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CS' VISIT TO GUANGDONG AND GUANGXI
THE CHIEF SECRETARY,
SIR DAVID
WILL FORD,
VISIT GUANGDONG PROVINCE AND THE GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION FROM DECEMBER 10 TO 14.
FOR
IN GUANGDONG, HE WILL BE MEETING SENIOR PROVINCIAL LEADERS
OF MUTUAL CONCERN. HE WILL BE DISCUSSIONS ON A RANGE OF SUBJECTS
OF INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT EXAMPLES BY HONG KONG COMPANIES AND EXCHANGE VIEWS ON ECONOMIC ISSUES.
IN GUANGXI, HE WILL BE DISCUSSIONS IN NANNING, AS BEIHAI.
SENIOR MEETING
REGIONAL LEADERS WELL AS VISITING THE COASTAL CITY
FOR
OF
THE CHIEF SECRETARY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AND THE DEPUTY ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, MR STEPHEN BRADLEY.
THE SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL ADVISER,
STABLE EXCHANGE RATE CENTRAL TO MONETARY MANAGEMENT
PROPOSAL
THE
MONETARY
A
THE
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR PIERS JACOBS, IS TAKING FORWARD
ΤΟ REORGANISE
THROUGH BRANCH AFFAIRS AMALGAMATION OF THE MONETARY POLICY AND EXCHANGE FUND DIVISIONS INTO A NEW OFFICE WITHIN THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH.
HAVE
BE
MANAGEMENT
RESERVE TO THE FINANCIAL
TO BE NAMED THE OFFICE OF THE EXCHANGE FUND, THIS NEW UNIT WILL CLEAR
FOR MONETARY
AND RESPONSIBILITY AND WILL MANAGEMENT,
A HEADED BY
DIRECTOR REPORTING
THE TO SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS, AND THROUGH HIM SECRETARY.
SPEAKING AT
THE A LUNCHEON MEETING OF
FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES
INSTITUTE (HK) LTD TODAY (FRIDAY), SIR PIERS SAID HE HOPED THE SETTING TO ATTRACT AND UP OF THIS NEW OFFICE WOULD ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT RETAIN PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT EXPERTISE.
TO TAKE FAIR,
REFORM UNFORESEEN
"WE
то NEED
BE ABLE AND BE SEEN TO BE ABLE, DECISIVE AND APPROPRIATE ACTION WHERE NECESSARY; TO INTRODUCE WHERE NECESSARY; TO DESIGN CONTINGENCY PLANS TO COPE WITH CRISES; AND TO HANDLE EFFECTIVELY ANY CRISES THAT MAY ARISE.
THE
OF
THE
OF
A
FEW
THE
"ALTHOUGH I AM MORE THAN SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF
AWARE EXISTING TEAM
THE EXISTING ORGANISATION, I AM UNDER
OF
UPON DANGERS
BEING OVERLY INDIVIDUALS. THE PROPOSED REORGANISATION WILL IN TIME ALLEVIATE
DEPENDENT
THE
SKILLS
SITUATION,
זן
HE
SAID.
/HE EMPHASISED