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MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1984
JOB SECURITY GUARANTEE STRESSED
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THE JOINT DECLARATION ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG PROVIDED A SOLID GUARANTEE THAT JOB SECURITY, EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WOULD BE PRESERVED, AND THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE WOULD CONTINUE INDEFINITELY.
THIS WAS SAID BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR DENIS BRAY AT THE OPENING OF A CIVIL SERVICE CAREER EXHIBITION AT THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE TODAY (MONDAY).
A SPECIAL ARTICLE IN ANNEX TO THE JOINT DECLARATION SPECIFIED THAT SERVING OFFICERS WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE IN EMPLOYMENT WITH THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GOVERNMENT, MR BRAY SA ID.
THE IR EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING PAY AND PENSIONS, WOULD BE NO LESS FAVOURABLE THAN BEFORE JULY 1, 1997, AND THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONS DEALING WITH PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE WOULD BE RETAINED, HE SAID.
IN ADDITION, APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS WOULD BE MADE ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND ON THE BASIS OF QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY.
+AN IMPARTIAL, STABLE AND EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SERVICE SUCH AS WE HAVE TODAY IS AN ESSENTIAL FACTOR IN ENSURING HONG KONG'S FUTURE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, HE SAID.
THE CAREER EXHIBITION IS THE TENTH JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE APPOINTMENT SERVICE OF THE BAPTIST COLLEGE AND THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, PROVIDING A PREVIEW OF THE WORK OF THE CIVIL SERVICE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES TO GRADUATES OF THE COLLEGE.
POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS
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MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE TODAY CONSIDERED A PAPER ON THE GOVERNMENT'S INTERNAL ORGANISATION FOR POLLUTION CONTROL. THE HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH HAS REAPPRAISED THE EXISTING ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SHOULD PLAY A BIGGER AND MORE CENTRAL ROLE AND ASSUME MORE RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF POLLUTION CONTROL LEGISLATION.
THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTED THESE CONCLUSIONS AND NOTED THAT RESERVATIONS HAD BEEN EXPRESSED ABOUT THE LIKELY DISRUPTION WHICH WOULD BE CAUSED BY REORGANISATION. MEMBERS THOUGHT THAT THE DISADVANTAGES WOULD BE OUTWEIGHED IF MORE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER HONG KONG'S GROWING POLLUTION PROBLEMS COULD BE ACHIEVED.
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