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SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1974

PASSING-OUT PARADE OF ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS

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TWENTY-THREE ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS, WHO HAVE COMPLETED A FOUR-MONTH INDUCTION COURSE, TOOK PART IN A PASSING-OUT PARADE AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT PARADE GROUND THIS MORNING.

ADDRESSING THE PARADE, LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR SZETO WAI TOLD THE NEW RECRUITS THAT IN ORDER TO LIVE UP TO THE EXPECTATION OF THEIR COLLEAGUES AND SENIOR OFFICERS, THEY MUST BE +AN ARCHITECT+ OF THEIR OWN CAREER DEVELOPMENT.

+TO GET AHEAD, YOU MUST BROADEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE, DEVELOP A POSITIVE PERSONALITY AND ATTITUDE, AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITIES BEFORE THEY ARE FORMALLY ASSIGNED TO YOU.

+ABOVE ALL, YOU MUST ALWAYS BE CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT YOU ARE A PUBLIC SERVANT, AND BE POLITE AND HELPFUL AT ALL TIMES, WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.+

THE OFFICERS, INCLUDING SIX WOMEN, ARE ALL OF MATRICULATION STANDARD.

MR. SZETO SAID THE TRAINING METHOD AND FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED THROUGH THE YEARS.

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+THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED TO MEET THE CHANGING ROLE OF A MODERN IMMIGRATION OFFICER. CANDIDATES FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICER NOT ONLY HAVE TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW TO ASSESS THEIR INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, MATURITY AND MOTIVATION, BUT ALSO HAVE TO PASS A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSONALITY TEST.

+YOU ARE THE FIRST BATCH OF ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS TO BE RECRUITED, TESTED, SELECTED AND TRAINED UNDER THESE NEW TECHNIQUES. AS SUCH, YOUR PROGRESS WILL BE WATCHED WITH GREAT INTEREST BY YOUR COLLEAGUES AND SENIOR OFFICERS,+ HE SAID.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES OF MR. SZETO WAI'S SPEECH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED SEPARATELY IN THE G.1.S. PRESS - BOXES THIS AFTERNOON.

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