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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1994

SECURITY IN ESTATE REDEVELOPMENT TAKEN CARE OF

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DUE ESTATES

FOR ASPREY, SAID

THE POLICE REGULARLY PATROL PUBLIC HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THIS IS TO DEAL WITH SECURITY PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH UNITS IN THESE ESTATES,

APART FROM THE POLICE. THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT REGULAR CHECKS ON SUCH UNITS.

VACANT

ALSO CONDUCTS

MR

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MRS SELINA CHOW,

BURGLARY ASPREY SAID SECURITY PROBLEMS THERE USUALLY RELATED TO MINOR CASES OR TREPASSING BY YOUNG DELINQUENTS AND DRUG ADDICTS.

ESTATE

WILL TAKE

ON

ACTION IMMEDIATE ON PATROL OFFICERS

VACANT UNITS COMPLAINTS

SUSPECTED CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN REGARDING WITH THE HELP OF THE POLICE, HE ADDED.

THE SECRETARY SAID THE POLICE ALSO MAINTAINED CONTACT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ON THIS FRONT.

THE

REDEVELOPMENT WAS

COMMITTEES, AREA

HE SAID THE SUBJECT OF SECURITY IN ESTATE MONITORED AT A NUMBER OF DISTRICT FORUMS INCLUDING DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES, DISTRICT BOARDS, DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.

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CIVIL SERVICE MORALE REMAINS HIGH

THEIR

AFFECTED

ALTHOUGH SOME SENIOR CIVIL SERVANTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE CAREER AFTER THE CHANGE OF SOVEREIGNTY, THIS HAS NOT THEIR WORK, THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR MICHAEL SZE, SAID.

WAH-SUM IN THE IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY HON LAU LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR SZE SAID MORALE IN THE CIVIL CLOSE TOUCH SERVICE REMAINED HIGH AND THE GOVERNMENT WOULD KEEP IN WITH CIVIL SERVANTS THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS TO KEEP ABREAST THEIR MOOD AND MORALE.

OF

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SENSITIVE TO STAFF NEEDS AND SAID MR SZE.

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CONCERN,

REASONABLY

"WE

WILL MAINTAIN CIVIL SERVICE PAY AT LEVEL, TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN PEOPLE OF HIGH CALIBRE.

ATTRACTIVE

"WE WILL ENSURE THAT THE TERMS OF APPOINTMENT AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF CIVIL SERVANTS ARE UPDATED AND APPROPRIATE.

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ΤΟ DEVELOP

QUOTING EXAMPLES, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSED COMMON TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS OFFICERS.

MANAGEMENT

TO

THERE ARE PROPOSALS ARISING FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCE REVIEW AIMED AT ENCOURAGING A MORE SYSTEMATIC AND FOCUSED APPROACH STAFF MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT.

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