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ON

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1989

IN THE

CIVIL

SIR DAVID SAID VACANCIES RESULT OF THE CREATION OF NEW POSTS AND WASTAGE.

SERVICE AROSE AS A

HE NOTED THAT ON JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR THERE WERE SERVICE POSTS AND 9,735, OR FIVE PER CENT, VACANCIES.

THIS COMPARED WITH A VACANCY RATE OF PER CENT FOR THE FIVE YEARS FROM 1983 TO NINE PER CENT FROM 1978 TO 1982, HE SAID.

194,612 CIVIL

BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR AND BETWEEN 8.5 AND

1987

OF

"THE SLIGHT INCREASE IN VACANCIES REFLECTS THE SMALL AMOUNT ADDITIONAL GROWTH WHICH HAS FOLLOWED THE GROWTH POLICY.

RELAXATION OF THE ZERO

"HIGHER WASTAGE HAS ALSO CONTRIBUTED," HE SAID.

THE PRESENT PUBLIC TO ANY

SIR DAVID SAID THAT THE EXISTENCE OF VACANCIES AT LEVEL WAS NOT AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE TO THE SIGNIFICANT EXTENT.

ΤΟ INTRODUCE SERVICES AS QUICKLY AS

BUT, IN A FEW AREAS, THE GOVERNMENT WAS NOT ABLE IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING SERVICES OR NEW WISHED, HE SAID.

THE GRADES WHERE THERE WERE ANALYST PROGRAMMERS, WITH A

PARTICULAR PROBLEMS INCLUDED VACANCY RATE WORKERS, WITH 13 PER CENT; AND CROWN COUNSEL, WITH 13.5 PER CENT.

OF 16.5 PER CENT; SOCIAL

"STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO DEAL WITH SITUATIONS LIKE RECENTLY INTRODUCED DOUBLE-LADDER PROMOTION SYSTEM COUNSEL BEING ONE EXAMPLE,

FOR

SIR DAVID SAID.

THIS, THE LOCAL CROWN

RAISING OF KINDERGARTEN STANDARDS BEING STUDIED

A WORKING GROUP SET UP IN 1988 HAS BEEN FOCUSSING RAISE STANDARDS IN KINDERGARTENS, THE MANPOWER, THE HON RON

SECRETARY FOR (WEDNESDAY).

BRIDGE, TOLD

THE LEGISLATIVE

"I HOPE TO HAVE PROPOSALS READY FOR

THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, HON HUI YIN-FAT.

ON WAYS EDUCATION AND COUNCIL TODAY

TO

EXECUTIVE

COUNCIL

"I

MR BRIDGE ADDED IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM

WITHIN THE

MR BRIDGE

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