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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1992

MANPOWER

IS ANOTHER ELEMENT OF THE TRAINING INTO KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE, HIGH VALUE-ADDED

SHIFT ONLY BE

IF POSSIBLE

THE NECESSARY AVAILABLE, THE SECRETARY SAID.

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WILL

PROGRAMME. MANUFACTURING

HIGHLY SKILLED

MANPOWER IS

LABOUR

OF

"IN TERMS OF NUMBERS, INDUSTRY CAN EXPECT TO SEE CONSIDERABLY MORE GRADUATE TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS COMING ONTO THE

THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY MARKET ONCE OUR THIRD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GETS INTO ITS STRIDE," HE SAID.

THE MACLEOD INCLUDED

DESIGN ESTABLISHMENT OF AN APPLICATIONS-SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

TECHNOLOGIES TRAINING TRAINING CENTRE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SCHEME TO ENABLE TECHNOLOGISTS AND MANAGERS TO BE TRAINED LOCALLY OVERSEAS.

OTHER

AREAS

HIGHLIGHTED

BY MR

OR

PLEDGE TO MAINTAIN A RESPONSIBLE AND EFFICIENT CIVIL SERVICE

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THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH (CSB) WILL CONTINUE TO DO ALL IT CAN TO HELP IMPROVE STAFF RELATIONS AND TACKLE QUESTIONS OF CONCERN ΤΟ CIVIL SERVANTS, THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE LUNAR NEW YEAR COCKTAIL RECEPTION WHICH HE HOSTED FOR SOME 400 CIVIL SERVANT UNIONS REPRESENTATIVES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MR WIGGHAM CALLED FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.

HE SAID THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY SYMBOLISED WIT AND ACTIVITY.

AND

"I HOPE THAT WE AS CIVIL SERVANTS WILL ALSO BE ACTIVE QUICK IN RESPONDING TO THE EVER-CHANGING SITUATION SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN A RESPONSIBLE AND EFFICIENT CIVIL SERVICE," HE SAID,

RECALLING THE ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PAST YEAR, THE SECRETARY SAID THE BRANCH CONTINUED TO WORK HARD ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND MADE ENCOURAGING PROGRESS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STANDING COMMISSION REGARDING CONSULTATIVE MACHINERY IN THE CIVIL SERVICE HAVE BEEN PUT INTO PRACTICE TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION WITH STAFF.

A NEW CIVIL SERVICE PASSAGE AGREEMENT WHICH INCORPORATED MORE FLEXIBLE PROVISIONS WOULD BE INTRODUCED IN THE NEAR FUTURE, HE ADDED.

/FURTHERMORE, FOLLOWING