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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1985
MR CHAN SAID THAT THE TASK BEFORE THE WORKING PARTY INVOLVED A LARGE NUMBER OF ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES AND TRADES, FROM SIMPLE TECHNOLOGY TO STATE-OF-THE-ART, HIGH-TECH DEVELOPMENTS.
+WHILE THE WORKING PARTY HAS NOT REACHED ANY TANGIBLE CONCLUSIONS ON ITS DEL IBERATIONS, IT HAS MADE PROGRESS AND IS MOVING AS EXPEDITIOUSLY FORWARD AS IS POSSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE, HAVING REGARD TO THE BROAD RANGE OF ISSUES INVOLVED AND TO THE NEED FOR CIRCUMSPECT CONSULTATION, HE SAID.
IT WAS NOT ONLY EXAMINING THE EXISTING SYSTEMS OF REGISTRATION AND THE PEOPLE ENGAGED IN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BUT ALSO OTHER ENGINEERING SERVICES IN THE INDUSTRY, HE ADDED.
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POSTINGS TO FAMILIES CLINICS EXPLAINED
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IT IS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE TO POST NON-CANTONESE SPEAKING MEDICAL OFFICERS TO FAMILIES CLINICS WHERE THE IR INABILITY TO SPEAK CANTONESE IS LESS OF A HANDICAP THAN IT WOULD BE IN GENERAL OUTPATIENT CLINICS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM, HE SAID THAT OF THE TEN MEDICAL OFFICERS POSTED TO THE TWO CLINICS FIVE WERE NON-CANTONESE SPEAK ING 50 PER CENT OF THE STAFF WAS THEREFORE NON-CANTONESE SPEAKING. +
+AS THERE HAVE IN THE PAST BEEN PROBLEMS IN FINDING SUFFICIENT LOCAL OFFICERS TO FILL POSTS IN THE FAMILIES CLINICS, IT IS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE TO POST NON-CANTONESE SPEAKING MEDICAL OFFICERS TO THESE CLINICS WHERE THEIR INABILIBITY TO SPEAK CANTONESE IS LESS OF A HANDICAP THAN IT WOULD BE IN GENERAL OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HE EXPLAINED.
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