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Question: Mrs Chan, what issues ...?
CS: We will be discussing the range of transitional issues, obviously those affecting civil service morale and confidence, co-operation with the Preparatory Committee and with the Chief Executive Officer (Designate).
Question: Mrs Chan, do you think that bearing the official title of Chief Secretary ...?
CS: I'm not going to say any more about this.....
Question: Why do you refuse to tell us whether it is a private or official visit ...?
CS: What is important to the Hong Kong community and what is important to the civil service.... You asked me a question.....
Question: Why are you refusing to tell us?
CS: I'm not refusing to tell you anything. I'm simply just saying that the important thing is to concentrate on the fact that we have a dialogue between Mr Lu Ping and myself so soon after our last meeting in Hong Kong. This is clearly what the people of Hong Kong wish to see and what civil servants wish to see. I do not think that we should allow an issue over what capacity I go up to affect the atmosphere and the progress that we both hope to make at this discussion.
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CSD on high alert after second incident of criminal damage
The Correctional Services Department has conducted a thorough security review and placed all staff on heightened alert, following a second incident in which the barrier gate to a maximum security institution was severely damaged.
At about 3 am this (Wednesday) morning, the sentry at the barrier gate of Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre noticed a yellow truck had stopped at a refuse collection point about 60 metres from the gate.
The vehicle then moved backwards toward the gate and the sentry noticed two men, wearing plastic bags as masks over their heads, on the road directing the truck. One of the men shouted at the sentry not to move and the vehicle then rammed into the hut of the barrier gate twice causing severe damage.
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