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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1986

DRIVE TO MEET DEMAND FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS

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THE GOVERNMENT IS EMBARKING ON MAJOR RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED WORKLOAD OF DOCUMENTS NEEDING TRANSLATION.

THIS WAS REVEALED AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY TODAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR 42 CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS WHO COMPLETED THEIR BASIC TRAINING COURSES.

DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR ADOLF HSU, TOLD THE GRADUATES THAT THE STANDARD OF CHINESE EXPECTED OF CLO'S WILL BE MUCH HIGHER AS THE LANGUAGE BECOMES MORE WIDELY USED BY THE GOVERNMENT WHEN HONG KONG IS ENTERING A NEW ERA.

+ YOUR WORK WILL GROW IN IMPORTANCE AND SO WILL YOUR STATUS. I HOPE YOU WILL STAND FIRM AND ACCEPT THE NEW CHALLENGE OF OUR TIME,+ HE SAID.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE, MR FRED TING, SAID THAT AS DOCUMENTS NEEDING TRANSLATION WERE INCREASING, THERE WAS A CORRESPONDING GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF CLO'S.

SOME 50 NEW RECRUITS ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION FROM NEXT MONTH WHILE ANOTHER RECRUITMENT EXERCISE IS UNDERWAY TO FILL ANOTHER 50 VACANCIES.

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+1F ALL GOES WELL, THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION WILL SEE ANOTHER BATCH OF NEW OFFICERS MARCHING IN TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR. THIS IS HEARTENING NEWS, BECAUSE WITH MORE RECRUITS, IT WILL ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURE OF WORK YOU ARE FACING,+ MR TING SAID.

+ON THE OTHER HAND, THE CONTINUOUS AND STEADY RISE IN THE NUMBER OF CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS CAN REFLECT THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS GRADE, HE ADDED.

SINCE 1981, THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SECTION OF CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION HAS ORGANISED FIVE BASIC TRAINING COURSES FOR MORE THAN 130 OFFICERS AND THREE TRAINING COURSES NOW UNDERWAY ARE ATTENDED BY SOME 60 CLO'S.

BESIDES RUNNING BASIS TRAINING COURSES FOR NEW RECRUITS, REFRESHER AND INTENSIVE COURSES ARE ALSO ORGANISED REGULARLY TO UPGRADE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF THE CLO'S.

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