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SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1990

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WITH 34 BEDS OR "OUR PLAN IS THAT EVENTUALLY ALL BUSY WARDS MORE IN MAJOR HOSPITALS WILL EACH BE SERVED BY ONE WARD STEWARD, SPOKESMAN SAID.

WARD STEWARDS WORK A FIVE-AND-A-HALF-DAY WEEK FOR A DAY BETWEEN 8 AM AND 6 PM.

EIGHT HOURS

PROGRAMME BEFORE THEM ON

"NEW RECRUITS GO THROUGH A SIX-DAY INDUCTION THEY START TO WORK IN THE WARDS. THE PROGRAMME AIMS TO BRIEF THEIR DUTIES AND TO FAMILIARISE THEM WITH THE WARD SITUATION.'

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45 YEARS OF THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT ALL PERSONS BELOW

EDUCATION WITH FIVE PASSES AGE WHO HOLD A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF

THE THE JOB.

FIVE PASSES AND SPEAK FLUENT CANTONESE CAN APPLY FOR INCLUDE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLLABUS A).

THE SALARY IS $5,515 A MONTH.

SIX-MONTH RESERVATION PERIOD ON IVORY EXPORT TO EXPIRE ON JULY 17

NOT

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED IVORY TRADERS THAT THE SIX-MONTH RESERVATION PERIOD WILL BE EXTENDED WHEN IT EXPIRES ON TUESDAY, JULY 17.

WISH TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID IVORY TRADERS WHO

A APPLY FOR

LICENCE TO EXPORT THEIR LEGALLY ACQUIRED IVORY TO NON-CITES (CONSERVATION ON TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA) PARTIES OR TO PARTIES WITH APPROPRIATE RESERVATION SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION BEFORE JULY 16.

HONG KONG IS A PARTY TO THE CITES THROUGH THE UNITED KINGDOM

MEMBERSHIP.

PLANTS

(PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED BY THE LEGISLATIVE

MEANWHILE, THE ANIMALS AND

BEEN PASSED SPECIES) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 HAS COUNCIL AND WILL TAKE EFFECT ON THE EXPIRY DATE.

THE NEW AMENDED LEGISLATION WILL PROHIBIT BOTH THE EXPORT OF IVORY AND OTHER HIGHLY ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTED SIXTH SCHEDULE OF THE ORDINANCE.

IMPORT AND UNDER THE

TO HELP CONSERVE THE AFRICA ELEPHANTS, CITES IMPOSED BAN ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF IVORY SINCE JANUARY THIS YEAR.

POSITION

A TOTAL

FOR

HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF HONG KONG'S UNIQUE

AS AN IVORY PROCESSING CENTRE IN THE WORLD, THE UK ENTERED A SIX-MONTH RESERVATION

BEHALF TO THE CITES DECISION ON HONG KONG'S

ΤΟ PROVIDE TIME

SEEK CARVERS TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY RE-TRAINING AND TO

ALTERNATIVE

EMPLOYMENT.

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