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THE COMPARATIVE FIGURE FOR THOSE WHO RETAIN THEIR CIVIL SERVANT STATUS WHILE WORKING UNDER HA IS 7.4 PER CENT AS AT MAY 31 THIS YEAR.
"DEPARTMENTAL QUARTERS ARE JUSTIFIED ON GROUNDS OF OPERATIONAL NEED, MRS WONG SAID.
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"THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY SEES NO SUCH NEED, AND THEREFORE THESE QUARTERS MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR ALTERNATIVE USE.
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MRS WONG ALSO NOTED THAT SINCE THE TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY ΤΟ HA, THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAD NOT ALLOCATED ANY MORE SUCH QUARTERS.
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NURSES TRAINEES AND INTERNS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ENTITLED OCCUPY QUARTERS IN RECOGNITION OF THE NEED FOR THEM TO RESIDE IN HOSPITALS AS PART OF THEIR OVERALL TRAINING PROGRAMME.
GOVT'S POLICY ON FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHTS
IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO GRANT FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHTS ONLY IF TO DO SO WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES OF EQUAL VALUE ΤΟ HONG KONG AND TO HONG KONG AIRLINES.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MRS CHAN SAID FIFTH FREEDOM SERVICES INVOLVED THE CARRIAGE OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE AREA OF ONE OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES AND THAT OF A THIRD PARTY.
SHE SAID THE AGREEMENT OF THAT THIRD PARTY WAS REQUIRED BEFORE SUCH SERVICES COULD BE OPERATED.
THE AGREEMENT OF ALL THREE GOVERNMENTS WAS REQUIRED FOR SUCH A SERVICE TO OPERATE.
IN VIEW OF HONG KONG'S GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION IN A PART OF THE WORLD WHICH WAS CURRENTLY ENJOYING RAPID GROWTH IN AIR TRAVEL, MRS CHAN SAID MANY OF HONG KONG'S PARTNERS SOUGHT FIFTH FREEDOM TRAFFIC RIGHTS FROM THE TERRITORY.
MOST AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS GOVERNING HONG KONG'S AIR SERVICES PROVIDE FOR SUCH RIGHTS, SHE ADDED.
"THE WILLINGNESS OF ANY GOVERNMENT TO GRANT FIFTH FREEDOM TRAFFIC RIGHTS VARIES DEPENDING ON THEIR AIMS AND PERSPECTIVES.
"FOR THIS REASON THERE WOULD BE LITTLE VALUE IN ATTEMPTING TO COMPARE OUR WILLINGNESS ΤΟ GRANT FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHTS WITH THE WILLINGNESS OF OTHER GOVERNMENTS TO DO SO, SHE SAID.
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MRS CHAN ASSURED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THAT AS FAR AS THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONCERNED, EACH REQUEST FOR FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHTS WAS JUDGED ON ITS MERITS.