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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1988
"THE ESSENTIAL SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS WATER SUPPLY, DRAINAGE, SEWERAGE AND TRANSPORT IS DEVELOPED IN PHASE WITH THIS, THE AIM BEING TO CREATE ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS CONDUCIVE TO, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ECONOMIC THE NEW TOWNS AS THE POPULATIONS BUILD UP, ++ HE SAID.
ENTERPRISES IN
"ONCE THESE OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT GENERALLY INTERVENE DIRECTLY IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING JOB PLACES, AND IT CANNOT DIRECT POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS ΤΟ SET UP BUSINESS IN ANY PARTICULAR LOCATION.
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OTHER THAN THE INCENTIVES OF LOWER LAND COSTS, AN IN-BUILT WORKFORCE, AND SUITABLE SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE, THERE ARE NO OTHER SPECIFIC INCENTIVES OFFERED TO PRIVATE DEVELOPERS
ΤΟ ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF JOBS.
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HE ADDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONTINUE TO MAKE AVAILABLE LAND AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO SET UP OPERATIONS IN THE NEW TOWNS.
EPD SEEKS STAFF WITH GOOD BASIC DEGREE
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT LOOKS FOR STAFF WITH GOOD BASIC DEGREE IN A SCIENTIFIC OR ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE, TOGETHER WITH SOME RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN INDUSTRY OR CONSULTANCY, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ADOLF HSU, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE PROF THE HON C.K. POON, MR HSU SAID THE DEPARTMENT DID NOT GENERALLY SEEK
TO RECRUIT GRADUATES WITH A FIRST DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES.
"STAFF WITH SCIENTIFIC OR ENGINEERING BACKGROUND ARE ABLE ΤΟ CONTRIBUTE MORE EFFECTIVELY TO THE VARIOUS MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS THAT MAKE UP THE DEPARTMENT, HE SAID.
MR HSU SAID THAT SO FAR AS TRAINING IN SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL SUBJECTS WAS CONCERNED, THE EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON POST-GRADUATE TRAINING.
"ACCORDINGLY, THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN COLLABORATING WI-TII VARIOUS TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG TO DEVELOP COURSES IN SUCH SUBJECTS AS PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING, NOISE AND VIBRATION, AIR POLLUTION CHEMISTRY AND CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, HE SAID.
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