HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
香港立法局
————一九八九年十月十八日
18 October 1989
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FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Sir, as far as retaining civil servants is concerned, we try and put together a civil service package that is sufficiently attractive to ensure that members of the Administration do indeed stay in Hong Kong. And I think that the wastage rate in the Civil Service generally, while it has been creeping up, is still below that of the private sector.
MRS. CHOW: Sir, what specific measures are being contemplated or adopted to generate an increase in the return flow of former Hong Kong residents, and how does Government intend to co-ordinate and encourage similar efforts in the private sector?
FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Sir, we have been making various efforts, both through direct recruitment and also through our various overseas offices. As far as encouraging the private sector to carry out similar actions is concerned, I do not believe that we have been doing anything specific beyond making general statements as to the desirability of encouraging people to return to Hong Kong. I think, Sir, the answer to the question generally is to convey the message to people overseas, to people who have emigrated from Hong Kong, that Hong Kong is a good place to be in and a number are indeed coming back. That is the message we have to get across.
MR. CHEONG: Sir, is the Government aware that the education of the children of the returnees is a very important issue and that more international schools have to be established in Hong Kong? What is Government going to do about it?
HIS HONOUR THE PRESIDENT: Secretary for Education and Manpower, would you take this question?
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER: Sir, we are aware that over time the number of families wishing to return to Hong Kong for work and residence is likely to increase and that within this group of families there is likely to be an increasing number of expatriate but ethnically Chinese people. Their requirements for education would be based on the experience they have undergone while they were in residence abroad. In other words, on their return, they are likely to require an international-type education. There are two things that the Administration is now doing in preparation for an increasing number of these returnees. The first is an evaluation of the likely demand situation and the