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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1992

IN THE POLICE, THEY CONSTITUTE 29% AT ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER/COMMISSIONER LEVEL, 40% AT SUPERINTENDENT LEVEL AND 77% AT THE INSPECTORATE LEVEL..

IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE, THEY CONSTITUTE 62% AT DIRECTORATE LEVEL AND 85% AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER/SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER LEVEL.

EFFICIENCY OF CIVIL SERVICE BEING MONITORED

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THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE IS RECOGNISED INTERNATIONALLY EFFICIENT AND DEDICATED, AND AS A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING GREATLY TO THE EFFICIENCY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HOWARD YOUNG, WIGGHAM SAID THE GOVERNMENT USED A VARIETY OF MEASURES TO ASSESS MONITOR THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.

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THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT CONDUCTS VALUE-FOR-MONEY AUDITS ASCERTAIN THAT PRUDENCE AND ECONOMY HAVE BEEN EXERCISED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND THAT GOOD VALUE HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM EXPENDITURE THAT HAS BEEN INCURRED.

**THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT COVERING THE RESULTS OF SUCH AUDITS IS SUBMITTED TO THIS COUNCIL," MR WIGGHAM SAID.

"THE COUNCIL'S ROLE IS ALSO VITAL IN THE ADOPTION AND MONITORING OF THE GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET, THE CREATION OF DIRECTORATE POSTS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE AND AS A WATCHDOG GENERALLY ON PERFORMANCE OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

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MR WIGGHAM NOTED THAT STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON KONG CIVIL SERVICE ARE COMPILED AS A MEANS TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS.

ONE INDICATOR IS THE RATIO BETWEEN THE COST OF THE CIVIL SERVICE AND TOTAL GOVERNMENT RECURRENT EXPENDITURE. THE RATIO HAS VARIED FROM 42% IN 1981/82, 46.8% IN 1990/91 TO 42.3% IN 1991/92.

THE RATIO OF THE CIVIL SERVICE ΤΟ THE WHOLE POPULATION INCLUDING STAFF WHO HAVE LEFT THE SERVICE TO JOIN THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WAS 3.3% AT JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR.

THIS COMPARED WITH 4.3% IN JAPAN (1988), 13.7% IN FRANCE (1988), 9.4% IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (1987), 9.4% IN THE UNITED STATES (1988) AND 9.1% IN WEST GERMANY (1987).

OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PURPOSES OF COMPARISON IS THE SHARE OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE IN GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.

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