THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1990
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CIVIL SERVICE CAREER MORE THAN JUST AN IRON RICE BOWL,'
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THE GOVERNMENT OFFERS MORE THAN JUST AN "IRON RICE BOWL" TO LOCAL TALENTS WHO WANT TO JOIN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, MR JOSE LEI, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A CIVIL SERVICE CAREERS EXHIBITION AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, MR LEI SAID THE CIVIL SERVICE OFFERED NO FANTASTIC FINANCIAL INDUCEMENT OR OFFER THAT COULD NOT BE REFUSED.
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"NEITHER DOES IT PROMISE PASSPORTS NOR RIGHTS OF ABODE, "
"WHAT WE DO OFFER IS AN IDEA. THE IDEA THAT THE GOVERNMENT ULTIMATELY FOR THE PEOPLE; AND TO BE PART OF THAT GOVERNMENT IS TO OF THE PEOPLE, MR LEI SAID.
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REVIEWING HIS 35-YEAR EXPERIENCE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE, THE DIRECTOR SAID THE JOB HAD BEEN A TREMENDOUS CHALLENGE.
"MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, I HAVE HAD A HAPPY CAREER AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYED WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING, HE SAID.
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HE ALSO POINTED OUT TWO POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT A CIVIL SERVICE CAREER THAT CIVIL SERVANTS WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY HAVE TO OR UNTIL THEY ARE FORCED INTO IT AND THAT PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH THEIR HANDS WOULD NEVER GET TO THE TOP OF THE PILE.
DISAGREEING WITH THESE, MR LEI SAID: "WE DO OFFER A CHALLENGING CAREER AND PARTICIPATION IN AN EVER-VIBRANT WORKING ATMOSPHERE WHERE YOUR TALENTS CAN DEVELOP AND PROSPER, YOUR IDEAS REALITIES AND YOUR TRAINING GIVEN EVERY CHANCE TO BE COLLEAGUES WITH THE SAME ASPIRATION, HE SAID.
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HE LIKENED A CIVIL SERVICE CAREER TO A LARGE AND HEAVY BOWL THAT A PERSON WOULD NEED SKILLED HANDS AND A FIRM GRIP TO HOLD IT.
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SIZE OF REGISTERED ELECTORATE REMAINS AT 1.6 M
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TOMORROW AT DISTRICT
THE 1989 FINAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS WILL BE PUBLISHED (FRIDAY) AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION OFFICES AND AT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION.
THERE IS LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SIZE OF ELECTORATE. THE REGISTER CONTAINS 1,597,567 ENTRIES, 1,604,048 IN THE 1988 ISSUE.
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