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Thursday, March 16, 1972

Enterprising young men want a chance to achieve something and

they want their achievement to be recognised in terms of promotion to

more responsible positions, he said.

Although a sense of security was desirable, young men were not

unconscious of the danger of being turned into useless mules on a tread-mill,

he added.

Again, Government should not rely entirely on recruitment from

In any case, overseas abroad to make up deficiencies in the administration.

personnel were getting increasingly scarce and expensive, he added.

Far-sighted

"What is more important is that our policy should be far-sighted

and that we should take active steps to discover men of potential ability

from among our serving officers and implement a comprehensive scheme of

training them so that we may have an adequate supply of capable and highly

qualified local men to fill posts of responsibility" he said.

Hence, he said, it was essential to prepare a forecast of

establishment a good number of years ahead.

A search for the right men should begin well in advance, so that

all interested persons, already or not yet in the Civil Service, might be given sufficient time to prepare themselves for the posts or be invited to

take up courses of training if required, he added.

"I propose, also, that Government, like a good employer, should

be more generous in awarding them leave if not as much as those enjoyed by

expatriates at the end of each tour of service.

"I suggest