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by a third party with ulterior motives. It is a great pity

that some people have sought to cast serious doubt on the

integrity of the Survey Office and on the sincerity of the

Government's wish to consult the people of Hong Kong. These

allegations have no basis in fact. The Green Paper on the 1987 Review is there for all to see. So is

is the Survey

Office report. They are not simple documents, because the

issues with which they are concerned are not simple, as some

commentators would have us believe. But everyone who is

interested in the truth can study them and form his Own

conclusion about the genuineness of the review.

Sir, I would like to respond to Members' comments

on the Civil Service. I am grateful to Miss Dunn, Mr. Cheung

Yan-lung and Mr. Lau Wong-fat for their support for the

engagement of consultants to review the top management

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structure of the public service. The Directorate pay level &

survey which was undertaken last year revealed that the

structure is clearly under pressure. There is little doubt that the further development of representative government

and the run-up to 1997 will add to this pressure. It is

therefore timely to take another good look at the structure,

with a view to ensuring that it is in the best possible

shape to cope with the demands being made upon it, both now

and in the future. What we need is an organisation which is

capable not only of providing stable and consistent

government, but also of managing and coping with change.

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