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TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1992
ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT OFFERED TO REDUNDANT TUNNEL STAFF
A LARGE NUMBER OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT STAFF WHO WILL BE MADE REDUNDANT BY THE CONTRACTING OUT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUR REMAINING GOVERNMENT TUNNELS HAVE SUCCEEDED IN SECURING ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOLLOWING SPECIAL INTERVIEWS ARRANGED FOR THEM.
THESE INTERVIEWS, WHICH BEGAN IN MAY, WILL CONTINUE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
90 FAR, ABOUT 40 TUNNEL STAFF HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR APPOINTMENT AS CLERICAL ASSISTANTS AND OFFICE ASSISTANTS.
MORE OFFERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THESE TWO GRADES ARE EXPECTED IN SUBSEQUENT BATCHES, A SPOKESMAN OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
OFFERS TO BE MADE SHORTLY ARE FOR FOREMAN POSTS IN THE URBAN AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ABOUT 70 OF THE REDUNDANT STAFF ARE SUITABLE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THIS GRADE.
MANY ARE ALSO LIKELY TO BE SUITABLE FOR THE POST OF POSTMAN, THE SELECTION INTERVIEWS ARE IN PROGRESS.
"THE PROSPECT OF
ENCOURAGING.
APPOINTMENT ΤΟ
OTHER POSTS IS ALSO VERY
THE OFFERS
'ALTHOUGH IN SMALLER NUMBERS
SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STAFF WHO CAN BE REDEPLOYED WITHIN THE CIVIL SERVICE," HE ADDED.
WOULD ADD SUCCESSFULLY
ABOUT 300 STAFF WILL BE AFFECTED UNDER A PLAN TO CONTRACT OUT THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE LION ROCK, AIRPORT, TSEUNG KWAN AND SHING MUN TUNNELS. THESE STAFF WERE BEING DEPLOYED.
TUNNELS,
STAFF, ABLE TO BRANCH
INCLUDING JOB OFFERS FROM THE FUTURE OPERATORS OF THE THE SPOKESMAN IS HOPEFUL THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF THE REDUNDANT APART FROM THOSE WHO HAVE REACHED RETIREMENT AGE, WOULD BE FIND ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT WITH THE HELP OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BEFORE TUNNEL MANAGEMENT IS HANDED OVER TO PRIVATE CONTRACTORS NEXT YEAR.
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