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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994

ENOUGH QUALIFIED OFFICERS TO LEAD THE CIVIL SERVICE

UP TO AND BEYOND 1997

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE UNDUE CONCERN OVER THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY

ON THE "BUREAUCRAT-POLITICIAN RELATIONSHIP IN RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE CITY POLYTECHNIC.

HONG KONG"

CLAIMED

ΤΟ

OFFICERS

THE SPOKESMAN WAS COMMENTING ON THE SURVEY WHICH STUDY THE PERCEPTION AND EVALUATION OF THE DIRECTORATE GRADE IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OF THE CHANGING POLITICAL SYSTEM AND THEIR DIRECT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LEGISLATORS IN THE PERIOD AFTER THE 1991 ELECTIONS.

PER 1997.

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AFTER

ON CIVIL SERVANTS' FUTURE CAREERS, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT CENT

CAREER OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE WORRIED ABOUT

THEIR

HOWEVER, HE EMPHASISED THAT THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND THAT 59 CENT WERE NOT WORRIED,

PER

CIVIL SAID.

"BEING PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE FOR SOME 11 THE SPOKESMAN SERVANTS TO BE WORRIED ABOUT POLITICAL CHANGE,

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MORE NATURAL FOR SOME OF THEM ΤΟ INDEED BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT MACHINERY.

BE WORRIED

WORRY "THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE A LOT AND WILL DO MORF TO ALLAY

SERVANTS. CIVIL AMONG

THE SETTING UP OF A CIVIL SERVICE PENSION RESERVE FUND IS ONE EXAMPLE.

"WE

HAVE ALSO STEPPED UP TRAINING AND DIRECTORATE SUCCESSION PLANNING EXERCISE TO ENSURE WE HAVE QUALIFIED PROPLE IN PLACE TO LEAD THE CIVIL SERVICE UP TO 1997 AND BEYOND.

"COMMUNICATION

WITH CIVIL, SERVANTS WILL BE WE UNDERSTAND THEIR FEELINGS AND CONCERNS."

IMPROVED TO

ENSURE

INTENTION

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ON THE PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS WHO INDICATED THEIR TO LEAVE, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT 70 PER CENT OF THEM WERE WITHIN TO 60 AGE BRACKET, CLOSE TO RETIREMENT AGE.

THE

OF THE 36 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS WHO WOULD STAY, CENT FALL

BRACKET VIBRANT 31 TO 50 AGE WITHIN MAINSTAY OF THE SERVICE.

80 PER

IS WHICH

THE

"ONE SHOULD ALSO NOT FORGET THAT 29 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS SAID THEY WERE UNDECIDED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"

IF WE WORK HARD AT A SMOOTH TRANSITION, AND THE ECONOMY STRONG, THEY MAY VERY WELL BE PERSUADED TO STAY.

STAYS

..

AT PRESENT, THE VACANCY RATE OF THE CIVIL CENT, AND THE WASTAGE RATE FIVE PER CENT.

SERVICE IS THREE PER

·

'THESE

RECRUITING ARE VERY LOW RATES. WP HAVE NO PROBLEM OF PEOPLE INTO QUALIFIED

THE SERVICE, NOR WITH PROMOTING QUALIFIED PERSONNEL TO HIGHER POSITIONS, HE SAID.

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