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"FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD COMMAND OF CHINESE IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO POLITICS OR THE WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT, OR ENGAGE TRADE WITH OR INVESTMENT IN CHINA.

"YOU CANNOT JOIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OR EXECUTIVE GRADES OF CIVIL SERVICE UNLESS YOU HAVE A GOOD COMMAND OF CHINESE,

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HE SAID.

THE

AN EQUAL FOOTING

AS PURPOSES,

THE CIVIL INCREASINGLY IDENTITY IS ENHANCED,

"THUS, AS CHINESE IS INCREASINGLY PLACED ON WITH ENGLISH FOR LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AND SOME SECTORS OF THE BUSINESS WORLD BECOME

A CHINESE LOCALISED AND AS THE AWARENESS OF PARENTAL VIEWS WILL CHANGE, HE SAID.

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'THEREFORE, IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE COMMISSION'S LANGUAGE

DAY, BUT RATHER EDUCATION PROPOSALS ON THEIR OWN THAT WILL WIN THE

REPORT NO. 4 AS A THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE EDUCATION COMMISSION

CHANGE, HE PACKAGE TAKEN TOGETHER WITH THE TRENDS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC ADDED.

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GOVT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP

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RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN THE

TO

MRS

SOCIAL WELFARE WORKING THE CLOSE DEPARTMENT AND THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL WELFARE AGENCIES IS IMPORTANT

PROPOSALS FOR WELFARE SERVICES THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTO THE 1990'S AND BEYOND, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY):

PAPER ON SUCCESS IN

"I BELIEVE IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT IF THE DRAFT WHITE

ITS ACCEPTED, SERVICES IS AND SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE IN NO SMALL WAY DUE TO THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS, WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY.'

AND THEIR

"

SEMINAR ON

MRS WONG WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A

AGENCIES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS IN THE PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

SHE SAID WHILE

THE

RELATIONSHIP THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL

UNUSUAL, CERTAINLY

NOT SURE WAS

AND DEPARTMENT

WAS IT

WHETHER

SHE WELFARE BETWEEN THE SOCIAL

UNIQUE, WAS AGENCIES IN HONG KONG SOMETHING OF WHICH BOTH SIDES COULD BE JUSTIFIABLY PROUD.

AND

IT IS VIEWS AND

"THIS RELATIONSHIP IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS A PARTNERSHIP. THE SORT OF PARTNERSHIP WHERE EACH SIDE VALUES THE OTHER'S EACH COMPLEMENTS THE INADEQUACIES OF THE OTHER..

IMPLIES THE

"I MIGHT ADD, HOWEVER, THAT PARTNERSHIP SOMETIMES RIGHT TO CRITICISE, WHICH SERVES TO STIMULATE ACTION AND REACTION.

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FEEL THAT THEREFORE

IT PARTNERSHIP OF THIS NATURE," SHE SAID.

IS

VERY

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