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CHIEF SECRETARY: Sir, may I defer to the Secretary for

Education and Manpower?

SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER:

Sir, I have not

heard of such a proposal before. I will be very happy

to ask the Director to look into it.

DR. IP: Would the Government encourage all public sector

utility companies, particularly the transport companies

like the MTRC, KCRC and the future Light Rail Transit, to

do the same?

as

CHIEF SECRETARY: Sir, I have said, I have asked the

Labour Department and the Information Services Department

to approach employers with that in mind. I will include

the public service utilities.

MR. SOHMEN: Sir, with respect, I think the Chief Secretary

has not really answered Miss TAM's question when she asked

whether the flexitime arrangements had worked well. In

fact, part of his answer suggests that they have not because

he is giving recommendations to the Secretary for the Civil

Service to introduce more flexibility to make it even more

effective. Could he please clarify?

CHIEF SECRETARY:

Sir, we are never satisfied with the

performance of the Civil Service in every area. We are

always trying to improve. Since 1980 the number of

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