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CHIEF SECRETARY: Sir, it is difficult for me to speculate

of

as to why heads

particular aspects of their strength.

departments may be

concerned about

In the case of the

figures

Fire Services Department, the

certainly at first reading, do not show any

example,

themselves,

sign

for

the wastage

alarm. In the officer grade, for

rate from resignations over a period of about three years

has been 0.34 per cent, 0.66 per cent and 1.42 per cent.

And in terms of the rank and file 0.4 per cent, 0.7 per

cent and 1.07 per cent. Since these figures have come to

me, Sir, in answer to this question, I intend to discuss

the matter further with the Director of Fire Services.

MRS. CHOW:

percentage

Sir, may

I ask for the

total

number and

of

civil servants

of all

ranks who have

resigned for reasons of emigration in the last three years?

CHIEF SECRETARY : Sir, as I have explained in my answer,

civil servants are not required to give reasons as to why

Some are prepared to give

give reasons,

they should resign.

and some give dual reasons. Many of them do give dual

reasons, for example, to go into the private sector and to

emigrate. Therefore, it is not possible to give in any

meaningful way

way a breakdown of the statistics which

Selina CHOW required.

Mrs.

MR.

LAI : Will the Chief

Secretary inform this Council

whether he is satisfied with the rate and

the rate and implementation

of the localisation policy within the Government?