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MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1993

ANNUAL RECRUITMENT FOR FIVE CIVIL SERVICE GRADES

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OVER

UNIVERSITY GRADUATES INTERESTED IN MAKING A CAREER IN THE CIVIL SERVICE SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR ADVERTISEMENTS IN NEWSPAPERS THE NEXT TWO SATURDAYS (AUGUST 21 AND 28).

ADMINISTRATIVE

VACANCIES IN FIVE GRADES WILL BE ADVERTISED: OFFICER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER II, ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER MANAGEMENT SERVICES OFFICER II AND ASSISTANT TRADE OFFICER II.

II,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF EXAMINATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR JOBS IN THESE DIFFERENT GRADES, A COMMON RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD IN EARLY NOVEMBER.

AS IN THE PAST, THIS YEAR'S EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THREE PAPERS: PAPER 1 (ONE HOUR) IS USE OF ENGLISH, PAPER 2 (1 HOUR 15 MINUTES) IS OBJECTIVE TESTS AND PAPER 3 (3 HOURS) IS A TASK PAPER.

CENT,

20 PER CENT ENGLISH WHILE

THE WEIGHTINGS OF THESE PAPERS ARE 30 PER AND 50 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. PAPERS 1 AND 2 ARE IN HALF OF THE QUESTIONS IN PAPER 3 ARE SET IN CHINESE AND MUST BE ANSWERED IN CHINESE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID RECRUITMENT FOR THESE FIVE GRADES WAS CONDUCTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

VACANCIES FOR THESE GRADES WILL BE ADVERTISED DAILY, A CHINESE DAILY AND A CHINESE EVENING DAILY.

IN AN ENGLISH

THE ADVERTISEMENTS WILL GIVE DETAILS OF THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR EACH POST, THE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED AND REMUNERATION, AS WELL AS APPLICATION PROCEDURES. APPLICATION FOR THESE VACANCIES WILL CLOSE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.

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ANALYSIS OF HK'S RE-EXPORT TRADE IN FIRST SIX MONTHS

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RE-EXPORTS ACCOUNTED FOR 78% OF THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS AND 38% OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF EXTERNAL TRADE OF HONG KONG IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1993.

IN

THE SAME PERIOD OF 1992, THE CORRESPONDING SHARES WERE 74% AND 36% RESPECTIVELY.

OF RE-EXPORT

THESE FIGURES, AFFIRMING THE GROWING IMPORTANCE TRADE, ARE AMONGST THE DETAILED RE-EXPORT STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY).

/CHINA REMAINED