TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1979
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT ACCORDING TO WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION'S REGULATIONS AN INFECTED AREA IS CONSIDERED FREE FROM INFECTION WHEN THERE IS NO FURTHER CASE REPORTED DURING A PERIOD WHICH IS EQUAL TO AT LEAST TWICE THE INCUBATION PERIOD OF THE DISEASE SINCE THE LAST CASE BEEN CONFIRMED.
+THE INCUBATION PERIOD FOR CHOLERA IS FIVE DAYS AND, THEREFORE, A TERRITORY MAY BE DECLARED FREE IF A PERIOD OF 10 DAYS HAS ELAPSED SINCE THE CONFIRMATION OF THE LAST CASE,+ HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN URGED THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE OBSERVING THE RULES OF PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, WHICH HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY W.H.O. EXPERTS AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF CHOLERA AND OTHER GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISEASES.
HE WARNED THAT IN VIEW OF THE CONTINUING PRESENCE OF CHOLERA IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGION THE RISK OF THE DISEASES REAPPEARING IN HONG KONG REMAINS.
+THE PUBLIC ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THEIR CHOICE OF FOOD AND DRINK AND THE PREPARATION OF FOOD, + HE ADDED.
GOVERNMENT PLANS TO RECRUIT 50 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
NEXT YEAR ***
THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO RECRUIT ABOUT 50 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS IN THE COMING YEAR AND AT LEAST 30 OF THEM SHOULD BE LOCAL, A SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
*ALTHOUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CONTINUES TO RECRUIT FROM OVERSEAS, THE SUCCESS OF THE SERVICE DEPENDS TO A LARGE EXTENT ON RECRUITING LOCAL CANDIDATES IN SUFFICIENT NUMBERS EVERY YEAR, SAID MR. DONALD TSANG, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.
MR. TSANG, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH, WAS SPEAKING ON THE ROLE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS IN THE GOVERNMENT AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF KOWLOON EAST IN THE PENINSULA HOTEL.
HE SAID THE EXPANSION AND GROWING IMPORTANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE, PARTICULARLY OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, REFLECTED A BASIC POLICY OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAINTAIN A CADRE OF HIGHLY COMPETENT GENERALISTS WHO WERE CAPABLE OF REACTING POSITIVELY TO CHANGING SITUATION AND PRIORITIES OVER A WIDE SPECTRUM OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES.
+THIS IS THE KEY TO PROVIDING AN EFFICIENT AND DYNAMIC PUBLIC SERVICE WHICH THIS COMMUNITY RIGHTLY DESERVES, MR. TSANG SAID.
/HE SAID.....
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