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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1992
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DIFFERENT FROM THOSE WHICH APPLY TO OTHER HEADS OF DEPARTMENT, HE SAID.
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THE SECRETARY SAID THE CRITERIA NORMALLY USED FOR APPOINTMENT OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENT WERE TO SELECT THE BEST PERSON THE JOB IN TERMS OF ABILITY, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.
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"IN THIS CASE IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT BE A QUALIFIED ACCOUNTANT. THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR WAS NOT SO QUALIFIED, HE ADDED.
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UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S LOCALISATION POLICY, HE SAID PREFERENCE WAS GIVEN TO LOCAL CANDIDATES AT THE RECRUITMENT LEVEL, AND IN CONSIDERING WHETHER TO RENEW THE CONTRACT OF AN OVERSEAS OFFICER.
HOWEVER, IN FILLING POSTS AT PROMOTION LEVEL. LOCAL AND OVERSEAS OFFICERS WERE CONSIDERED ON EQUAL TERMS, SINCE THE OVERRIDING AIM WAS TO SELECT THE BEST PERSON AVAILABLE, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR TERMS OF APPOINTMENT, HE ADDED.
STEPS TAKEN TO MEET NEEDS OF WATER INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
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SEVERAL SITES HAD BEEN SOLD TO HEAVY WATER USERS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS BY THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION, PARTICULARLY IN ITS SECOND INDUSTRIAL ESTATE IN YUEN LONG, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T.H. CHAU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY} IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON NGAI SHIU-KIT, MR CHAU POINTED OUT THAT PROVISION HAD ALSO BEEN MADE FOR THE CORPORATION'S THIRD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE IN TSEUNG KWAN O TO HAVE AN INCREASED WATER SUPPLY AND ADEQUATE EFFLUENT TREATMENT FACILITIES TO ALLOW ABOUT 10 TO 15 HECTARES OF LAND TO BE USED BY WATER INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES.
"THE FIRST SITES IN THIS NEW ESTATE SHOULD BE READY FOR SALE IN EARLY 1994," HE ADDED.
MR CHAU SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD EARMARKED 12.5 HECTARES OF LAND FOR HEAVY WATER USERS IN THE NEW INDUSTRIAL ZONE TO BE RECLAIMED AT TUEN MUN ADJACENT TO THE TAP SHEK KOK POWER STATION.
"WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING PROVIDING MORE LAND FOR WATER INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES IN OTHER NEW INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
"IN ADDITION, THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY COMMISSIONED A CONSULTANCY STUDY TO LOOK AT THE NEED OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES FOR INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT IN THE LIGHT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES IN HONG KONG.
"THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY 1993," MR CHAU SAID.
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