WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1993
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LOCALISATION IN CIVIL SERVICE TO ACCELERATE
THE PERCENTAGE OF OVERSEAS OFFICERS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE STOOD 1.2 PER CENT ON JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR AS COMPARED WITH 4.5 PER CENT IN 1952.
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MORE SIGNIFICANTLY, 64 PER CENT OF THE DIRECTORATE IS NOW LOCALISED AND JUST OVER HALF OF THE SECRETARIES AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS ARE NOW LOCAL OFFICERS.
THE NEAR RANKS OF MRS ANSON
"THESE FIGURES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER IN FUTURE AS MORE AND MORE LOCAL OFFICERS MOVE UP THROUGH THE THE CIVIL SERVICE," THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, CHAN, SAID IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON LEONG CHE- HUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
DESCRIBING THE LOCALISATION POLICY AS "BROADLY SUCCESSFUL", MRS CHAN SAID IT APPLIED TO ALL CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.
PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO SUITABLY QUALIFIED LOCAL CANDIDATES AND OVERSEAS OFFICERS ARE ONLY APPOINTED IF QUALIFIED LOCAL CANDIDATES ARE UNAVAILABLE.
SINCE EARLY 1985 OVERSEAS OFFICERS HAVE ONLY BEEN APPOINTED ON AGREEMENT (CONTRACT) TERMS AND THE CONTRACT OF AN OVERSEAS OFFICER WILL NOT BE RENEWED IF A QUALIFIED LOCAL OFFICER IS AVAILABLE TO TAKE HIS PLACE.
HOWEVER, MRS CHAN SAID THERE WAS NO GENERAL TARGET OR TIMESCALE TO PHASE OUT DELIBERATELY ALL OVERSEAS OFFICERS.
"INDEED THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW MAKE SPECIFIC PROVISION FOR THE CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OF OVERSEAS OFFICERS, WITH ONR EXCEPTION.
"THESE ARE THE FUTURE PRINCIPAL OFFICIAL POSTS WHICH MUST BR HELD BY CHINESE NATIONALS WHO ARE HONG KONG RESIDENTS WITHOUT FOREIGN RIGHT OF ABODE.
"USING OUR PRESENT TERMINOLOGY WE BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE PRINCIPAL OFFICIAL POSTS CORRESPOND TO OUR EXISTING POSTS OF CHIEF SECRETARY, FINANCIAL SECRETARY, ATTORNEY GENERAL, SECRETARIES, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, COMMISSIONER, ICAC, COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND DIRECTOR OF AUDIT.
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"WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A SUFFICIENTLY LARGE OF QUALIFIED LOCAL OFFICERS TO FILL ALL THESE POSTS IN GOOD TIME BEFORE 1997," SHE STATED.
MRS CHAN ALSO TOLD COUNCILLORS THAT THERE WAS IMPOSED LOCALISATION OBJECTIVE FOR MAJOR PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS OUTSIDE THE CIVIL SERVICE.
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