SECRETARY
FOR
HEAL TH AND
9
WELFARE:
sir,
recruitment
of
staff has been going on for a long time and the problems
encountered are being resolved gradually. We also employ
consultants · as well and
and the criteria for employing them
are
Land
and that if the work is of a nature where expertise is not
available in-house, or the staff
the staff required for the work is
in excess of the
resources that are available in-house.
Another factor is that the Government is now able to
devote more resources to the problem of
of anti-pollution
matters and this all adds to the burden of the EPD. The
because, as you,
situation is going to go on for a while because,
Sir, have said when addressing the Council, in the next
decade Government is going to
is going to spend about $15 billion on
anti-pollution measures.
MR.
EDWARD HO: Sir, can the Secretary state how long
these temporary difficulties are expected to last?
SE CRE TARY FOR HEAL TH AND
WELFARE : Sir, the temporary
difficulties will go away as soon as all the recruitment