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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1989
"WE NEED TO ANALYSE ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO US ON SMUGGLING TRENDS AROUND THE WORLD; TO LOOK AT OUR PREVENTIVE OPERATIONS AND ANALYSE THEIR WEAK POINTS; TO CULTIVATE AND MAKE THE BEST USE OF INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS AND то GO OUT AND LOOK FOR INTELLIGENCE RATHER THAN WAIT FOR IT TO LAND IN OUR LAPS," HE SAID.
AS REGARDS EQUIPMENT, MR WILLIAMSON SAID THE CUSTOMS ALREADY HAD X-RAY MACHINES, COMPUTERS, FAX MACHINES AS WELL AS SNIFFER MACHINES DESIGNED TO ANALYSE AND SAMPLE AND WHEN SO PROGRAMMED ΤΟ IDENTIFY DANGEROUS DRUGS.
MR WILLIAMSON NOTED THAT THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY, BEING HONG KONG'S MOST SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRY, WAS ENWRAPPED
IN MULTI-LATERAL AND BILATERAL AGREEMENTS AND HONG KONG MUST MAINTAIN A SEPARATE TRADING IDENTITY TO SURVIVE IN THIS PROTECTIONIST WORLD.
"AND FOR THIS WE NEED A SEPARATE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION OTHERWISE OUR QUOTAS WOULD BECOME SUBSUMED IN CHINA'S AND WE WOULD NOT KNOW WHERE WE WERE, HE SAID.
"SO IN 2000 AD, I SEE A LEAN, FIT, HIGHLY MECHANISED, INFORMED CUSTOMS SERVICE FOR HONG KONG MAINTAINING, AS WE DO NOW, TRADING IDENTITY IN A MANNER OF WHICH WE CAN BE PROUD," HE ADDED.
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LABOUR DEPARTMENT TAKES MEASURES TO PLUG BRAIN DRAIN
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS TAKING MEASURES TO HELP REVERSE SO-CALLED "BRAIN DRAIN" AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO RETURN TO HONG KONG FOR EMPLOYMENT, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID TODAY WEDNESDAY).
ADDRESSING THE OPENING SESSION OF THE 10TH HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ASIAN PACIFIC CONFERENCE, MR HAMMOND SAID ΤΟ ACHIEVE THE PURPOSE, THE DEPARTMENT WAS PROVIDING EFFECTIVE LINKS BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND PROSPECTIVE JOB-SEEKERS.
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WE ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE DIFFICULTIES EMPLOYERS ARE FACING IN RECRUITING AND RETAINING STAFF AT THE PRESENT TIME, HE NOTED.
"OUR HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WAS SET UP ESPECIALLY TO HELP EMPLOYERS TO FILL VACANCIES AT THE EXECUTIVE AND PROFESSIONAL LEVELS AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 2,000 JOB-SEEKERS ON ITS REGISTER.
"OF THESE, ABOUT 30 PER CENT ARE
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES FROM CANADA, 22 PER CENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, 11 PER CENT FROM THE USA AND AUSTRALIA, AND ABOUT 25 PER CENT FROM LOCAL TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
"THEY POSSESS