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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1985
GOVERNOR CONCERNED OVER SLOW REGISTRATION RATE
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, TODAY EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SLOW RATE AT WHICH APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AS ELECTORS IN THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES FOR THE FORTHCOMING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS WERE COMING IN.
+THERE ARE ONLY FOUR MORE DAYS BEFORE THE REGISTRATION PERIOD CLOSES AND ALL THOSE ELIGIBLE SHOULD SIGN UP NOW, HE SAID.
SIR EDWARD ADDED THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER REPRESENTED A MOST IMPORTANT STAGE IN HONG KONG'S PROGRESS TOWARDS MORE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
+THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS TO DEMONSTRATE THE IR SUPPORT AND CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF THEIR OWN TRADE OR PROFESSION IN PARTICULAR, AND FOR THE GOOD GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. TO REGISTER AS A VOTER IS BOTH A PRIVILEGE AND A RESPONSIBILITY WHICH SHOULD NOT BE LIGHTLY OVERLOOKED,+ SIR EDWARD SAID.
SIR PHILIP SEES CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING FACILITIES
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THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING CENTRE TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TYPES OF TRAINING PROVIDED FOR CIVIL SERVANTS.
ACCOMPANIED ON THE TOUR BY THE TRAINING DIRECTOR, MR AR B KITCHELL, SIR PHILIP ALSO MET SENIOR STAFF OF THE CENTRE AND WAS BRIEFED ON THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE CENTRE IN PROVIDING TRAINING RESOURCES.
SIR PHILIP WAS TOLD THAT THE TRAINING CENTRE HAD THREE MA IN OBJECTIVES:
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HELPING GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO MEET THE IR SPECIAL NEEDS FOR STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT:
PROVIDING LANGUAGE AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING GENERALLY TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, AND
* PROMOTING THE LOCALISATION POLICY THROUGH
THE GOVERNMENT TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME.
DURING THE 1985-86 FINANCIAL YEAR, ABOUT 11 000 OFFICEFS
WILL ATTEND VARIOUS TYPES OF TRAINING COURSES LOCALLY, WHILE SOME 250 CIVIL SERVANTS WILL BE INT ABROAD FOR TRAINING AND 25 OTHERS WILL PROCEED OVERSEAS ON GOVERNMENT TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS TO OBTAIN SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS.
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