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THE ONE-DAY CONFERENCE, TO BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE, WILL TAKE THE FORM OF A PLENARY SESSION WITH A NUMBER OF KEYNOTE SPEECHES TO BE DELIVERED IN THE MORNING.
THE TALKS WILL COVER SUCH TOPICS AS THE IMPLICATIONS OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IN THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG, OBLIGATION TO TEAM PERFORMANCE THAT MAXIMISES EFFECTIVENESS, FLEXIBLE TOOLS FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY DRIVE AND LABOUR RELATIONS, AND THE ROLES PLAYED BY TRADE UNIONS IN MANPOWER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT.
WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS IN THE AFTERNOON WILL BE CONDUCTED BY EMINENT ENTREPRENEURS, TRADE UNION LEADERS, HEADS OF TRAINING CENTRES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE EXECUTIVE COUNCILLOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG AND CORPORATION, MR WILLIAM PURVES; CHAIRMAN OF THE PROMOTION SUB-COMMITTEE, MR CHAN SUI-KAU; AND LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND.
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DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES SOUVENIRS LONG-SERVING STAFF
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, MR ROY KILVERT, TODAY (TUESDAY) SAID HE WILL SADLY MISS EVERYONE IN THE DEPARTMENT WHEN HE RETIRES EARLY NEXT YEAR.
"THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT (GSD) IS A FAMILY AND THIS CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE FAMILY WILL BE MY GREATEST LOSS WHEN I LEAVE HONG KONG ON RETIREMENT," MR KILVERT SAID AT A CEREMONY IN WHICH HE PRESENTED GOLD PINS AND LONG SERVICE CERTIFICATES TO 80 STAFF WHO HAD SERVED THE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
MR KILVERT WILL RETIRE FROM THE SERVICE IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR AFTER SERVING THE DEPARTMENT FOR 39-AND-A-HALF YEARS.
THE OUTGOING DIRECTOR JOINED THE SERVICE IN MAY 1951 AS AN ASSISTANT STORES OFFICER AND HAD BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES FOR 11 YEARS.
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