THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1979
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TICD STAFF SAY FAREWELL TO DIRECTOR
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THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE,
INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS
THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING SAID FAREWELL TO MR. DAVID JORDAN, WHO HAS BEEN THEIR DIRECTOR FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.
MR. JORDAN WILL BE RETIRING THIS WEEKEND AFTER 28 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN HONG KONG.
TO MARK HIS RETIREMENT, THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL, MR. PIC. LEUNG, ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES, PRESENTED MR. JORDAN WITH A GIFT.
IN RETURN, MR. JORDAN DONATED A SILVER CUP WHICH WILL BE AWARDED TO THE ANNUAL WINNER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT. THE CUP WAS RECEIVED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT'S WELFARE, SOCIAL AND SPORTS FUND COMMITTEE, MRS. NANCY HU!.
DURING THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MR. LEUNG SAID THAT IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS THE STAFF HAD WITNESSED A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
THESE WERE THE MOVING TO NEW OFFICE PREMISES FROM THE CENTRAL FIRE BRIGADE BUILDING AN INCREASE IN STAFF THAT NOT ONLY HELPED TO LESSEN THE EVER-INCREASING WORKLOAD, BUT ALSO IMPROVED PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SO ENHANCING STAFF MORALE- AND THE RESTRUCTURING INTO THREE SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS.
ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES, MR. LEUNG THANKED MR. JORDAN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.
IN REPLY, MR. JORDAN SAID THAT THE STAFF INCREASE DID NOT REALLY EASE THE WORKLOAD, BUT PREVENTED IT FROM GETTING COMPLETELY OUT OF HAND.
*THE FIGURES SHOW THAT THEY HAVE COPED WITH AN INCREASE IN WORK MUCH GREATER THAN THE INCREASE IN STAFF NUMBERS AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE SERVED HONG KONG WELL, HE SAID.
+CERTAINLY THAT'S HOW IT SEEMS FROM WHAT PEOPLE WRITE AND SAY TO ME ABOUT THE QUICK, COURTEOUS, HELPFUL ATTENTION TO THEIR BUSINESS AND THEIR DIFFICULTIES GIVEN BY STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT AT ALL LEVELS. I THINK THIS IS ALL THE MORE PRAISEWORTHY BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETHING OF THE RELENTLESS PRESSURE THEY'VE BEEN WORKING UNDER, MR. JORDAN SAID.
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