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CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION

The establishment of each post in the Public Service requires the approval of the Finance Committee of Legislative Council, assisted by the advice of its Establishment sub-committee which examines all requests received from departments for additional posts, both for new projects and to meet increasing work-loads, to ensure that staff is properly utilized and that new posts are provided only when they are essential.

Recruitment and promotions to the Public Service are, with certain exceptions, subject to the advice and overall scrutiny of the Public Services Commission, a body independent of the govern- ment, set up in 1950. In May 1967, a full-time chairman of the Commission, Sir Charles Hartwell, CMG, was appointed. Previously, the duties of the chairman have been undertaken on a part-time voluntary basis by a succession of local leading citizens, and mem- bers of the Commission are still appointed on this basis.

Overall responsibility for recruitment, promotion, training, con- ditions of service, grading and complementing in the Public Service is exercised by the Establishment Branch of the Colonial Secretariat.

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