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SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1992

HONG KONG STUDENTS IN UK URGED TO RETURN

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HONG KONG GRADUATES, POSTGRADUATES AND YOUNG

PROFESSIONALS IN

THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE URGED TODAY (SATURDAY) ΤΟ RETURN AND TAKE PART IN THE EXCITING CHALLENGE OF BUILDING FOR THE TERRITORY'S FUTURE.

SPEAKING ON THE SECOND OF A THREE-DAY CONFERENCE, "HONG KONG IN TRANSITION", AT LONDON'S PRESTIGIOUS IMPERIAL COLLEGE, MR DAVID TSUI, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, HIGHLIGHTED THE SCOPE AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE WIDE AND VARIED RANGE OF GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO THE PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED.

HE TOLD DELEGATES AT THE CONFERENCE, ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG PROFESSIONAL AND POSTGRADUATE SOCIETY (UK), THAT THE TERRITORY WAS LOOKING FOR ITS OWN TALENTED YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO PLAY A PART IN CHARTING THE COURSE OF ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

FOR PROFESSIONALS WITH A SLIDE PLACE FROM THE

THE THEME OF MR TSUI'S TALK, "OPPORTUNITIES AND GRADUATES IN HONG KONG”, WAS ILLUSTRATED PRESENTATION SHOWING THE MASSIVE DEVELOPMENTS TAKING NEW TOWNS, ACTIVITY IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR, TO THE TERRITORY'S MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECTS THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING PLANS THAT WILL CHANGE THE FACE OF URBAN HONG KONG.

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IN ALL THESE SPHERES, HE SAID, THERE WERE OPPORTUNITIES AND OPENINGS FOR THE PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED. "WE REQUIRE EVEN MORE TALENT NOW THAN EVER BEFORE," HE SAID.

MR TSUI SPOKE IN SOME DETAIL ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS, OUTLINING THE RELATED SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND FACILITIES LIKE ROADS, RAIL, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND PARKS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO MAKE THEM VIABLE AND WORKABLE ENTITIES.

"FOR ALL THESE GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROJECTS WE NEED THE SERVICES OF ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, DOCTORS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS AND TEACHERS TO NAME BUT A FEW," HE SAID.

HE TOLD DELEGATES THAT HONG KONG WAS NOW IN THE THROES OF A NEW ERA OF DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION WITH THE PORT AND AIRPORT PROJECTS AND URBAN RECLAMATION WORK. ALL THIS LED ΤΟ A CONSTANT DEMAND FOR PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ΤΟ MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM OF DEVELOPMENT.

"HONG KONG IS A PARADISK FOR THE PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED WHOSE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE IS NEEDED TO TAKE US INTO THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE,' HE SAID.

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FOLLOWING HIS TALK, MR TSUI CHAIRED A LIVELY PANEL DISCUSSION WHEN HE INTERVIEWED THE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE INCHCAPE GROUP, A HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, AN ENGINEER, A POLICE SUPERINTENDENT ON SECONDMENT AND AN EDUCATION OFFICER AMONG OTHERS, ABOUT THEIR OWN CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENCE IN HONG KONG.

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