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TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1980
M AND HD SETS UP STAFF RELATIONS UNIT
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AN EXPERIENCED ADMINISTRATOR HAS JOINED THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HELP DEVELOP GOOD STAFF RELATIONS AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND CONSULTATION PROCEDURES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
HE IS MR PETER NG, AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR 20 YEARS, WHO HAS TAKEN UP A NEWLY CREATED POST OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING A STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS UNIT.
A SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE STRENGTH OF THE DEPARTMENT HAS GROWN TO SUCH MAGNITUDE THAT IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 17 000 STAFF WORKING AS A TEAM TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES FOR HONG KONG'S RESIDENTS.
+WITH SUCH A LARGE NUMBER OF STAFF AND WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT GRADES OF PROFESSIONAL AND NON-PROFESSIONAL STAFF. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT GOOD STAFF RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION IS MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS UNIT INDICATES THE IMPORTANCE WHICH IS GIVEN TO STAFF MANAGEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT AND BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.
MR NG, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE UNIT, IS ASSISTED BY ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIT IN MARCH, THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG, HAS DIRECTED THE TEAM TO GO TO HOSPITALS AND CLINICS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND SUGGEST PRACTICAL REMEDIAL MEASURES.
THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASIZED THAT THE UNIT WILL FULFIL THIS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS ON A CONTINUING BASIS.
THE UNIT'S OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE MANAGING AND DEVELOPING STAFF WELFARE, OVERSEEING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CIVIL SERVICE POLICIES SUCH AS THOSE RELATING TO RECRUITMENT AND STAFF PERFORMANCE, AND MONITORING PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT AND ITS SERVICES.
THIS STAFF DEPARTMENT AND RELATIONS UNIT, SAID THE SPOKESMAN, IS THE FIRST OF SUCH UNIT SET UP IN A MAJOR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT.
+IT WILL FORM AN IMPORTANT LINK BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND STAFF BY MAINTAINING FREQUENT CONTACT WITH THE STAFF ASSOCIATIONS,+ HE ADDED.