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EDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1978

HE RAISED THREE QUESTIONS:

A) HY 30 LITTLE HAS BEEN DONE TO LOCALISE THE TOP LEVEL

OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH WHERE LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING ARE SO VITAĻ TO GOOD

STAFF MANAGEMENT?

B) HOW THE GOVERNMENT CAN IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH THE

PEOPLE WHEN COMMUNICATION LITHIN ITSELF IS DEFICIENT, AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE CONSULTATIVE COUNCILS WITHIN DEPARTMENTS THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IS QUESTIONABLE?

LD IT BE THAT IN THE COURSE OF BUILDING UP AND TRAINING THE PUBLIC SERVICE, THE GOVERNMENT HAS OVERLOOKED THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A GOOD EMPLOYER?

MR. LOBO SAID OUR ECONOMY IS DEPENDENT ON MANY FACTORS, AMONG WHICH IS THE CONFIDENCE HONG KOTO CAK GENERATE OVERSEAS TO ATTRACT BUSINESS AND INFLOW OF CAPITAL.

+WE MUST NOT OVERRULE THE POSSIBILITY OF DISPUTES WITHIN THE CIVIL SERVICE BEING EXPLOITED BY THOSE WHO ARE ANTI-HONG KONG,

IF THIS HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN DONE.

+CIVIL SERVANTS' PROTESTS COULD 30 EASILY BE USED IN PROMULGATING THE MYTH OF THE HONG KONG SWEAT SHOP. IF GOVERNMEN IS NOT SEEN TO BE LOOKING AFTER ITS OWN, HOW CAN IT EXPECT CTHERS TO DO BETTER?+ HE ASKED.

TURNING TO PUBLIC HOUSING, MR. LOBO SOUGHT

ASSURANCE FROM THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY THAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT OVERLOOK ITS RECENT COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND SUCH CAPITAL AS IS NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME TO FINANCE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME,

HE SOUGHT THE ASSURANCE BECAUSE THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE FINANCIAL SITUATION AND WHAT WAS SAID BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY IN HIS BUDGET, WHICH SHOWED A SHORTFALL OF 296 MILLI IN THE AUTHORITY'3 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE NEXT YEAR.

HE COMPLIMENTED THOSE WHO HAVE LEEN INVOLVED IN THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME WHICH HE SAID HAS GOT OFF TO A RUNNING START AND HAS ITS INITIAL "RIEST PLA" DOUBLES IN ADDITION TO PHASE 11.

HE SAID THE TE! - YEAR HOUSING PROGRAMME WHICH IT COMPLEMENTS IS NOW REACHING TOP GEAR AGAT AFTER THE HICCUP CAUSED BY THE RECESSION, WHILE THE DIGGEST REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE „ORLD IS MCVING AHEAD SOOTHLY TO OPONTE THE STANDARDS OF FORMER RESETTLEMENT ESTATES. I'. ADITION A LIE PROGRAMME IS ! FULL SWING TO CONSTRUCT PART-IUILT STUCTURED IT A LARGE NUMBER OF TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS TO IUNILE STELT FEASONALLE HOUSING.

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