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Wednesday, March 14, 1973
These services, he stressed, would enhance Hong Kong's prosperity
and ensure a healthy growth of the public purse which, in turn, would
enable the implementation of further development.
"In view of the vulnerable position of the money we hold in
reserve and the loss we have suffered in all these years, can we not
be convinced that no investment is safer and more profitable than
investment on our own soil?" he asked.
On the civil service, Mr. Wang believed that a close examination
of its productivity was in order.
In this context, he questioned whether sufficient provisions
were being made for refresher courses and in-service training, and other
opportunities to improve the standards and qualifications of present
serving civil servants.
Training
He also wondered whether enough was being done to provide
apprenticeship training and career guidance for undergraduates and
senior school students so that new recruits could have a better knowledge
of what their new jobs demanded of them.
Commenting on the surpluses, Mr. Wang felt that improvements
could be made in the provision of more up-to-date information on Hong
Kong's financial position.
This would assist all those in a position to decide or to
suggest, or even to criticise on matters involving finance in the
administration, he said.
It appeared, he added that "there are advantages in decentralising
control in certain special fields of services for more efficient
administration and progressive development."
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