DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICERS BY SEX

Dr Aline K. Wong asked the Minister for Finance (a) what sex distribution of Government officers at the Division I, II, III and IV levels in 1975, 1985 and the latest convenient date; and (b) how many of the female officers at Division I and II levels were teachers and nurses in those years.

Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau: The answers are given in attached Tables I and II. Table I SEX DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICERS 1975 1985 1987 Particulars Number of % against Number of % against Number of % against Officers Sub-Total Officers Sub-Total Officers Sub-Total Division I Males 2,865 64.89 5,523 52.97 5,813 50.84 Females 1,550 35.11 4,904 47.03 5,620 49.16 Sub-Total 4,415 100.00 10,427 100.00 11,433 100.00 Division II Males 7,995 45.58 8,412 36.87 8,130 35.96 Females 9,547 54.42 14,401 63.13 14,481 64.04 Sub-Total 17,542 100.00 22,813 100.00 22,611 100.00 Division III Males 9,327 46.00 11,304 50.91 11,080 50.84 Females 10,950 54.00 10,898 49.09 10,714 49.16 Sub-Total 20,277 100.00 22,202 100.00 21,794 100.00 Division IV Males 12,084 73.05 7,581 53.43 7,328 53.66 Females 4,459 26.95 6,607 46.57 6,328 46.34 Sub-Total 16,543 100.00 14,188 100.00 13,656 100.00 Total for Males 32,271 54.90 32,820 47.13 32,351 46.55 Total for Females 26,506 45.10 36,810 52.87 37,143 53.45 Total for the year 58,777 100.00 69,630 100.00 69,494 100.00 Table II NUMBER OF FEMALE TEACHERS AND NURSES 1975 1985 1987 Particulars Number of % against Number of % against Number of % against Officers Total (a) Officers Total (a) Officers Total (a) Division I (a) Total No of Officers 4,415 10,427 11,433 (Male & Female) (b) Female Teachers 838 18.98 3,684 35.33 4,353 38.07 (c) Female Nurses 22 0.50 52 0.50 48 0.42 Division II (a) Total No of Officers 17,542 22,813 22,611 (Male & Female) (b) Female Teachers 6,784 38.67 9,620 42.17 9,442 41.76 (c) Female Nurses 1,751 9.98 3,021 13.24 3,128 13.83