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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1988

FUTURE DEPENDS ON DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES: CS

OUR FUTURE WILL DEPEND VERY MUCH ON HOW WE DEVELOP OUR HUMAN RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

ADDRESSING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE DUKE AWARD HEADQUARTERS, SIR DAVID SAID HONG KONG'S SUCCESS THE VISION AND DETERMINATION OF ITS PEOPLE.

OF EDINBURGH'S WAS BUILT ON

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"ONE OF THE PRIORITY TASKS IS THEREFORE TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL AND ABILITY, HE SAID.

"TO THIS END, A CONCERTED EFFORT BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNITY IS NEEDED.'

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VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS HAD CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG, THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID, CITING THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME.

SIR DAVID ALSO NOTED THAT TRE SCHEME, WITH ONLY ONE OPERATING AUTHORITY AND SOME 250 PARTICIPANTS WHEN IT WAS INTRODUCED ΤΟ HONG

AUTHORITIES KONG IN 1961, HAD DEVELOPED INTO 23 OPERATING

WITH

THAN 40,000 PARTICIPANTS.

CONGRATULATING THE SCHEME'S COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF, HE THE INAUGURATION OF ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS AT LAI KOK ESTATE SHA

MORE

SAID IN CHEUNG WAN SIGNIFIED YET ANOTHER STEP FORWARD APTER THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH TRAINING CAMP IN TAI PO OPENED TWO YEARS AGO.

TRADITION OF TALKING THINGS OUT: CS

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DAVID

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR

FORD,

SAID TODAY (THURSDAY ) RESULT OF THE REPORT BY THE THAT IF THERE WERE DIFFICULTIES AS A

ON REVIEW COMMITTLE

DISCIPLINED SERVICES PAY ANDI

OF CONDITIONS

THE SERVICE, THE RECOMMEDATION WAS THAT THESE SHOULD RE SORTED OUT BY STANDING COMMITTEF TO RE ESTABLISHED AT A LATER STAGE.

SERVICES TAD A TRADITION OF A WHOLF HAD A VERY FINE

SIR DAVID SAID THE DISCIPLINED "TALKING THINGS OUT" AND THE SERVICES AS TRADITION OF NOT TAKING INDUSTRIAL ACTION.

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