Sections
Administration and Finance
Background
In 31 December 1996 there were 635 staff and officers in the department and
can be tabulated as follows:
|
Super
|
Group
|
Division
|
Open
Vote
|
Daily
Paid
|
Total
|
|
Scale C
|
2
|
11
|
111
|
1V
|
V
|
|
1
|
2
|
31
|
95
|
156
|
175
|
95
|
81
|
653
|
Up to December 1997 there are only 14 contract officers working in the
department, all of them as Meteorological Officers, at salary scale of B2
EB3. However these contract officers are expected to be replaced by locals,
who are currently studying for first degree ranges in related fields, before
the year 2001.