEL OFFICERS WHO WISHED ΤΟ TAKE UP EMPLOYMENT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR UPON RETIREMENT.
EXPLAINING THE NEED FOR THE REVIEW, SIR DAVID SAID THE PRESENT TOP MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE WAS INTRODUCED IN 1973. "SINCE THEN HONG KONG HAS DEVELOPED SOCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY AND POLITICALLY; AND THE DEMANDS MADE ON THAT STRUCTURE HAVE INCREASED CONSIDERABLY, HE ADDED.
"THE TIME HAS NOW COME ΤΟ TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR TOP MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION TO ENSURE THAT IT IS FULLY EQUIPPED TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY, NOT ONLY TO THE DEMANDS OF HONG KONG TODAY, BUT ALSO TO THE FURTHER CHANGES THAT WILL INEVITABLY TAKE PLACE IN THE FUTURE, HE SAID.
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SIR DAVID SAID THE CONSULTANTS WOULD HELP REVIEW
THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN BRANCH SECRETARIES, AND EXAMINE THE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATIVE ROLES OF SECRETARIES AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENT.
SIR DAVID SAID THE CONSULTANTS' REPORT WAS то BE COMPLETED WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
NOTING RECENT PUBLIC CONCERN THAT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MIGHT ARISE WHEN SOME SENIOR CIVIL SERVANTS TOOK UP EMPLOYMENT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR UPON RETIREMENT, SIR DAVID DISCLOSED THAT AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE WOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO VET APPLICATIONS FROM DIRECTORATE LEVEL OFFICERS WHO WISHED TO TAKE UP EMPLOYMENT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AFTER RETIREMENT.
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SIR DAVID SAID SIR ROGER LOBO WOULD CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ITS MEMBERS WOULD INCLUDE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, HIGH COURT JUDGE AND THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE.
SIR DAVID SAID THE CONTINUANCE OF SOUND ADMINISTRATION WOULD DEPEND GREATLY ON THE MAINTENANCE OF A DEDICATED AND EFFICIENT CIVIL SERVICE.
HIGH QUALITIES OF THE PUBLIC WAS FULLY CAPABLE OF MEETING
HE SAID HE HAD SEEN THE VERY SERVICE AND HE WAS CONVINCED THAT IT WHATEVER CHALLENGES THAT MIGHT LIE AHEAD.
/SIR DAVID