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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1992
MANPOWER
IS ANOTHER ELEMENT OF THE TRAINING INTO KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE, HIGH VALUE-ADDED
SHIFT ONLY BE
IF POSSIBLE
THE NECESSARY AVAILABLE, THE SECRETARY SAID.
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"A
WILL
PROGRAMME. MANUFACTURING
HIGHLY SKILLED
MANPOWER IS
LABOUR
OF
"IN TERMS OF NUMBERS, INDUSTRY CAN EXPECT TO SEE CONSIDERABLY MORE GRADUATE TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS COMING ONTO THE
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY MARKET ONCE OUR THIRD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GETS INTO ITS STRIDE," HE SAID.
THE MACLEOD INCLUDED
DESIGN ESTABLISHMENT OF AN APPLICATIONS-SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
TECHNOLOGIES TRAINING TRAINING CENTRE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SCHEME TO ENABLE TECHNOLOGISTS AND MANAGERS TO BE TRAINED LOCALLY OVERSEAS.
OTHER
AREAS
HIGHLIGHTED
BY MR
OR
PLEDGE TO MAINTAIN A RESPONSIBLE AND EFFICIENT CIVIL SERVICE
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THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH (CSB) WILL CONTINUE TO DO ALL IT CAN TO HELP IMPROVE STAFF RELATIONS AND TACKLE QUESTIONS OF CONCERN ΤΟ CIVIL SERVANTS, THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE LUNAR NEW YEAR COCKTAIL RECEPTION WHICH HE HOSTED FOR SOME 400 CIVIL SERVANT UNIONS REPRESENTATIVES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MR WIGGHAM CALLED FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.
HE SAID THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY SYMBOLISED WIT AND ACTIVITY.
AND
"I HOPE THAT WE AS CIVIL SERVANTS WILL ALSO BE ACTIVE QUICK IN RESPONDING TO THE EVER-CHANGING SITUATION SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN A RESPONSIBLE AND EFFICIENT CIVIL SERVICE," HE SAID,
RECALLING THE ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PAST YEAR, THE SECRETARY SAID THE BRANCH CONTINUED TO WORK HARD ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND MADE ENCOURAGING PROGRESS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STANDING COMMISSION REGARDING CONSULTATIVE MACHINERY IN THE CIVIL SERVICE HAVE BEEN PUT INTO PRACTICE TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION WITH STAFF.
A NEW CIVIL SERVICE PASSAGE AGREEMENT WHICH INCORPORATED MORE FLEXIBLE PROVISIONS WOULD BE INTRODUCED IN THE NEAR FUTURE, HE ADDED.
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