TEACHING SERVICE (Promotion exercise in 1977)

Dr Lau Teik Soon asked the Minister for Home Affairs and Education, out of the 473 officers in the teaching service promoted in the promotion exercise in 1977, (i) how many had 5 - 9 years, 10 - 14 years, 15 - 19 years, and over 20 years of confirmed service; (ii) how many had been shortlisted for the promotion exercises in 1972 or 1974 or both; and (iii) how many had been promoted in the 1972 or 1974 or both promotion exercises.

Mr Chua Sian Chin: 473 officers were promoted in the 1977 Promotion Exercise. They included: From 5 - 9 years confirmed service . . . . . . . 71 10-14 years confirmed service . . . . . . . 121 15 - 19 years confirmed service . . . . . . 153 20 years and more confirmed service . . . . 128 ___ 473 ___ Of these 13 were promoted in the 1974 exercise and 47 were promoted in the 1972 exercise. Only one had been promoted in both the 1972 and 1974 exercises.