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NO
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1985
HOWEVER,
MR HO ADDED, WHILE 1984-85 WAS A PERIOD OF HEALTHY RECOVERY IN HONG KONG'S EXPORT PERFORMANCE, THE LEVEL OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN RECENT MONTHS HAD REMAINED STATIC.
+THE YEAR 1985-86 IS LIKELY TO BE CHARACTERISED BY STATIC
OR SLUGGISH GROWTH IN THE CORPORATION'S BUSINESS AND THE CORPORATION IS UNLIKELY TO BE ABLE TO REPEAT THE OVERALL SURPLUS OF $12.06 MILLION FOR 1984-85 IN THE CURRENT YEAR, HE SAID.
MR HO THEN THANKED THE CORPORATION'S ADVISORY BOARD, THE COMMISSIONER AND STAFF OF THE CORPORATION FOR THEIR WORK.
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR WORKING PARTY CHAIRMAN
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED FUNDS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CHAIRMAN FOR A WORKING PARTY ON POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ANSWERING A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CHIU HIN-KWONG, HE SAID THAT DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS VIGOROUS EFFORTS HAD BEEN MADE TO IDENTIFY A SUITABLE CANDIDATE FOR APPOINTMENT.
AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH HAD SUGGESTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WORKING PARTY, +THE CHAIRMAN SHOULD BE AN OVERSEAS EXPERT WITH CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE OF POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS, HE ADDED. THE ASSISTANCE OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY HAD BEEN SOUGHT AND INQUIRIES WERE ALSO BEING MADE IN SINGAPORE AND AUSTRALIA, MR CHAMBERS SAID.
+THROUGH THESE CHANNELS I HOPE THAT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO FIND AN APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED PERSON IN THE NEAR FUTURE.+
MR CHAMBERS SAID THAT ONCE THE CHAIRMAN HAD BEEN APPOINTED, THE APPOINTMENT OF OTHER MEMBERS OF THE WORKING PARTY WOULD ALSO START.
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