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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1985

MR WU SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE BASIC EDUCATIONAL

REQUIREMENT FOR THE INSPECTOR GRADE IS COMPLETION OF FORM FIVE WITH THREE SUBJECTS INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT GRADE C AND . TWO OTHER SUBJECTS AT GRADE E IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION, AN INCREASING NUMBER OF APPLICANTS COME WITH A UNIVERSITY DEGREE.

+OF COURSE WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HIGHER ACADEMIC QUAL IF ICATIONS ARE KEEN TO JOIN THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT BUT WE ARE A DISCIPLINED FORCE AND APART FROM PAPER QUALIFICATIONS WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR OTHER QUALITIES, SAID MR WU.

+PHYSICAL FITNESS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE JOB OF

A CUSTOMS OFFICER IS OFTEN AN ARDUOUS ONE BUT, MORE THAN THAT, WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WITH A SENSE OF SELF-DISCIPLINE WHO ARE ACTIVE AND INTELLIGENT, HAVE A WELL-ROUNDED PERSONALITY AND WHO IN TURN ARE LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGING AND INTERESTING CAREER, HE SAID.

CANDIDATES WHO PASSED THE EXTENDED INTERVIEWS WERE RECENTLY CALLED FOR THE IR FINAL INTERVIEWS.

WHEN THE CANDIDATES ARE FINALLY SELECTED FOR THE 23 POSTS. THEY WILL BE SENT TO THE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR A SIX-MONTH TRAINING COURSE.

REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY

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A REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE CENOTAPH ON STATUE SQUARE THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN ACTIVE SERVICE.

WREATHS WERE LAID BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE; THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL ANTHONY BOAM; REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS; COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONERS; THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR RAYMON ANNING; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HITLON CHEONG-LEEN; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG; SERVICE COMMANDERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION. SERVICE UNITS, TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS, SOCIETIES AND OTHER BODIES.

MEANWHILE, THE