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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1992
251 VMS RETURNED TO VIETNAM
A GROUP OF 251 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (TUESDAY) RETURNED ΤΟ VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.
COMPRISING 88 MEN, 57 WOMEN,
59 BOYS AND 47 GIRLS,
THEY WERE
THE 91ST BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.
THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 1, 965 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 15,944 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.
700 CIVIL SERVANTS ATTEND PRE-RETIREMENT SEMINAR
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SEVEN HUNDRED RETIRING CIVIL SERVANTS ATTENDED THE FIRST PRE-RETIREMENT SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH (CSB) TODAY (TUESDAY) TO HELP THEM ADAPT TO LIFE AFTER RETIREMENT.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SEMINAR, THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE (DEVELOPMENT), MR MIKE WATERS, SAID THE SEMINAR AIMED TO HELP THEM CONFRONT ANY LATENT FEAR AND APPREHENSION AND DEVELOP A MORE POSITIVE AND HEALTHY ATTITUDE TOWARDS RETIREMENT.
MR WATERS SAID IT ALSO HELPED RETIRING CIVIL SERVANTS ΤΟ DEFINE THEIR OWN PRIORITIES AND TAKE ACTION IN GOOD TIME.
"THE SEMINAR WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FORUM TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND FEELINGS BETWEEN RETIRING COLLEAGUES AND EXPERTS
IN SPECIFIC FIELDS AND TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS,' HE SAID.
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HE POINTED OUT THAT RETIREMENT MEANT DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR FEELINGS TOWARDS RETIREMENT, TRANSITION WE ALL HAVE TO FACE AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIVES.
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"THE PURPOSE OF THIS SEMINAR IS TO ENABLE YOU ΤΟ BETTER PLAN FOR AND MANAGE THE TRANSITION, TO RAISE AWARENESS AND DRAW ATTENTION TO ALL THOSE MATTERS WHICH HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON YOUR RETIREMENT, HE ADDED.
THE TWO-DAY SEMINAR WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON PRE- RETIREMENT PREPARATION, HOW TO COPE WITH STRESS AFTER RETIREMENT + PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH, BASIC FINANCE PLANNING AND INVESTMENT CONCEPTS.
TWO SIMILAR SEMINARS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS OF OFFICERS WILL BE CONDUCTED UNTIL MARCH 3.
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