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On communication within the Government, Mr Sze pointed out that internal minuting and correspondence could be written in Chinese provided that it was done with common sense and good faith.
"Parties to the communication should be conversant in the language and there should not be any unnecessary demand for translation service," he added.
The Working Group was set up in March this year. Sub groups were formed to tackle specific areas of work such as technical support and training.
During the deliberations, the Secretary for the Civil Service wrote to Policy Secretaries and Heads of Department regularly to keep them informed of the progress and to invite input from them.
Attention News Editors:
The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Michael Sze, who chaired the Working Group on The Use of Chinese in The Civil Service, will meet the media this afternoon (Wednesday) to answer questions on the Report. The session will be held at 4 Room 1026, West Wing, Central Government Offices, Lower Albert Road.
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The Report is now available for collection from the Reception, GIS Newsroom, sixth floor, Beaconsfield House, 4 Queen's Road Central. The summary of the Report will be transmitted through the GNIS.
End/Wednesday, September 13, 1995
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