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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1991
KEEN RESPONSE TO AO RECRUITMENT FROM OVERSEAS
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THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT
FOR APPLICATIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE
INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF
POSTS OFFICER
IN THE
OVERSEAS GOVERNMENT.
MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, SAID
THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT HE WAS EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE IN PAST
GOVERNMENT YEARS, THREE
WHICH DURING
THE RECRUITMENT DRIVE TO MORE COUNTRIES.
"ALTHOUGH THE
RECRUITMENT OF EXPATRIATE OFFICERS CEASED IN 1985, WE CONTINUED TO RECRUIT HONG WHO WERE LIVING IN THE UK, MR WIGGHAM EXPLAINED.
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"OVERSEAS RECRUITMENT WAS EXTENDED TO CANADA 1988 AND TO AUSTRALTA IN 1990," HE ADDED.
EXPANDED
THE
ITS
ADMINISTRATIVE KONG RESIDENTS
AND THE USA IN
AT HAVING MANPOWER
THE ANNUAL TARGET NUMBER FOR RECRUITMENT IS ARRIVED
A AND
OF PROJECTION REGARD ΤΟ THE
SITUATION VACANCY REQUIREMENTS.
THE TOTAL NUMBER
OFFICER POSTS INVOLVED, NORMALLY FROM OVERSEAS,
OF
WHICH ARE FILLED
LOCALLY
AS
WELL
ADMINISTRATIVE
AS
BETWEEN 25 AND 35 RACH YEAR.
IS
291 IN 1988/89
THE NUMBER OF OVERSEAS APPLICATIONS ROSE FROM TO 387 IN 1989/90 AND TO 631 IN 1990/91, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF PER CENT AND 63 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
FOLLOWING
EXAMINATIONS AND
APPOINTMENTS INTERVIEWS, OFFERED TO SEVEN OVERSEAS CANDIDATES IN 1988/89 AND 11 IN 1989/90, ADDITION TO 22 AND 24 CANDIDATES WHO APPLIED LOCALLY,
UNDERWAY IS FOR 1990/91 RECRUITMENT EXERCISE THE WIGGHAM SAID HE EXPECTED ANOTHER HIGH RATE OF ACCEPTANCE.
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WERE
IN
AND MR
WERE
OF THE 631 OVERSEAS APPLICATIONS IN THE CURRENT YEAR, 240 FROM THE USA, 159 FROM THE UK, 151 FROM CANADA AND 81 FROM AUSTRALIA.
MR
WIGGHAM
BIGGEST
INCREASES
IN
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WERE SEEN SAID THE APPLICATIONS FROM NORTH AMERICA. THE NUMBER FROM THE USA GREW FROM
1990/91, RISING BY 39. PER IN 1988/89 TO 110 IN 1989/90 AND 240 IN CENT AND 118 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
FROM 58 ΤΟ
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE NUMBER FROM CANADA ROSE 112 AND 151, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF 93 PER CENT AND 35 PER CENT.
STEADY
A BREAKDOWN OF THE BACKGROUND OF THE APPLICANTS SHOWS A
FROM THESE TWO COUNTRIES INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FRESH GRADUATES
THE USA AND OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, FROM 14 TO 48 IN THE CASE OF FROM 11 TO 41 IN THE CASE OF CANADA.
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