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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1984
THE COMMISSIONER FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE
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MR FRED TING SAID
THAT ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY WAS TO RESTRAIN THE GROWTH OF THE CIVIL SERVICE. THIS DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECRUITMENT OF CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS AND SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETERS.
+THIS IS CONCRETE PROOF OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S HIGH REGARD FOR THE ROLE OF CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS, WHO HAVE BEEN MAKING A VERY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION IN BRIDGING THE COMMUNICATION GAP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, HE SAID.
MR TING RECALLED THAT EVER SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME IN 1982, THE DEMAND FOR GOOD TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERS HAD BEEN VERY MUCH HIGHER THAN BEFORE.
EARLIER, MR NG TOLD THE 26 CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS WHO HAD COMPLETED THE COURSE THAT WITH THEIR YEAR-LONG TRAINING, COUPLED WITH MORE EXPERIENCE AND EXPOSURE, THEY WOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY EQUIPPED FOR THE CHALLENGING TASK OF TRANSLATING THE LAWS OF HONG KONG INTO CHINESE.
THIS COURSE FOR NEWLY RECRUITED CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS COVERED TRANSLATION OF MAJOR CATEGORIES OF GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, PRACTICAL CHINESE WRITING, INTERPRETATION TECHNIQUES AND TRANSLATION OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND ORDINANCES.
MORE WELFARE FACILITIES FOR NEW TOWNS ****
IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR NEW RESIDENTS IN NEW TOWNS AS THE DEVELOPMENT TOOK PLACE, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE, HE SAID THAT TAI PO HAD DEVELOPED FROM A MARKET TOWN TO A MODERN NEW TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF 110 000, AN INCREASE OF 45 PER CENT IN THREE YEARS.
+ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POLICY, A NUMBER OF NURSERIES, YOUTH CENTRES, HOSTELS AND CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY HAVE ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED IN TAI PO,+ HE SAID.
MORE WELFARE FACILITIES, INCLUDING SERVICES FOR THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, WOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE NEW RESIDENTS.
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