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the top

The consultancy will be concerned with examining

management

structure,

branches of the Government

essentially the policy

Secretariat and their

relationships with the Executive Council, the Legislative

Council and the executive departments under their control.

But of course, any adjustments which we may decide to make

to that structure in the light of the consultants' findings

will inevitably have repurcussions further down the line.

Clearly top management cannot function properly without the

support of their more junior colleagues.

Se

Miss Dunn

I am

referred to the concentration of

Administrative Officers in the Government Secretariat.

afraid that is inevitable given the policy formulation role

of the central government. On the other hand, I entirely

share her view that Administrative Officers should have

experience of having direct contact with the public, of

explaining policies and decisions and hearing peoples' views

at first hand. Administrative Officers are subject to

regular postings, some would say too regular. Our basic

policy is to ensure that all Administrative Officers have

le. experience of working both in front-line jobs in Departments and at policy desks in Secretariat. Although some 40% of pucent

Administrative Officer posts are located in the Secretariat,

officers concerned, from young

Assistant Secretaries to Heads of Branches, have worked in

for cent well

the over 95% of