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(b)

the respective numbers of directorate staff (equivalent to level 1 or above of the Directorate pay scale in the Civil Service) and non- directorate staff in the HA Head Office in each of the four financial years from 1992/93 to 1995/96; and

the target of the reduction in the establishment of the HA Head office, and the date when this target will be achieved?

Reply:

A breakdown showing the number of directorate staff and non-directorate staff in the HA Head Office in the past four years is provided below -

Number of Staff (as at September)

Year

Directorate

Non-directorate

Total

1993

31

509

540

1994

34

490

524

1995

34

453

487

1996

32

420

452

HA's target is to reduce the total number of staff in the Head office to 400 by the first quarter of 1998.

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