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CHIEF SECRETARY: Sir, may I defer to the Secretary for
Education and Manpower?
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER:
Sir, I have not
heard of such a proposal before. I will be very happy
to ask the Director to look into it.
DR. IP: Would the Government encourage all public sector
utility companies, particularly the transport companies
like the MTRC, KCRC and the future Light Rail Transit, to
do the same?
as
CHIEF SECRETARY: Sir, I have said, I have asked the
Labour Department and the Information Services Department
to approach employers with that in mind. I will include
the public service utilities.
MR. SOHMEN: Sir, with respect, I think the Chief Secretary
has not really answered Miss TAM's question when she asked
whether the flexitime arrangements had worked well. In
fact, part of his answer suggests that they have not because
he is giving recommendations to the Secretary for the Civil
Service to introduce more flexibility to make it even more
effective. Could he please clarify?
CHIEF SECRETARY:
Sir, we are never satisfied with the
performance of the Civil Service in every area. We are
always trying to improve. Since 1980 the number of
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