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course
will elect their representatives to join
join the provisional Regional Council to be established in early 1985; and if the proposals in the Green Paper on Representative Government are supported, members of the Boards together with those of the
in due Urban Council and the Regional Council will elect members of the Legislative Council. I am glad to say that interest in registering to vote is increasing. There are now over 1.4 million voters
on the electoral roll; they
will have
and increasing
the
administration of the territory at the district, regional and central government level.
an
vote is
more
direct
voice
in
(d) Public Service
28.
on
Turning to the civil service, I reported last year Our effort has been our success in restraining growth. sustained and it is now our aim to stabilize the size of the public service in 1985-86. Where it is essential to provide staff for new facilities, compensatory savings in staff will
I would expect to be found elsewhere. need
the
example set by the Civil Service followed by all authorities and organisations in receipt of public money.
to
see
allowed
29.
Like other sectors of the community, the members of the public service have had to contend with uncertainties
this about the future. affect their performance, and efficiency has been maintained
the
at
a
However, they have
not
provisions
The
in
draft
to
level.
of the high agreement on the future should assist in removing the public service's anxieties. I am confident that the service will play a full part in maintaining a stable and prosperous Hong
Kong.
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