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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1978
SOME CHANGE IN THE STYLE OF APPROACH SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED WITHIN THE LOWER RANKS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE - THE LEVEL AT WHICH THE GOVERNMENT MAKES ITS IMMEDIATE AND DAY-TO-DAY CONTACT WITH THE POPULATION AT LARGE,
IT IS HERE THAT A SPIRIT OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY MUST BE FURTHER BUILT UP, AND BE SEEN TO EXIST, RATHER THAN AN ATTITUDE OF RULING BY EDICT AS HAS BEEN ALLEGED FROM TIME TO TIME.
+WHILE I DO NOT DOUBT THE GOOD INTENTIONS OF OUR HARD-WORK ING OFFICERS MANY OF WHOM HAVE SERVED LONG AND WELL, IT WOULD BE WELL TO REMIND THEM FROM TIME TO TIME THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE IS THERE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
IN HIS VIEW, THE FUNCTION OF A CIVIL SERVANT IS NOT MERELY TO ADMINISTER AGREED PROGRAMMES HE SHOULD ALSO BE ENCOURAGED TO TRANSMIT THE VIEWS HE RECEIVES FROM THE PEOPLE HE SERVES.
DR. HUANG THEREFORE ADVOCATED THAT THE MACHINERY WHICH ENSURES THAT GOVERNMENT INTENTIONS ARE PROMULGATED TO THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE MATCHED BY CORRESPONDING MACHINERY TO RELAY THE VIEWS OF THE SERVING OFFICERS, FORMED OUT OF THE IR PUBLIC CONTACTS, BACK TO THE TOP.
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