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PRIOR APPROVAL TO JOIN PRIVATE SECTOR NOT REQUIRED

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THE GOVERNMENT

ON

AGREEMENTS,

APPROVAL SIR

OFFICERS OTHER THAN PENSIONERS EMPLOYED BY AGREEMENT (CONTRACT) TERMS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN

SECTOR UPON EXPIRY OF THEIR TO JOIN THE PRIVATE DAVID FORD TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

PENSIONABLE THE IMPOSITION OF RULES SIMILAR TO THOSE GOVERNING

GIVE RISE TO LEGAL QUESTIONS OFFICERS ON AGREEMENT OFFICERS WOULD

TO RECRUITMENT, SIR A POSSIBLE DISINCENTIVE APART FROM ACTING AS

TO DAVID SAID IN A WRITTEN REPLY, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF SECRETARY, A QUESTION FROM THE HON JACKIE CHAN.

IN THE EVENT

OF LEGAL

ANY

FOR

OF

THE

ACTION, "LEGAL ADVICE IS THAT, RESTRICTIONS OF THE KIND WOULD BE EXAMINED STRICTLY BY THE COURTS

RELATION TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN REASONABLENESS THEIR PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL," HE SAID.

"CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF SUCH RESTRICTIONS COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE."

1 THIS YEAR, 299 OUT OF SIR DAVID SAID THAT AS AT JANUARY 1,024 DIRECTORATE OFFICERS WERE EMPLOYED ON AGREEMENT TERMS.

THOSE "OF

EMPLOYED ON

AGREEMENT

OFFICERS RE-EMPLOYED ON AGREEMENT TERMS.

ON

77 TERMS,

WERE RETIRED

ON PENSIONABLE APPLICABLE

"AS THESE 77 OFFICERS WERE PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED

POST-RETIREMENT TERMS, THEY ARE GOVERNED BY THE RULES TO PENSIONABLE OFFICERS,

"

HE SAID.

SEEK PERMISSION TO

SIR DAVID SAID THE RULES REQUIRED THEM TO TAKE UP OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE TWO-YEAR PERIOD AFTER EXPIRY THEIR FINAL AGREEMENT.

MEMBERS

THAT THE

OF

TOOK THROUGH

ALREADY GOVERNMENT ASSURED HE ALSO MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF SUITABLE OFFICERS ANNUAL DIRECTORATE SUCCESSION PLANNING.

"IN THIS PROCESS, WHICH THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH

FOR

ADVANCEMENT, THEIR OFFICERS WITH POTENTIAL, AVENUES

CO-ORDINATES,

AND

TRAINING NEEDS ARE IDENTIFIED AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT PATH IS HE SAID.

THEIR PLANNED,"

"AT THE SAME TIME, THE PROMOTION AND TRANSFER OF STAFF TO SENIOR POSTS IS FORECAST AND PLANNED.

FILL

IS THAT THE ARRANGED,

"FURTHERMORE, THE GOVERNMENT'S EXISTING PRACTICE RENEWAL OF THE CONTRACTS OF AGREEMENT OFFICERS IS NORMALLY WHERE APPROPRIATE, EIGHT TO 10 MONTHS BEFORE EXPIRY.

SUFFICIENT PROVIDES "THIS NORMALLY REPLACEMENTS TO BE IDENTIFIED IN GOOD TIME IN ARE NOT BEING RENEWED."

TIME LEAD

TO ENABLE CASES WHERE CONTRACTS

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