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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1985

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KWAI CHUNG, TSING YI DISTRICT COMMITTEE TO MEET

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THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL MEET TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) FOR THE FIRST TIME TO EXAMINE THE WIDE RANGE OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN THE DISTRICT.

THE OPEN MEETING, TO START AT 2.30 PM, WILL ALSO DECIDE ON THE NAMING OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY.

IT WILL BE HELD AT THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAMBER, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STATION CARPARK AND GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN, NEW TERRITORIES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING.

BETTER PROSPECTS FOR BAPTIST COLLEGE GRADUATES

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE BAPTIST COLLEGE ON ARRANGEMENTS TO IMPROVE THE CAREER PROSPECTS OF ITS HONOURS DIPLOMA HOLDERS WHO WISH TO JOIN THE TEACHING AND SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONS, THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR DAVID FORD SAID TODAY.

HOLDERS OF HONOURS DIPLOMAS WITH ONE YEAR POST-QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE WILL BE ABLE TO TEACH TECHNICAL SUBJECTS IN AIDED SCHOOLS FROM THIS YEAR, STARTING WITH A SALARY EQUIVALENT TO MASTER PAY SCALE POINT‍ 17.

A SCHEME IS ALSO BEING WORKED OUT TO ENABLE SOME OF THOSE WHO HAVE HONOURS DIPLOMAS IN SOCIAL WORK TO JOIN THE GOVERNMENT AS PROFESSIONAL TRAINEES WITH AN HONORARIUM SOMEWHAT BELOW THE DEGREE STARTING SALARY.

IF THIS SCHEME IS APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE, IT WILL HELP THOSE WHO WISH TO PURSUE A CAREER IN SOCIAL WORK IN THE GOVERNMENT.

SPEAKING AT A CAREERS EXHIBITION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE APPOINTMENT SERVICE OF THE COLLEGE AND THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH, MR FORD EXPLAINED THAT AT PRESENT THEY ENTER THE GOVERNMENT AS NON-DEGREE HOLDERS, AS SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT, AT POINT 14 OF THE MASTER PAY SCALE.

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