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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1994
TRANSCRIPT OF DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR'S MEDIA SESSION
MRS ANSON
FOLLOWING 13 A TRANSCRIPT OF THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, CHAN'S MEDIA SESSION AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT PASSING-OUT PARADE TODAY (THURSDAY):
A FIRST
CLASS CIVIL
WE
AND THAT AN AND
MRS CHAN
I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE CIVIL SERVICE. HAVE
HONG IN
KONG
SERVICE, EFFICIENT DEDICATED. I THINK EVERYONE AGREES INCLUDING THE EFFICIENT CIVIL
CHINESE
KONG'S PROSPERITY THE CIVIL SERVICE
18
AFTER
THEIR
SERVICE IS CRUCIAL FOR HONG IN AND
PARTICULAR CONTINUITY IN STABILITY, EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. BOTH THE BASIC LAW AND THE JOINT DECLARATION SET IN THE CIVIL OUT IN DETAILS THE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE CONTINUITY
CLEAR SERVICE. THE BASIC LAW AND THE JOINT DECLARATION MAKE IT QUITE THAT
IN SERVICE SERVING CIVIL SERVANTS CAN EXPECT TO REMAIN 1997. SO WE SEE NO NEED FOR CIVIL SERVANTS TO HAVE TO DECLARE INTENTION AS TO WHETHER THEY INTEND TO STAY IN THE SERVICE AFTER 1997. CONCERNED, AS
POSTS ARE INSOFAR
THE FILLING OF PRINCIPAL OFFICIAL AGAIN THE BASIC LAW AND THE JOINT DECLARATION MAKE IT QUITE CLEAR THAT THESE POSTS WOULD HAVE TO BE FILLED BY CHINESE NATIONALS WITHOUT RIGHT
MAKING PLANS OF
TO WE ARE ALREADY ABODE
ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY, IN
SUITABLY QUALIFIED ENSURE THAT THERE WILL BE AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF OFFICERS TO FILL THESE POSTS AFTER 1997.
QUESTION : (FOR REACTION TO PWC STATEMENT) ?
OVER PING HAS HAVE NOTHING TO
POSTS OFFICIAL
AND
MRS CHAN * THE CHINESE HAVE MADE IT QUITE CLEAR IN STATEMENTS QUITE A
I RECALL PARTICULARLY MR LU LONG PERIOD OF TIME. BEEN AT PAINS TO ASSURE CIVIL SERVANTS THAT THEY WORRY. THE QUESTION OF WHO WILL FILL PRINCIPAL
ΤΟ
AN
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING THE CIVIL SERVICE IN THE TRANSITION WANT 1997
I THINK CIVIL SERVANTS NOW ARE VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES.
MIND AT ASSURANCE FROM THE CHINESE PARTICULARLY THAT WILL SET THEIR
PROPERLY EASE. THESE ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES WHICH WE BELIEVE SHOULD BE
MANY DISCUSSED AT A FORUM RECOGNIZED BY BOTH PARTIES. I HAVE SAID ON
CIVIL SERVICE OCCASIONS THAT WE STAND READY AT ANY TIME TO DISCUSS
I VERY MUCH HOPE MATTERS WITH THE CHINESE AS SOON AS THEY ARE READY. THAT THESE DISCUSSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
QUESTION : DO YOU THINK THAT THE DOCUMENT YOU MENTIONED IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TRUST FOR THE 1997 TAKE-OVER
TO
MRS CHAN : THE CHINESE AGAIN HAS STRESSED THAT THEY INTEND FULLY
HAVE AS I ADHERE TO THE BASIC LAW AND THE JOINT DECLARATION. SAID THE ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING CIVIL SERVANTS ARE VERY CLEARLY DOWN IN THESE TWO DOCUMENTS. BOTH SIDES ARE CLEARLY ANXIOUS TO ENSURE THAT WE ABIDE BY THESE DOCUMENTS.
JUST
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