MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1984
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+ I HAVE AN ADMIRATION FOR THE KAIFONG MOVEMENT, AND HAVE WITNESSED ITS GRADUAL EXPANSION OVER THE YEARS MAINLY THROUGH THE EFFORT, HARDWORK AND INITIATIVE OF OUR KAIFONG LEADERS. ITS MAJOR EFFORTS TODAY ARE NO LONGER CONFINED TO WELFARE ACTIVITIES. KAIFONGS ALSO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN REFLECTING PEOPLE'S OPINION ON PUBLIC ISSUES.
+HONG KONG SOCIETY IS NOW UNDERGOING RAPID SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGES, EVERY MEMBER OF KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD NOW TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS. THE KAIFONGS ARE IN A POSITION TO ASSESS THE POLITICAL STRUCTURES AND LIFESTYLE DESIRED BY THE COMMUNITY AND TO CONVEY THE IR ASSESSMENTS TO THE GOVERNMENT. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSALS THAT WILL EMERGE IN A WHITE PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WILL ONLY BE A FIRST STEP.
THIS IS THE KAIFONGS SHOULD OFFER GUIDANCE ON THE NEXT STEPS. WHAT I EXPECT FROM THE KAIFONG MOVEMENT AT THE PRESENT DAY.
+MAY TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WISH THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS EVERY SUCCESS AND TO WISH YOU ALL HAPPINESS AND GOOD HEALTH. THANK YOU? +
CIVIL SERVICE OFFERING CHALLENGE
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YOUNG PEOPLE JOINING THE CIVIL SERVICE NOW WOULD FACE THE CHALLENGE AND EXCITEMENT OF TAKING PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GOVERNMENT, FOR WHICH THERE WAS NO PRECEDENT ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONÉS, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
BUT HE SAID, THIS WILL BE NO TIME FOR THE FAINT HEARTED, OR THE GRADUATE LOOKING FOR AN EASY RIDE.+
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 12TH CIVIL SERVICE CAREERS EXHIBITION AT LOKE YEW HALL, HE NOTED THERE HAD BEEN QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SERVICE HONG KONG WOULD HAVE IN THE FUTURE.
+WE NOW KNOW THAT NOT ONLY WILL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THOSE EMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE BEFORE 1997 BE PRESERVED AFTER 1997, BUT THAT THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT, ASSESSMENT, DISCIPLINE, TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT SHALL BE MAINTAINED, + HE SAID.
MR AKERS-JONES SAID REASSURANCES THAT THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM WOULD BE RETAINED +PROVIDE US WITH CONFIDENCE TO GO ON PLANNING AND RECRUITING FOR THE FUTURE.+
/THOSE WHO ...............**