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YRTELNO 9: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT

1. DETAILS REQUESTED IN PARA 1 OF TUR ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(A) WASTAGE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE:

RESIGNATION

OTHERS

TOTAL WASTAGE

STRENGTH AS AT

JAN-DEC 88

JAN-NOV 89

6260

7643

3817

2793

10077

10436(11385)

182199

185486

PERCENTAGE OF WASTAGE

1ST JAN OF THE YEAR

OVER STRENGTH AT

1ST JAN OF THE YEAR

5.53 PER CENT 5.62 PER CENT(6.14 PER CENT)

N.B. NO. IN BRACKETS IS PROJECTED FIGURE FOR JAN-DEC 1989.

(B) MERGER OF CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS AND GENERAL DUTIES BRANCHES:

THE CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH IS MAINLY CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN THE PERIOD UP TO 1997.

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH DEALS WITH FUTURE RELATED ISSUES, INCLUDING TO CO-ORDINATION OF MEASURES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE JOINT

DECLARATION.

THE NEW BRANCH, TO BE ESTABLISHED ON 1 APRIL 1990, WILL SIMPLY COMBINE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE EXISTING CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS AND GENERAL DUTIES BRANCHES. HKG'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE JLG OFFICE

WILL NOT/NOT BE AFFECTED.

2. WE ARE FAXING TO HOLROYD THE FOUR BRIEFS REQUESTED IN PARA 2 OF

TUR.

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