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Mr Lau pointed out that academic qualification was the benchmark in determining civil service pay, entry qualifications therefore could not be varied arbitrarily for the retrainees.

"We will continue our discussions with the Executive Director of the ERB to consider the relevance of the training provided by the Board and whether such training could be designed to bring the educational levels of the retrainees to those stipulated for our appointments," Mr Lau said.

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Special postmark to mark Lions Forum

The Postmaster General, Mr Robert Footman, announced today (Monday) that a special postmark will be introduced on Thursday (December 7) to commemorate the 34th Orient and South East Asia Lions Forum (OSEAL) to be held in Hong Kong from December 7 to 10.

OSEAL Forum is hosted by the Lions Clubs International (LCI) District 303 (Hong Kong and Macau). It is LCI's convention for the Asia Pacific Region.

While the Post Office will not issue any philatelic item on this occasion, the special postmark will be made available for hand-back service on Thursday for any privately-made covers bearing an indication of the event at the following seven philatelic officers:

Beaconsfield House Post Office General Post Office

Granville Road Post Office Peak Post Office

Sha Tin Central Post Office

Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office

Tsuen Wan Post Office

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