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THURSDAY, JANUARY

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE WAS RECOGNISED BY THE

·CLUSION OF A SPECIFIC SECTION IN ANNEX I OF THE JOINT DECLARATION WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE CONTINUATION BEYOND 1907

EMPLOYMENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS 2 SERVICE NO LESS FAVOURABLE THAN BEFORE, AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING SYSTEMS OF MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE.

SIR PHILIP ALSO SAID:

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+ THE PROVISIONS IN THE JOINT DECLARATION, AND THE TOTAL COMMITMENT, PUBLICLY DECLARED, OF BOTH THE BRITISH AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENTS TO ITS FULL IMPLEMENTATION, PROVIDE THOSE OF US WHO ARE PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE WITH THE

CONFIDENCE TO PLAN AND RECRUIT FOR THE FUTURE.

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• THEY ALSO PROVIDE A FIRM ASSURANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT A CAREER IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.+

THE EXHIBITION, THE SEVENTH OF ITS KIND TO BE ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE STUDENT AFFAIRS UNIT OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETAR FAT, REPRESENTED MUCH HARD WORK AND CONCERTED EFFORT TO PROVIDE STUDENTS OF THE POLYTECHNIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE WIDE RANGE OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE, HE CAID,

GROUP TO LOOK INTO POLLUTION CONTROL WORK

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THE GOVERNMENT, WITH THE ENDORSEMENT OF EPCOM, HAS SET UP A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE HOW ITS POLLUTION CONTROL EFFORTS COULD BE GIVEN MORE IMPETUS AND BE MADE MORE EFFECTIVE.

THE WORKING GROUP, CHAIRED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR T.H. CHAU AND CONSISTING BASICALLY OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RESOURCE BRANCHES IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, WILL DRAM UP THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE NEXT SIX TO NINE MONTHS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE POLLUTION CONTROL AND MONITORING DEPARTMENTS.

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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL THEN BE ASKED TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH WILL AIM AT RATIONALISING AND CENTRAL ISING THE GOVERNMENT'S ORGANISATION FOR POLLUTION CONTROL.

AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD TODAY, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, SECRETA FO HEALTH AND WELFARE, EXPLAINED THE AT PRESENT, THE ON-THE-GROUNG YORK OF POLLUTION CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS CARRIED OUT BY AT LEAST EIGHT DEPARTMENTS AS PART OF THEIR FANCE OF ==PONSIBILITIES.

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