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CHIEF SECRETARY : Sir, some of the smaller departments are
losing at a greater rate than the others. For example,
the Audit Department; there have been four auditors who
have left in the last year over a strength of 27, which is
resignation rate of 14 per cent. As for Assistant
Librarians, the figures are similar, at 11 per cent;
Physiotherapists at 14 per cent; and in the Social Welfare
Officer grade, the rate is about 10 per cent. But I am
citing these as the worst cases in answer to to Mr. POON
Chi-fai's question, Sir. Overall, as I have explained,
the figures are extremely low. As to the reasons why
people are leaving the service, civil servants are not
required to give reasons why they should resign. Various
reasons are,
however, given voluntarily. They
include
attractive offers
joining the private sector due to more
there; continuing their education; emigration; and family
reasons.
MR. MARTIN LEE : Sir, wil1 the Adminstration inform this
Council of the number and percentage of civil servants in
the senior professional level seeking early retirement in
the last three years?
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