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Thus, to some extent

extent, although the Policy Secretary and the Head of Department belong to different organisations (unlike the UK where the Minister and the PUS reside in a Department), functionally speaking the Policy Secretary is the political equivalent of a Minister while the Head of Department is the chief delivery agent. For example

Secretary for Education and Maĥpower

Tertiary

Education

Schools

Education

Vocational

Training

Secretary-

Director

General,

of Education

University

and

Controlling

Polytechnic

Grants

Committee

Officer for:

Head 40

Education

Department

Secretary

for Education and Manpower

Controlling

Officer for:

Head 177

Subventions:

Employment

Commissioner

for Labour

Controlling officer for:

Head 90

Labour

Department

Controlling

Non-

officer for:

Head 190

Universities

& Polytechnics

Departmental

Public Bodies

Subheads 520

and 976:

Vocational

Training Council

Total

Government recurrent expenditure (before additional commitments) in 1992-93 is estimated to be $75,140 million. The profile by type of department is

shown in Table A.