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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1993

MR SIU SAID CONGESTION AT THE RESTRICTED AREA

WAS MAINLY AIRPORT THROUGHPUT AT THE AIRPORT, PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

ATTRIBUTABLE

то PARTICULARLY

THE

OF ΚΑΙ TAK PASSENGER TRANSFER

IN INCREASE THE GROWTH IN

TRAFFIC 1.5

AND FROM

FROM 1987 TO AUGUST 31 THIS YEAR, THE TOTAL PASSENGER HAD INCREASED FROM 12 MILLION TO ALMOST 24 MILLION, MILLION TO 5.5 MILLION IN THE NUMBER OF TRANSFER PASSENGERS.

DISCUSSION UNDERWAY FOR HK TO HOST 1997 MEETINGS

GOVERNMENT THE

INVITATION

IS DISCUSSING WITH THE WORLD BANK AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND THE ARRANGEMENTS REGARDING THE ISSUE OF FORMAL

LETTERS TO INVITE THE TWO ORGANISATIONS TO THEIR 1997 ANNUAL MEETINGS IN HONG KONG.

THIS

HOLD

MR

WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES, MICHAEL CARTLAND, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON DAVID K P LI IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IT IS HOPED THAT THE MATTER WILL BE RESOLVED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, MR CARTLAND SAID.

MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN MORALE OF HOSPITAL STAFF

THE RATE OF APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSFER BY NURSING STAFF OF THE CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL IS COMPARABLE WITH THOSE OF OTHER PUBLIC HOSPITALS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID.

A MAJORITY OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE RELATED TO PERSONAL REASONS SUCH AS TRAVELLING DISTANCE TO WORK, INTENTION TO SEEK FURTHER EDUCATION AND ASPIRATIONS FOR GREATER CAREER EXPOSURE, SHE NOTED.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MRS WONG OUTLINED A NUMBER OF MEASURES BEING TAKEN TO STRENGTHEN THE MORALE OF THE STAFF WORKING IN CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL.

THESE INCLUDE:

* CONDUCT REGULAR OPINION SURVEYS TO GAUGE THE SENTIMENTS STAFF AND TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON POSSIBLE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT;

DOUBLE THE BUDGET FOR STAFF 1992/93 TO $500,000 IN 1993/94;

TRAINING FROM

OF

$280,000

IN

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