Civil service reform in post-1997 hong kong: Political challenges, managerial responses?

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 929-950

  Cheung, Anthony B L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84937336393     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PAD-100104780     Document Type: Article

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4. Principal officials” are defined to include “Secretariesand Deputy Secretaries of Departments, Directors of Bureaus, CommissionerAgainst Corruption, Director of Audit, Commissioner of Police, Director ofImmigration and Commissioner of Customs and Excise, under Article 48 of theBasic Law
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