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Explanatory Note

In interpreting these statistics, it is necessary to note the effect of the bridging-over of staff of the Hospital Service Department (HSD) and the Department of Health (DH) to the Hospital Authority (HA) since 1 December 1991. Under the established methodology, staff who terminated their service with the Government and joined the HA are excluded from the strength of the civil service. The statistics in Sections I - V have been prepared on this basis.

2.

For some purposes it may be necessary to include these staff in the overall strength of the civil service as if they had NOT left the service when considering the progress of localisation. The following statistics (1.4.92 and 1.1.93) have been compiled on this basis :-

Strength Directorate Senior Mgt/

Professional

Others

Strength Directorate Senior Mgt/

Professional

Others

Strength Directorate Senior Mgt/

Professional Others

1 April 1991

Local

Overseas

Total

188,038 (98.7%)

2,410 (1.3%)

190,448

798 (62.1%)

486 (37.9%)

1,284

2,180 (75.7%)

700 (24.3%)

2,880

185,060 (99.3%)

1,224 (0.7%)

186,284

1 April 1992

Local

Overseas

Total

188,813 (98.8%)

2,317 (1.2%)

191,130

863 (63.0%)

506 (37.0%)

1,369

2,333 (77.4%)

681 (22.6%)

3,014

185,617 (99.4%)

1,130 (0.6%)

186,747

1 January 1993

Local

Overseas

Total

187,207 (98.8%)

2,175 (1.2%)

189,382

889 (64.4%)

487 (35.4%)

1,376

2,443 (78.7%)

661 (21.3%)

3.104

183,875 (99.4%)

1,027 (0.6%)

184,902