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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1994

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES, CO-ORDINATION AND PLANNING OF PUBLIC PROGRAMMIES, AND THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF RESOURCES.

THEY ARE GENERALIST MANAGERS OCCUPYING KEY POSTS OF DIFFERENT NATURES IN SECRETARIAT BRANCHES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS II ARE MAINLY DEPLOYED TO ASSIST IN THE DAY- TO-DAY ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES, RESOURCE PLANNING AND CONTROL, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT,

AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS AS WELL AS DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS.

ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICERS II PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS, PROVIDE CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE TO STUDENTS, PROCESS CLAIMS FOR EMPLOYEES, ASSIST IN PROMOTING GOOD LABOUR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS, AND ENFORCE LABOUR LEGISLATION.

ASSISTANT TRADE OFFICERS II WORK IN EITHER THE TRADE OR INDUSTRY TO ASSIST IN RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, CONTROL MANAGEMENT, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION.

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND SYSTEMS, AND

THEY MAY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND OVERSEAS CONFERENCES TO ASSIST IN OVERSEAS NEGOTIATIONS.

OR

"IN GENERAL, CANDIDATES WHO POSSESS A DEGREE FROM A HONG KONG OR BRITISH UNIVERSITY, OR EQUIVALENT, WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"UNDERGRADUATES WHO ARE TAKING THEIR FINAL DEGREE IN SUMMER 1995 MAY ALSO APPLY," HE ADDED.

EXAMINATIONS

"DIPLOMA HOLDERS AND MATRICULANTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY MAY + HE BE CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER II GRADE, SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT AN APPLICANT IS REQUIRED IN ONLY ONE APPLICATION FORM EVEN IF HE APPLIED FOR MORE GRADE.

TO FILL THAN ONE

"A COMMON RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD FOR THE FOUR GRADES ON DECEMBER 3, HE SAID.

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"STARTED IN 1984, THE EXAMINATION AIMS TO RELIEVE THE BURDEN OF MULTIPLE EXAMINATIONS ON THE CANDIDATES, HE ADDED.

....

THREE AS IN THE PAST, THIS YEAR'S EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF PAPERS:

PAPER 2 PAPER 1 (ONE HOUR AND A QUARTER) IN USE OF ENGLISH,

3 (ONE HOUR AND A QUARTER) IS OBJECTIVE TESTS AND PAPER

(TWO AND HALF HOURS) IS A TASK PAPER. THE EXAMINATION TIME FOR PAPERS 1 AND HAS

OF SHORTENED THIS YEAR AS A RESULT OF BEEN

SIMPLIFICATION

PAPERS.

A

3

THE

WEIGHTINGS THE

20 FOR THE THREE PAPERS ARE 30 PER CENT, CENT AND 50 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

PER

CHINESE

PAPERS 1 AND 2 ARE SET IN ENGLISH WHILE PAPER 3 IS IN AND ENGLISH. ANSWERS SHOULD BE GIVEN IN THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE.

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