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HK people commit themselves to voluntary services
Hong Kong people are always prepared to contribute to voluntary services, the Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, said.
Speaking at the Civil Aid Services Annual Dinner this (Friday) evening, the Governor said the strong volunteer spirit in Hong Kong reflected how free, vigorous and decent the city was.
Mr Patten praised members of the Civil Aid Services for devoting their skills and professionalism to the work of mountain rescue, countryside fire protection, support for the full time emergency services and many other activities.
He also thanked the volunteers for their contribution and support in so many civic services such as the recent elections.
Also speaking at the Annual Dinner, the Commissioner of Civil Aid Services, Mr Norman Leung, expressed his gratitude to other volunteer groups, Government Policy Branches, Government Departments and non-government organisations for their co-operation and assistance to the Services.
End/Friday, November 3, 1995
Employers urged to abandon discriminatory policy on age
The Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Joseph W P Wong, today (Friday) made a strong appeal to employers to abandon the practice of stipulating an age requirement when recruiting staff.
Addressing the 12th Anniversary Annual Ball of the Retail Management Association, Mr Wong said while he was very pleased to note that the majority of employers did not specify age requirements in job advertisements, more needs to be done, especially in sales and service sectors where workers' age requirement was most commonly stipulated.
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