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Wastage in the civil sevice

Question No. 2

Reply by The Hon The Chief Secretary

Sir David Rord, KBE, LVO, JP

to the question raised by Dr the Hon Conrad Lam in the Legislative Council on 25 May 1988

2. DR. LAM asked (in Cantonese):

Question Will the Government inform this Council of the number of civil servants who resigned from the service in the past three years; whether the

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number of resignations from the civil service is

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on the increase; and whether these resignations affect the efficiency of the Administration?

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CHIEF SECRETARY:

Sir,

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In 1985/86, 2,701 civil servants resigned from the service. The figure for 1986/87 was 2,494 and for 1987X88 it was 4,065. Between 1985/86 and 1986X87 it

fell, while in 1987788, it rose. Therefore, it is not

therefore, Sir with any certainty

possible to predict what will happen

happen this

this year

complete certamey, //The figures at the directorate and senior professional level are of interest, Sir.)

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Ať the Directorate level, the present total strength is 1,024, the number of resignations over the last three years is 13 in 1985/86, 3 in 1986787 and in 1987788. At the senior management/senior professional level, the present total strength is 1,837, the figures for signations are: 24 for 1985/86, 18 for 1986/87 and 28 for 1987788.

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