THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1992
AT PRESENT, THE FLEET OF HONG KONG VOLUNTARY OBSERVING SHIPS CONSISTS OF OVER 80 SHIPS, WHICH SENT IN REAL TIME OVER 6,500 WEATHER REPORTS TO THE RO LAST YEAR.
THESE REPORTS FORM THE BASIS FOR MARINE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS AND FOR PREPARING MARINE CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARIES WHICH ARE US ED EXTENSIVELY FOR PLANNING MARINE OPERATIONS AND FOR RESEARCH.
CIVIL SERVICE JOBS CHALLENGING AND REWARDING: SHA
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THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, (THURSDAY) THAT JOBS IN THE CIVIL REWARDING.
ADDRESSING THE OPENING
MR MICHAEL SUEN, SAID TODAY SERVICE ARE CHALLENGING AND
CEREMONY OF THE 13TH CIVIL SERVICE CAREERS EXHIBITION AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, MR SUEN SAID JOINING THE CIVIL SERVICE ALSO MEANT A COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AND TO WORK FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR HONG KONG.
HE SAID: "HONG KONG IS AN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX SOCIETY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL PART IN TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THIS TECHNOLOGICAL AGE.
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MR SUEN NOTED THAT BACH YEAR, MORE THAN 3,000 HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES JOIN THE WORKFORCE IN FIELDS AS DIVERSE AS ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, HOTEL MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL WORK.
"THIS INJECTION OF NEW BLOOD AND FRESH IDEAS TO THE WORKFORCE CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO HONG KONG'S WELL-BEING AND PROSPERITY, HE
SAID.
WITH THE RAPID PACE OF DEVELOPMENT, MR GOVERNMENT IS BECOMING MORE COMPLEX AND THUS MORE STAFF.
SUEN SAID, THE DEMANDING OF ITS
EMPLOYERS, NEEDS ΤΟ TAKE UP THESE
**THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, LIKE ALL ENTHUSIASTIC, HARDWORKING AND TALENTED PEOPLE CHALLENGES AND JOIN THE RANKS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, HE SAID.
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APPEALING TO THE UNDERGRADUATES TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION, SUEN SAID THEY WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO TALK TO STAFF MANNING THE EXHIBITION TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEIR WORK.
"USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HELP YOURSELF TO DECIDE NOT ONLY ΤΟ JOIN THE CIVIL SERVICE, BUT ALSO PERHAPS, TO NARROW DOWN YOUR CHOICES OF GRADE OR DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.
THE TWO-DAY CAREERS EXHIBITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND THE SERVICE BRANCH, WITH A TOTAL OF 38 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
PARTICIPATING.
BY THE
CIVIL
GRADES
AND
IT AIMS TO PROVIDE UNDERGRADUATES WITH INFORMATION GOVERNMENT POSTS IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND GRADES.
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