XN000022-1989-10-23 — Page 3

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1989

"THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT OF THIS SOLID CORE OF ENTHUSIASTIC AND HARDWORKING OFFICERS WILL BE TREMENDOUS," HE POINTED OUT.

SIR PIERS FOUND 17 MOST ENCOURAGING TO LEARN THAT PAST PARTICIPANTS OF THE SENIOR STAFF COURSE HAD COME TO OCCUPY SIGNIFICANT POSITIONS IN THE SENTOR RANKS OF GOVERNMENT.

RECENTLY

VT LAST COUNT PAST PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE ONE PROMOTED DIRECTOR, FIVE DEPITY DIRECTORS. OVER 50 ASSISTANT DIRECTORS OR EQUIVALENT RANKS AND TWO MANAGING DIRECTORS AND THREE GENERAL MANAGERS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

"THAT IS IMPRESSIVE.

ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF THE NETWORKING POTENTIAL OF THIS GROUP OF EMERGING LEADERS IN GOVERNMENT AND INDEED IN HONG KONG. HE SAID.

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SIR PIERS WENT ON TO NOTE THAT THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THIS PROGRAMME WAS ANOTHER UNIQUE FEATURE WHICH HAD CONTRIBUTED TO ITS SUCCESS.

"SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS COURSE IN 1984. A TOTAL OF 17 PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANISATIONS HAVE TAKEN PART ALONG WITH CIVIL SERVANTS REPRESENTING SOME 52 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

"IT IS A HEALTHY SIGN THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR COULD WORK TOGETHER IN A MUTUALLY RESPECTING ATMOSPHERE TO IMPROVE THEIR MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR GENERAL POPULATION, HE SAID.

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PUBLIC VIEWS TO BE REFLECTED IN TRANSPORT WHITE PAPER

THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT. MR MICHAEL LEUNG. SAID THIS (MONDAY) EVENING THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE GREEN PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY IN HONG KONG WOULD BE FULLY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DRAFTING WHITE PAPER ON FUTURE TRANSPORT POLICY.

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SPEAKING AT A MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEW TERRITORIES MR LEUNG SAID MORE THAN 220 WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMENTS FROM A WIDE SPECTRUM OF THE COMMUNITY HAD BEEN RECEIVED DURING THE FOUR-MONTH CONSULTATION PERIOD.

HE SAID THE PUBLIC GENERALLY SUPPORTED THE THREE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF IMPROVING THE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE. EXPANDING AND IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSPORT. AND MANAGING ROAD USE, AND AGREED THAT THESE SHOULD CONTINUE TO FORM THE BASIS OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE TRANSPORT POLICY.

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