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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1985

HOWEVER, HE SAID, THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE HAS ADVISED THAT AN OFFICER HOLDING THE COMMANDING OFFICER RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL WOULD BE IN LINE FOR PROMOTION AFTER TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS, AND EXTENDING HIS TOUR TO THREE YEARS WOULD PLACE HIM AT A DISADVANTAGE IN CAREER TERMS.

WITH A VIEW TO ATTRACTING CAREER-MINDED OFFICERS TO SERVE WITH THE REGIMENT AS COMMANDING OFFICER, THE AMENDED REGULATIONS ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO SPECIFY THE TERM OF OFFICE AS APPROPRIATE AS WELL AS PROVIDING FOR THE RESIGNATION OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IMPORTANCE OF CAREERS GUIDANCE EMPHASISED

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OPTIMISATION OF OUR HUMAN RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN COMPETITIVENESS IS VITAL IN A PERIOD OF RAPID CHANGES, BOTH IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, MR CHEN SHOU-LUM, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAK ING AT THE OPENING OF THE CAREERS '86 EXHIBITION AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL, MR CHEN POINTED OUT THAT IN THE PAST DECADE OR TWO, HONG KONG HAD ENJOYED CONSIDERABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HAD BUILT ITSELF UP AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FINANCIAL CENTRES IN THE WORLD.

+ALL THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARISE MAINLY FROM MAKING GOOD USE

OF OUR MANPOWER RESOURCES,+ HE ADDED.

MR CHEN SAID THAT ONE OF THE PREREQUISITES IN MAKING FULL USE OF HUMAN RESOURCES WAS FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE A JOB FITTED TO HIS OR HER TALENTS, APTITUDES, INTERESTS, NEEDS AND ABILITIES.

+ IT IS WASTEFUL OF SOCIETY'S RESOURCES IF SOMEBODY, HALF WAY THROUGH HIS WORKING LIFE, FINDS THAT HE IS NOT SUITED TO HIS JOB AND HAS TO LOOK FOR NEW TRAINING IN ORDER TO START AFRESH.

+SO, CAREERS PLANNING IS VITAL TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE IF THEY WANT TO HAVE SUITABLE CAREERS THAT GIVE THEM JOB SATISFACTION AND MEET THE IR INTEREST, ENABLING THEM TO MAKE THEIR BEST CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY.+

MR CHEN SAID HONG KONG SOCIETY HAD AN OBLIGATION TO GIVE CAREERS GUIDANCE TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO HELP THEM PLAN THEIR CAREERS.

/+AS FAR